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- 1Boutique eco-lodges with heritage viewsCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 2Luxury treehouse stays in forest marginsCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 3Glamping with proper service, at sites with noneCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 4Heritage homestays in family housesCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 5Floating cabanas on the ancient reservoirsCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 6Forest holiday villages on the Center Parcs model: lodges among the trees, a covered pool, bikes and a lake, so a family stays a week, not a nightCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 7Restored colonial estates as private villasCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 8Budget lodging built to the same standard of welcome as the expensive tierCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 9Villa management services for absentee ownersCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 10Private pool and garden maintenance businesses serving the aboveCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 11Tea-estate bungalow stays with the working factory as the attraction, not the view aloneCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 12Lighthouse and railway-station conversions on the coast and in the hillsCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 13Farm stays where the guest works a morning in the paddy or the spice gardenCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 14A 7-night circuit product sold as one booking: hills, ancient cities, coast, with transfersCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 15Long-stay monthly rates for remote workers, with desks, power backup and fibre guaranteedCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 16Family-suite lodges near the parks, built for three generations travelling togetherCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 17Surf lodges at Arugam Bay and Weligama run to the standard of Bali, with lessons and board hireCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 18Dark-sky stays in the dry zone, with a telescope and a guide who knows the southern skyCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 19Wedding-week villas: the ceremony, the guests and the honeymoon in one placeCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 20A guesthouse rating scheme run by the guesthouses themselves, with published inspectionsCluster 1: Stay longer (the $2.4 billion gap)
- 21Half-day cooking courses: two curries and riceCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 22Full-day courses: a five-course Sri Lankan menuCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 23Multi-day culinary residenciesCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 24Batik workshops where you take home what you madeCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 25Pottery workshops, your own signature on the baseCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 26Handloom weaving demonstrations and short coursesCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 27Mask carving workshopsCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 28Gem cutting demonstrations with certified purchaseCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 29Jewellery-making classesCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 30Tea blending workshops, and your own blend packed to take awayCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 31Cinnamon peeling demonstrations on working smallholdingsCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 32Coconut processing demonstrationsCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 33Spice blending, with a labelled jar of your own mixCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 34Clay-pot cooking classesCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 35Fresco and mural painting workshops with local artistsCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 36Traditional hair-oil and herbal preparation classesCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 37Wood carving classesCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 38Lacquerware workshopsCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 39Village kitchen lunches, cooked with the familyCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 40Grandmother's Kitchen: one dish, one district, one storyCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 41Brass and bronze casting in the Kandyan tradition, watched from pour to polishCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 42Dumbara mat weaving taught by the families who still do itCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 43Palm-leaf manuscript writing with a stylus, your name on an ola leaf to take homeCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 44Drum-making and a drumming lesson in one afternoonCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 45Toddy tapping at dawn, watched from the ground, with breakfast afterCluster 2: Sell the making, not the object
- 46Carved stone miniatures of heritage sitesCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 47Salt and pepper sets in the shape of the rockCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 48Fresco print reproductions, properly licensedCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 49Coconut shell and husk craft: bowls, spoons, lamps, jewellery, buttonsCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 50Handmade paper and stationeryCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 51Limited-edition scarves using site artworkCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 52Custom wood carvings of the Lion Paw and other motifsCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 53Clay: terracotta homeware, cooking pots and lamps, thrown in front of the buyerCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 54Handmade leather goodsCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 55Candles, incense and resin products in local wax and fragrance, made in view of the customerCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 56Eco-friendly fashion in organic cottonCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 57Children's toys in wood and clothCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 58Antique and reproduction map shopsCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 59Key rings, magnets and small items: done well, not importedCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 60Luxury spice boxes: cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, vanillaCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 61Premium tea packaging and gift tins, sold anywhere, not only in KandyCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 62A licensed Sigiriya mark, so that every bottle, tin and cap sold at the rock carries itCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 63Graphite pencils and artists' sets made from Sri Lankan vein graphite, the purest on earthCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 64Natural stones: a small Ceylon sapphire, garnet or moonstone in a sealed card with its laboratory report, at a price a tourist will payCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 65Handloom sarongs and shirts in the heritage colours of each districtCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 66Elephant-dung paper, which exists, branded properly and sold at every park gateCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 67The tea-factory tin: a small quantity from the estate you visited, with the date you were thereCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 68Postcards and prints by living Sri Lankan artists, sold with the artist's name and storyCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 69Batik in contemporary design, not only the tourist paletteCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 70A children's picture book of Sigiriya, Kandy or Galle in five languages, sold at the siteCluster 3: Souvenirs that are actually from here
- 71Evening cultural performances on a fixed nightly scheduleCluster 4: The experience economy
- 72Moonlit storytelling: the legends, the kings, the historiesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 73Royal feast dinners recreating historical menusCluster 4: The experience economy
- 74Costume and photography experiencesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 75Archaeology-themed treasure hunts for childrenCluster 4: The experience economy
- 76Private guided tours led by historians and archaeologistsCluster 4: The experience economy
- 77Sunrise and sunset access toursCluster 4: The experience economy
- 78Photographers for hire at ticket offices, by the hourCluster 4: The experience economy
- 79Drone photography as a premium packageCluster 4: The experience economy
- 80Augmented reality tours of heritage sitesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 81Hot air balloon ridesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 82Horse and carriage village toursCluster 4: The experience economy
- 83Rock climbing instructionCluster 4: The experience economy
- 84Cycling tours through villagesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 85Birdwatching with expert guidesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 86Night safarisCluster 4: The experience economy
- 87Whale watching, properly regulatedCluster 4: The experience economy
- 88Outdoor cinema eveningsCluster 4: The experience economy
- 89Escape rooms and puzzle experiences built on local historyCluster 4: The experience economy
- 90Annual arts festivals, district by districtCluster 4: The experience economy
- 91The Kandy Esala Perahera sold as a week, with seats, explanation and the temple's protocol respectedCluster 4: The experience economy
- 92A "what's on tonight" service for each tourist town, printed and online, updated dailyCluster 4: The experience economy
- 93Train-journey packages on the hill line with a guide, a meal and a stop that is not EllaCluster 4: The experience economy
- 94Leopard-tracking days at Yala and Wilpattu with a limit on vehicles and a premium priceCluster 4: The experience economy
- 95Kayaking and paddle-boarding on the lagoons, with a naturalistCluster 4: The experience economy
- 96Cookery competitions for visitors, judged by a village panel, with the prize being dinnerCluster 4: The experience economy
- 97Cricket-match packages: a ticket, a seat with a local who explains it, and the after-partyCluster 4: The experience economy
- 98Stargazing nights at Sigiriya and the reservoirs with astronomers from the universitiesCluster 4: The experience economy
- 99Street-food walks in Colombo, Jaffna and Galle with a guide who knows every stall's historyCluster 4: The experience economy
- 100A festival calendar for the whole island published a year ahead, so a visitor can plan around itCluster 4: The experience economy
- 101Ayurvedic treatment centres to international standardCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 102Jungle meditation retreatsCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 103Yoga and pilates retreatsCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 104Hot stone therapy using local graniteCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 105Herbal bath and body product linesCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 106Traditional hair oil production, branded and exportedCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 107Aromatherapy workshops and product rangesCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 108Sound healing and traditional therapy sessionsCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 109Wellness packages combining treatment, food and accommodationCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 110A Sri Lankan Ayurveda brand with clinical trials behind three products, not three hundredCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 111Post-surgery and post-cancer recuperation stays, with a doctor on call and the sea outsideCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 112Executive burnout retreats sold to companies in London and Singapore as a packageCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 113Ayurvedic cookery schools, since the food is the half of the treatment nobody exportsCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 114Herbal-garden nurseries selling certified medicinal plants to the treatment centresCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 115Physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinics at international prices, for Sri Lankans abroad and the visitorCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 116Dental tourism packages, which already exist quietly and could be sold openlyCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 117Fertility and maternity retreats, with the standard published and inspectedCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 118Elder wellness months for the retired parents of Sri Lankans abroad, with medical cover and family visits built inCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 119A registry of trained Ayurvedic practitioners with published qualifications, so the visitor can checkCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 120Spa-product manufacturing to European cosmetic regulations, so a Colombo brand can sit in a Zurich pharmacyCluster 5: Wellness, which we are famous for and barely sell
- 121Organic farm-to-table restaurants using genuinely local produceCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 122Single-origin chocolate using Sri Lankan spicesCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 123Ceylon coffee roasteriesCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 124Herbal tea ranges: cinnamon, lemongrass, gingerCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 125Coconut-based dessert cafés and product linesCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 126King coconut water, bottled and branded for exportCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 127Premium chilli sauces, chutneys and preservesCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 128Fusion pop-ups and supper clubsCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 129Luxury picnic catering at heritage sitesCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 130Spice oils and extracts rather than raw spiceCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 131Value-added cinnamon: ground, capsuled, oil, branded consumer packsCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 132Jaffna crab and cuttlefish curry as a chilled export dish for the Sri Lankan shops abroadCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 133Freeze-dried tropical fruit, mangosteen, rambutan, mango and pineapple, as snacks for European and Gulf supermarketsCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 134Hoppers and string-hopper mixes that work in a foreign kitchenCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 135Kithul treacle and jaggery as a named origin sweetener, the way maple syrup is Canadian, with a range of recipes and ready products that use it in place of white sugar, each tested for its glycaemic index so the label can say what it doesCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 136Ceylon arrack as a premium spirit with a distillery tour, the way whisky is sold in ScotlandCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 137Craft beer and cider from local fruit for the tourist townsCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 138Wood-apple, soursop and passion-fruit juices and sorbets for exportCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 139A fine-dining Sri Lankan restaurant in London or New York aiming for a Michelin star, the flagship that makes the whole cuisine premiumCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 140Curry-leaf, pandan and gotukola as frozen and dried herbs for European retailCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 141A Sri Lankan rice brand: red rice, suwandel and the heritage varieties, in retail packs abroadCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 142Ready meals for Sri Lankans abroad, cooked in Sri Lanka, frozen and shipped in bulkCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 143A cookbook and video series in English that becomes the standard reference, with the products linkedCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 144Vanilla, since it grows here, cured and graded to the Madagascar standardCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 145Pepper as a single-estate product with the estate's name on the jarCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 146Cocoa from the wet zone processed into bean-to-bar chocolate on the islandCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 147Jackfruit as a meat substitute for the vegan markets of Europe, canned and frozenCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 148Sea salt from the Puttalam and Hambantota pans, flaked and brandedCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 149Buffalo curd and treacle sold as a chilled dessert in the Gulf supermarketsCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 150A Sri Lankan food hall in one European city, run as a showcase and a wholesaler at onceCluster 6: Food and drink as export, not just hospitality
- 151Product photography services for small producersCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 152Packaging design studiosCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 153English copywriting and product storytellingCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 154QR-linked product pages and simple ecommerce setupCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 155Packing, dispatch and international shipping servicesCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 156Export paperwork and rules advice for small producersCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 157Quality certification and food safety advisoryCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 158Digital booking platforms for guides, artisans and experiencesCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 159Hospitality training schoolsCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 160Tour guide certification programmesCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 161Language training for the tourism tradeCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 162Traditional craft apprenticeships, paid and certifiedCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 163Electric tuk-tuk conversion and rental fleetsCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 164Solar installation services for guesthouses and small businessesCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 165A shared cold-chain service for small food producers, from village to portCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 166Shared commercial kitchens certified for export, rented by the hourCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 167Label-printing and barcode services in every district townCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 168A single online catalogue of Sri Lankan export-ready products, curated, in EnglishCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 169Sample-shipping services: one box, tracked, to a buyer abroad, at a fixed priceCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 170Bookkeeping and tax services for micro-exporters, at a monthly subscriptionCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 171Insurance products for guesthouses and small producers that actually pay outCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 172Trade-fair representation: one stand at the Frankfurt, Dubai or Tokyo fair shared by 20 producersCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 173Translation services for product labels into German, Japanese, Chinese and ArabicCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 174Testing laboratories for pesticide residue and food safety, private and fastCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 175Website and booking-engine templates for guesthouses, in Sinhala, Tamil and EnglishCluster 7: The infrastructure that makes the rest possible
- 176Coconut water, bottled and branded rather than sold as bulk concentrateCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 177Coconut water jelly and other set desserts, a product nobody yet associates with Sri LankaCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 178King coconut as a named origin product, the way Alphonso is a named mangoCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 179Virgin coconut oil, cold-pressed, certified, in consumer packsCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 180Coconut milk and cream in retail formats rather than industrial drumsCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 181Coconut flour and desiccated coconut for the gluten-free and baking marketsCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 182Coconut sugar, treacle and jaggery from the flower sapCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 183Coconut vinegar and arrack as origin spiritsCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 184Activated charcoal from the shell, which is a high-value industrial inputCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 185Shell craft, bowls, buttons, jewellery and lampsCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 186Coir from the husk: matting, rope, mats that hold soil on slopes, and potting material for plant nurseriesCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 187Coconut-based cosmetics and hair products, which is where the margin isCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 188Coconut dessert cafés and product lines for visitors, so the story travels homeCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 189Coir pots and seedling trays for the European garden-centre trade, replacing plasticCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 190Coconut-timber furniture and flooring from the palms that have stopped bearingCluster 8: The coconut, which deserves its own list
- 191Sil programmes for foreign visitors at temples with English-speaking monks, offered on Poya days, with the observance explained rather than performed for an audienceCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 192Residential meditation retreats of a week or more, which is the single most direct answer to a country whose average stay keeps shorteningCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 193Structured courses in Buddhist philosophy and Pali for serious students, the way people travel to Kyoto or DharamshalaCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 194Monastery stays under proper protocol, with the rules made clear in advanceCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 195Teacher training and certification for meditation instructors, so the standard is Sri Lankan rather than borrowedCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 196Pilgrimage routes properly interpreted: Anuradhapura, Mihintale, the Sri Maha Bodhi, Kandy, Dambulla, with guides who know the history and not only the routeCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 197Ayurveda and meditation combined into a single wellness week, which is what many visitors from abroad are looking forCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 198Translation and booking services offered to temples, so that a monk never has to handle the arrangementsCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 199The same offer, with the same respect, for the Hindu temples, the mosques and the churchesCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 200Vesak in Colombo shared with the world, with the lanterns, the dansal and the meaning explainedCluster 9: The offering nobody else can make
- 201Single-estate teas sold direct to consumers abroad by subscription, with the estate's storyCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 202A tea sommelier course in Nuwara Eliya, certified, for the hotel trade of the worldCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 203Tea tasting rooms in Kandy, Ella and Colombo run like wine barsCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 204Cold-brew and sparkling Ceylon tea in cans for the Gulf and AsiaCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 205Matcha-style ground green tea from the upcountry, for cafésCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 206Tea cosmetics: creams and serums with a named estate's extractCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 207A picking-and-processing day at a factory sold as an experience, with your own kilo at the endCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 208Tea-flavoured chocolates, ice creams and liqueurs made here rather than in EuropeCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 209The estate-workers' co-operative brand, where the pickers own the pack, sold to buyers who care who picked itCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 210Smallholder tea from the low country as a named origin, the way coffee has named regionsCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 211Blending workshops for Sri Lankans abroad in their own kitchens: a kit, a video, three estates in a boxCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 212Tea-bag manufacturing with compostable bags, since most of the world's are plasticCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 213A Ceylon tea museum with a shop that sells every estate, not one company'sCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 214Iced-tea concentrate for restaurants, made here, branded hereCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 215Tea-estate trail running and cycling events, with the estates as the courseCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 216Kombucha from Ceylon black tea, which the health shops of Europe already sell at ten times the tea's priceCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 217Tea leaf fertiliser and compost sold to the upcountry vegetable growersCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 218Tea-house franchising abroad: one format, Sri Lankan-owned, in the cities where Sri Lankans abroad liveCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 219Rare and aged Ceylon teas, sold at auction to collectors the way Pu-erh isCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 220A tea-quality laboratory certifying estate origin, so that "Ceylon" on a packet in Hamburg can be checkedCluster 10: Tea, beyond the auction
- 221Cinnamon quills in retail packs with the grade printed, since almost no consumer knows the grades existCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 222Cinnamon sticks as a branded gift, tied and boxed, sold at every airport in the world where we have a shopCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 223Cinnamon-leaf and bark oils bottled for the aromatherapy trade under a Sri Lankan nameCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 224Cinnamon-infused honey, sugar and salt as a rangeCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 225A "true cinnamon" education campaign run by producers, aimed at bakers and chefs abroadCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 226Cinnamon farm stays in the south-west, where the peeling is the showCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 227Peeler training schools, since the skill is disappearing and it is the whole valueCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 228Cardamom, cloves and nutmeg from the Kandy hills as single-origin retail productsCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 229A spice-trail tourism route from Galle to Matale with tastings, mapped and marketed as one productCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 230Curry-powder blends roasted and ground here, with the district recipe named on the tinCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 231Spice subscriptions for home cooks abroad: a different district each monthCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 232Turmeric from Sri Lanka tested and labelled for curcumin content, which is what the health market pays forCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 233Pepper vines on every coconut estate as a second crop, with a buyer contracted in advanceCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 234A cinnamon exchange: published daily prices by grade, so the smallholder knows what his bale is worthCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 235Cinnamon by-products, the chips and the featherings, into oil and powder instead of wasteCluster 11: Cinnamon and the spice garden
- 236A gem laboratory in Colombo to the standard of the Swiss ones, with a foreign partner if it must, so the origin report is issued where the stone was minedCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 237Jewellery design studios employing the young designers who now leave for Bangkok and DubaiCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 238A Ratnapura mine visit sold as a day, with a licensed dealer and a laboratory report on anything you buyCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 239Gem-cutting apprenticeships, paid, with the graduates employed by the studios aboveCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 240A Ceylon sapphire brand for engagement rings, sold online to Sri Lankans abroad and beyond, with the stone's story traced from pit to fingerCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 241Auction days in Colombo for the trade, with international buyers flown in, the way Geneva does it twice a yearCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 242Moonstone from Meetiyagoda as a named origin, since nobody else has itCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 243Gem and jewellery insurance and escrow services, so that a buyer abroad can pay safelyCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 244Ethical-mining certification for the small pits, so that the story sells the stoneCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 245Museum-grade replicas of the Star of India and the Logan Sapphire, sold with their true storyCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 246Gem tourism packages combining Ratnapura, a cutting workshop and a jeweller in ColomboCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 247Gem-cutting machinery service and repair, since every cutter's tools are importedCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 248Gem photography and grading videos for online sales, a service to the small dealersCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 249A published price index for Ceylon sapphires by size and grade, so the miner knows what he is sellingCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 250Garnet, spinel and the lesser stones marketed as a range, since they are mined anyway and thrown into parcelsCluster 12: The gem chain, from Ratnapura to the certificate
- 251Sailing charters and a yacht marina at Galle or Trincomalee, with the crew trained hereCluster 13: The sea
- 252Diving schools at the wrecks of Trincomalee and the reefs of the east, certified to international standardCluster 13: The sea
- 253Sport fishing charters with catch-and-release, sold to the Gulf and EuropeCluster 13: The sea
- 254Sea-cucumber and seaweed farming in the northern lagoons, which Japan and Korea buyCluster 13: The sea
- 255Tuna graded, loined and vacuum-packed at the harbour for the sashimi market, not sold wholeCluster 13: The sea
- 256Crab and prawn from the lagoons as a branded chilled export, with the lagoon's nameCluster 13: The sea
- 257Dried fish and Maldive fish for Sri Lankans abroad, packed to a food-safety standardCluster 13: The sea
- 258Boat-building in fibreglass and wood for the region, from the yards that already existCluster 13: The sea
- 259Coastal clean-up businesses paid by the hotels, with the plastic sold on for recyclingCluster 13: The sea
- 260Blue-whale watching from Mirissa and Trincomalee with a code of conduct and a limit on boatsCluster 13: The sea
- 261Beach-hut cafés run to a standard, licensed, with the sanitation that the beaches lackCluster 13: The sea
- 262Surfboard shaping and repair workshops on the east and south coastsCluster 13: The sea
- 263Snorkelling reef guides trained in marine biology, at Pigeon Island and HikkaduwaCluster 13: The sea
- 264Fish-market tours at Negombo at dawn with breakfast after, the way Tokyo sold TsukijiCluster 13: The sea
- 265Lighthouse-keeper stays, since the lighthouses are there and emptyCluster 13: The sea
- 266Mangrove nurseries selling seedlings to the hotels and the state for coastal protectionCluster 13: The sea
- 267Ice plants at every fishing harbour run as a service, so the catch does not spoil before the saleCluster 13: The sea
- 268Fish-leather and fish-skin products from the waste of the processing plantsCluster 13: The sea
- 269Marine research stations that host foreign universities for a feeCluster 13: The sea
- 270Ferry and sea-plane services between the coastal towns, the way islands elsewhere connect their coastCluster 13: The sea
- 271A farmers' co-operative dairy in the hill country selling cheese and yoghurt under its own brandCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 272Buffalo-milk mozzarella and ghee for the hotels and for exportCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 273Fruit and vegetable drying: mango, pineapple, papaya, jackfruit and okra as premium snacks and soup mixes for Europe and the GulfCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 274Frozen tropical fruit pulp for the smoothie chains of the worldCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 275Heritage rice varieties grown under contract and sold at ten times the commodity priceCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 276Organic certification services for smallholder groups, shared so the cost is bearableCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 277Mushroom farms supplying the hotels, since most are still importedCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 278Cut flowers and foliage for the Gulf and Europe, from the cool hills, the way Kenya does itCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 279Orchid nurseries for export, which Singapore built from nothingCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 280Seed banks and seed businesses for the heritage vegetables and grainsCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 281Honey from the dry zone, single-origin, tested and brandedCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 282Egg and poultry co-operatives with a cold chain, so the price does not collapse in the seasonCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 283Goat and sheep dairy in the north, where the animals already areCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 284Vegetable box schemes for Colombo households, direct from a named farmCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 285Drip-irrigation installation and maintenance businesses for the dry zoneCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 286Cashew-processing units in Puttalam owned by the growers, not by the tradersCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 287Kithul tapping co-operatives with a shared processing plant and a brandCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 288Tamarind, lime and ginger pastes for the restaurant trade abroadCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 289Agricultural drone services: spraying, mapping and counting, sold per acreCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 290Cold stores at the district level, rented by the palletCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 291A wholesale market app that shows the day's prices, so the farmer stops selling blindCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 292Palmyrah products from the north: toddy, jaggery, fibre, fruit, the whole tree the way the coconut is a whole nutCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 293Farm-machinery hire pools, so that a two-acre farmer can afford a harvester for a dayCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 294Wood-apple, passion fruit, jackfruit and jamun as jellies, jams and fruit leathers in jars, the way Britain sells marmaladeCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 295Home gardens turned into a supply chain for one hotel, with a contract and a priceCluster 14: Farm to shelf
- 296Remote-work hubs in Kandy, Galle and Jaffna with fibre, power and a lawyer who knows the taxCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 297A Sri Lankan software product, not a services firm: one tool, sold by subscription to the worldCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 298Accounting and bookkeeping outsourcing for small British and Australian firms, in their time zonesCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 299Legal paperwork done for foreign law firms, since the common law is the same and the lawyers are hereCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 300Typing up doctors' notes and reading scans for foreign hospitals, overnight, to their standardCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 301Architecture and engineering drafting services for firms in the Gulf and EuropeCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 302Video editing, animation and game art studios selling to studios abroadCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 303Customer support in English, Tamil and Sinhala for the businesses of Sri Lankans abroadCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 304Data labelling and AI-training services, which is the new garment work and pays betterCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 305A coding school with an employer guarantee, paid for by the employer at the endCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 306Open-source contributions turned into consultancies, the WSO2 route, for the next hundred engineersCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 307Cybersecurity monitoring as a service for the small firms of the regionCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 308Sinhala and Tamil language technology: keyboards, speech, translation, sold to the platforms that need itCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 309Payment and invoicing tools built for Sri Lankan exporters, in rupees and dollarsCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 310Freelancer co-operatives that bid as one firm, so the individual gets the enterprise contractCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 311A verified-skills registry for Sri Lankan developers, with tests and employer reviews, that a client abroad can trustCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 312Video-doctor services connecting Sri Lankan doctors to the parents of Sri Lankans abroadCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 313E-learning content in Sinhala and Tamil for the O-Level and A-Level, sold by subscriptionCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 314Drone-mapping and survey services for construction and agricultureCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 315Software maintenance for the legacy systems that every bank in the region still runsCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 316App development for the hundred tourism businesses in this list, on a revenue shareCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 317A jobs board for returning Sri Lankans, with salaries publishedCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 318Podcast and audiobook production in three languages, for Sri Lankans abroad and at homeCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 319Digital archives for family papers and photographs, a service Sri Lankans abroad will pay forCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 320Sri Lankan-founded startups incorporated abroad with the engineering here, the Virtusa route, deliberatelyCluster 15: Software, services and the remote desk
- 321Employer-owned technical colleges: the hotels train the chefs, the port trains the plannersCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 322Apprenticeship brokers who match a firm to a student and handle the paperwork, for a fee from the firmCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 323Nursing colleges to the British and Australian standard, with the return clause built into the feesCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 324Electrician, plumber and welder certification centres whose certificates are recognised abroadCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 325English tutoring by video for the districts, at a price a family can pay, with a test at the endCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 326Tuition classes that publish their pass rates, so that parents can compareCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 327Coding clubs for schoolchildren in the districts, run by returning graduatesCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 328A college teaching foreign degrees in Jaffna and one in the east, since Colombo has them allCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 329Hospitality schools attached to working hotels, where the students serve real guestsCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 330Early-years teacher training, because the Montessori trade is enormousCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 331Exam-preparation apps for the A-Level in Sinhala and Tamil with the past papers explainedCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 332A scholarship fund run by an association of Sri Lankans abroad, with a condition: the degree, and 2 years at home after itCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 333Careers counselling as a business, since the families guessCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 334Adult education evenings in every town: a language, a trade, a skill, paid per courseCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 335University short courses sold to the children of Sri Lankans abroad: a summer in PeradeniyaCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 336Driving schools that teach to the international test, so the licence transfersCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 337Maritime training for the ships of the world, since Colombo is on the lane and the cadets go anywayCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 338Aviation and cabin-crew training, which the Gulf airlines recruit for constantlyCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 339Money-management courses for the worker going abroad, before departure, with the products for sending money home built inCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 340Teacher exchange: a Sri Lankan teacher a year in Britain, a British teacher a year here, arranged privatelyCluster 16: Education and the exam funnel
- 341Home-care agencies with trained, vetted carers, booked and paid from abroadCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 342Assisted-living homes for the parents of Sri Lankans abroad, with the standard published and inspectedCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 343A daily check-in service: a nurse's visit, a photograph, a message to the child abroadCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 344Medical escort services: a nurse takes the parent to the appointment and reports backCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 345Pharmacy delivery with the prescription managed and the refills trackedCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 346Dementia day-care centres, which hardly exist yet and are needed everywhereCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 347Physiotherapy at home for the elderly, subscription-pricedCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 348A hospital directory for families, publishedCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 349Health-insurance products for parents at home, bought by children abroadCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 350Nurse training to the international standard with a bond to work 2 years in Sri Lankan hospitals firstCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 351Medical tourism packages for cataract, hip and knee, with the surgeon's record publishedCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 352Ambulance and emergency-response subscriptions for the districtsCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 353Mental-health counselling by video in Sinhala and Tamil, for the island and for Sri Lankans abroadCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 354Care-worker training for the Japanese and British markets, with the credential recognised on returnCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 355A funeral and estate service for Sri Lankans abroad, who cannot fly home in timeCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 356Care at home at the end of life, with a doctor and a nurse, which most families do aloneCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 357Diabetes and hypertension management clinics, since these are the diseases the island hasCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 358Dental clinics to the international standard, priced for both the visitor and the localCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 359Eye clinics in the districtsCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 360Fitness and rehabilitation centres for the over-sixties, which nobody has builtCluster 17: Health, care and the parents of Sri Lankans abroad
- 361A directory of Sri Lankans abroad: who does what, where, and what they will help with, verifiedCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 362Return-relocation services: the school, the house, the car, the tax, in one packageCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 363Sri Lanka House in London, Melbourne and Toronto: a shop, a café and a desk, the Colombo model abroadCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 364Money-transfer products that buy a specific thing at home, a course, a machine, a roof, rather than cashCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 365Investment clubs of Sri Lankans abroad that own one business each at home, with a manager on the groundCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 366Import agencies in each city with a Sri Lankan community, stocking Sri Lankan brands and nothing elseCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 367A returning-professional registry that hospitals, universities and firms at home can searchCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 368Summer schools at home for the teenagers of Sri Lankans abroad: the language, the history, the grandparentsCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 369Property management for the houses Sri Lankans abroad own at home, with a monthly report and photographsCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 370Wedding services for Sri Lankans abroad who want to marry at home: everything from the visa letter to the drummersCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 371Mentoring from abroad for the appendix: one professional abroad paired with one business at homeCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 372Sri Lankan restaurants abroad supplied direct from a Sri Lankan wholesalerCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 373A book club and speaker series abroad that puts Sri Lankan authors and founders in front of Sri Lankans overseasCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 374Second-generation internships at home, six weeks, arranged with firms that want the connectionCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 375Citizenship, visa and dual-nationality advisory services that are honest about the rulesCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 376Rotations for Sri Lankan doctors abroad: a month a year at a Sri Lankan hospital, arranged and housedCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 377Translation and interpreting businesses serving Sri Lankans abroad in their dealings with the state at homeCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 378A bank branch or credit union owned by Sri Lankans abroad that lends to the appendixCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 379Tamil and Sinhala Saturday schools abroad, franchised, with a curriculum that a child can passCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 380Retirement-at-home services for Sri Lankans abroad who want to come back at sixty and do not know howCluster 18: Sri Lankans abroad, both directions
- 381A film-location service: crews, permits, fixers and locations, sold to the studios of India and EuropeCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 382Documentary production about the island's own stories, sold to the streaming platformsCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 383A museum shop worthy of the museum, at the National Museum, at Anuradhapura, at GalleCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 384Digitisation of the palm-leaf manuscripts and colonial archives as a paid service to the libraries of the worldCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 385Architecture tours of Bawa's buildings with the houses opened by their ownersCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 386Heritage-building restoration firms with the skills to work on the forts and the villasCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 387Galle Fort as a managed heritage site, run with the residentsCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 388Audio guides for every major site in ten languages, sold by downloadCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 389A publishing house for Sri Lankan history in English, since the good books are out of printCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 390Heritage craftsmanship training: lime plaster, timber, tile, the trades the old buildings needCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 391Photography archives of the island, licensed to the publishers and the film-makersCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 392The Ceylon Railway as a heritage line, with the carriages restored and the stations keptCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 393Colombo walking tours through the Pettah, the Fort and Slave IslandCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 394Jaffna and Kandy literary festivals to sit beside Galle'sCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 395A national portrait project: the Sri Lankans who built things, photographed and exhibited, then sold as a bookCluster 19: Heritage, archives and film
- 396A Sri Lankan lingerie and swimwear brand, since the factories that make everyone else's are hereCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 397Sportswear brands using the technical fabric and the cutters that already existCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 398Batik and handloom in contemporary fashion, sold in London and Tokyo, not only at the airportCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 399A fashion school linked to the factories, so the designers do not have to leaveCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 400Surplus and off-cut businesses: the factories' waste as a design materialCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 401Furniture design in coconut timber, rubberwood and rattan, for exportCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 402Interior-design firms serving the villa and hotel owners, with the products sourced from this listCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 403Jewellery design in silver and the lesser gems, for the mid-market abroadCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 404Homeware brands: ceramics, linen, brass, made here, sold under one Sri Lankan nameCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 405Uniform and workwear manufacturing for the region's hotels and hospitalsCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 406Sustainable-fashion certification, since Brandix and MAS have the factories and the world wants the proofCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 407Costume and textile conservation for the temples and museumsCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 408A design fair in Colombo where the world's buyers come to the makers, once a yearCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 409Print and pattern studios licensing Sri Lankan motifs to the fabric mills of the worldCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 410Repair, alteration and tailoring services for the visitors, priced and done in a dayCluster 20: Design, fashion and the apparel spillover
- 411Rooftop solar leasing for households, paid from the electricity billCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 412Solar-powered cold rooms for the fishing harbours and the farmsCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 413Biogas plants for the dairy and pig farms, with the gas sold locallyCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 414Rainwater-harvesting installation for the dry-zone villages and the hotelsCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 415Waste-collection and recycling businesses in the tourist towns, paid by the businesses they serveCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 416Composting of hotel and market waste into a branded soil productCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 417Plastic-recycling units making building products from the beach and river wasteCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 418Electric-vehicle charging networks along the tourist routes, ahead of the demandCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 419Battery-storage services for the guesthousesCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 420Solar water pumps for the smallholders, sold with a maintenance contractCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 421Energy audits and efficiency retrofits for the hotels, paid from the savingsCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 422Biomass pellets from the coconut and rice husks for the tea factories' driersCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 423Water-purification franchises for the districts where the wells are failingCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 424LED and efficient-lighting retrofits sold to the factories and the templesCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 425Mini-grids for the islands off Jaffna and the villages the grid has not reachedCluster 21: Energy, water and waste at small scale
- 426Motorbike courier networks in the districts for the small exporters' parcelsCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 427Shared depots where twenty producers fill one containerCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 428Refrigerated three-wheelers for the fish and dairy tradesCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 429Tourist shuttle services on fixed routes and published timetables between the sitesCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 430Airport transfer companies with drivers trained, insured and ratedCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 431Luggage-forwarding for tourists, so they can walk the hills and meet their bags at the coastCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 432Bicycle hire and repair in the tourist towns and the flat districtsCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 433Boat-taxi services on the lagoons and the reservoirsCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 434Customs-paperwork offices in the district towns, so the exporter does not travel to ColomboCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 435A packaging-materials supply chain at the district level: boxes, tape, labels, iceCluster 22: Transport and logistics at village scale
- 436Childcare co-operatives run by mothers for mothers, licensed and inspected, in every townCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 437After-school clubs at the schools, paid by the parents, run by teachers who want the incomeCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 438Women-only transport services for the night shifts and the early trainsCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 439Home-based work platforms that pay properly: sewing, bookkeeping, transcription, designCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 440Shared workspaces for women with childcare attached, in Colombo and the district townsCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 441Women's craft co-operatives with a single brand and a single buyer abroadCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 442Breastfeeding rooms and creches sold to the factories as a service, since the law asks for themCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 443Elder-care services so that the daughter can work instead of nursing the parent aloneCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 444Women's business networks with a loan fund, run the way Grameen Bank does it, not on charityCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 445Return-to-work programmes that firms pay for, bringing women back after the childrenCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 446Safety-audit services for workplaces, with a public ratingCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 447Women-led export businesses in this list given the first slot at the shared trade-fair standCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 448Girls' coding and engineering clubs in the districts, since the boys already have themCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 449Menstrual-product manufacturing at a price a schoolgirl can afford, which keeps her in schoolCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 450A published ranking of employers by female participation and pay, compiled by anyone with a spreadsheetCluster 23: The women who are not working
- 451A verified-review platform for Sri Lankan businesses where the reviewer is real and the review cannot be boughtCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 452Escrow services for transactions between strangers, so that the money moves when the goods doCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 453Published price lists at the tourist sites and in the taxis, with a complaints line that answersCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 454A landlord and tenant rating service, since neither can currently check the otherCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 455Contractor registries with completed jobs photographed and clients namedCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 456Independent building inspection, so that a buyer abroad knows what was actually builtCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 457Court-record and land-registry search services for the buyer abroadCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 458Supplier-audit services that a foreign buyer can commission before the first orderCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 459A website where every open tender is listed in one place, so a small firm can find it and bidCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 460Charity accounts published by a volunteer auditor, with a mark for those that doCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 461Mystery-shopping services that sell the report to the business and publish the scoreCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 462Notary and document-checking services for Sri Lankans abroad in their dealings at homeCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 463An escrow service for buyers abroad: the money is held until the goods arrive or the work is confirmed doneCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 464Consumer testing of products against their claims, from cinnamon grade to solar-panel outputCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 465Skill-certification bodies whose certificates employers abroad accept, because they testCluster 24: Proof and trust, as a business
- 466Cricket academies for the children of Sri Lankans abroad and the world's, in the school holidaysCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 467Coaching exports: Sri Lankan coaches contracted to clubs abroad through one agencyCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 468Cricket tourism packages built around the international calendar and the domestic groundsCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 469Surf competitions on the east coast on the world calendarCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 470Marathon and trail-running events in the hills and the ancient cities, with the medal worth keepingCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 471Sports-physio and rehabilitation clinics serving the touring teams and the visitorsCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 472Equipment manufacturing: bats, balls and kit, which India does and we do notCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 473School-sport leagues sponsored by the businesses in this listCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 474Golf packages at the hill courses, priced for the Asian marketCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 475Rowing, kayaking and sailing clubs on the reservoirs and the harbours, open to visitorsCluster 25: Sport and the cricket economy
- 476Colombo: a night market on the Galle Face green run to a standard, every weekendCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 477Colombo: the Pettah as a managed market street, cleaned, lit and sold to visitors as the best bazaar in AsiaCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 478Kandy: the lake promenade with cafés and evening performances, not only the templeCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 479Galle: a residents' company that owns the Fort's tourist lets and keeps the residents inCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 480Jaffna: a culinary capital, the crab and the palmyrah sold as a cuisineCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 481Trincomalee: the harbour as a sailing and diving centre for the Bay of BengalCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 482Negombo: the fish market and the canals as Sri Lanka's Venice, done before the residents leaveCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 483Nuwara Eliya: a cool-climate wellness and tea town, not a faded hill stationCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 484Anuradhapura: a pilgrim city with lodging, food and interpretation to match its sacrednessCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 485Hambantota: an industrial estate for the processors in this listCluster 26: The cities, one idea each
- 486Palmyrah co-operatives owning the processing, the way the coconut list works for the southCluster 27: The north and the east
- 487Jaffna heritage stays in the old Dutch and Jaffna houses, restored by the families abroadCluster 27: The north and the east
- 488Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu farm co-operatives with a cold chain to ColomboCluster 27: The north and the east
- 489Batticaloa lagoon tourism: the singing fish, the kayaks, the prawns, sold as a weekCluster 27: The north and the east
- 490Technical colleges in Jaffna and Batticaloa funded by families abroad, with the employers at the tableCluster 27: The north and the east
- 491Trincomalee's Dutch fort and Koneswaram as one managed site, with a shop and a guide serviceCluster 27: The north and the east
- 492Passikudah as a family resort town with the standard set by the residents, not the chainsCluster 27: The north and the east
- 493Rice, chilli and onion from the Vanni as branded produce, since the quality is knownCluster 27: The north and the east
- 494Mannar's wind and salt as businesses: the pans, the kites, the birdsCluster 27: The north and the east
- 495A returnee service for the north and the east: permits, the tax office and the school, in one visitCluster 27: The north and the east
- 496A "first year back" service: the accountant, the school, the doctor, the driver, in a monthly feeCluster 28: Coming home
- 497Returnee co-working houses in Colombo and Kandy, so that the first year is not spent aloneCluster 28: Coming home
- 498A returnee investment fund that takes twenty small stakes in this list, run by returneesCluster 28: Coming home
- 499The Sri Lanka House desk that meets the returning professional at the airport with a list of who wants to hire themCluster 28: Coming home
- 500A licence-to-practise service for returning professionals: the doctor's, nurse's, engineer's or accountant's foreign qualification recognised at home, paperwork, exams and all, for a fixed feeCluster 28: Coming home
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