Pacific Northwest Advisors, LLCwww.pnwa.com

Pacific Northwest Advisors, LLCwww.pnwa.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESEATTLE, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

DOING BUSINESS IN CUBA:PACIFIC NORTHWEST ADVISORS NOW OFFERS MARKET RESEARCHWITH NEW TEAM CUBA

For the first time in 50 years, the market in Cuba is opening for U.S. business. U.S. companies wanting to get in on the ground floor and thinking about selling to, buying from or investing in Cuba have professional market research services available today from experienced professionals working as a team in the U.S. and Cuba.

Our new team is prepared to help companies identify business prospects and provide background information on potential business partners.

Chief Researcher Reynier Ortiz, based in Havana, has already completed an in depth market research this summer for a U.S. tannery, seeking alternative sourcing from Cuban goat and sheep herds.Researcher Frank Martinez, currently based in the Miami area, has market research experience in Cuba and works with the Cuban-American community in Florida.PNWA Senior Advisor for Latin America & Caribbean Stephen Murphy, based in Seattle, recently met University of Havanas Business School Dean, the Catholic Cultural Centers Rector, hoteliers, restaurateurs and travel agents while in Havana.

Were excited to have accomplished researchers like Reynier and Frank joining our group to conduct market studies in Cuba. After 50 years, the Cuban market is unknown territory to American business. We now have the expertise in-house to identify business opportunities and substantiate potential Cuban partner qualifications. We are looking forward to helping promote more investment and two-way trade between Havana and Miami and Seattle, said Jonathan Bensky, CEO, and Pacific Northwest Advisors.

I am delighted to work again with top professionals like Reynier and Frank on the ground to help business enter the Cuban market, Stephen Murphy, Senior Advisor, Latin America & Caribbean, stated. Team Cuba has already helped one firm reconnoiter sourcing options inside Cuba, and now offers all firms- especially in tourism- a cost effective and professional approach to identify Cuban business opportunities in Havana.

Information on Team Cubas experience and expertise is enclosed.

Contact: Stephen Murphy, Senior Advisor for Latin America & Caribbean, Pacific Northwest Advisors, Seattle, Washington: semurphy@pnwa.com" semurphy@pnwa.com

PACIFIC NORTHWEST ADVISORS TEAM CUBA

Reynier T. Ortiz, Chief Researcher, Havana, Cuba. Mr. Ortiz graduated from Cubas prestigious University of Informatics Science and conducted research in the field for a U.S. client this summer on leather tanneries in Cuba. He interviewed 30+ persons in the field, including farmers, herders and managers of Cubas distribution, tannery and export agencies. Along with field research, Mr. Ortiz has conducted data mining on behalf of Cuban organizations and currently works in Cubas Complex Technology Research Integrated (CITI) organization. Mr. Ortiz is a member of Cubas Society of Mathematics and Computing and the Cuban Association for Pattern Recognition (ACRP). He is fluent in English and Spanish, and lives in Havana with his wife and family. Frank C. Martinez, Researcher, Miami, FL. Mr. Martinez recently completed a fellowship in U.S. History at Georgetown University in Washington DC. He graduated from the University of Havana with a Bachelor of Science in Economics; his thesis was Modeling Client Satisfaction: The Tropicana Case. Despite challenges accessing online data, Mr. Martinez utilized the satellite access offered to students at the U.N. Development Program, Havana, to research his thesis. He has worked as a tax analyst at National Office of Tax Administration, Las Tunas Province and served as President of the History Commission of the University Students Federation of the University of Havana. He also participated in the Model United Nations in Cuba, is fluent in English and Spanish, and temporarily resides in South Florida, where he is networking with Cuban American communities.Stephen E. Murphy, Senior Advisor, Latin America & Caribbean, Pacific NW Advisors, Seattle, WA. Mr. Murphy recently traveled to Havana. While there, he met with the Dean of the University of Havana, and students like Mr. Martinez. He also met with the new rector, Centro Cultural Catolico, delivering letters from Seattle University, where he has taught graduate courses on Latin American business. Mr. Murphy met with the internationally-acclaimed director, Kiki Alvarez, and executives at Cubas Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, in behalf of Seattles International Film Festival. He supervised and edited Mr. Ortiz Cuban market research study and is in contact with other researchers inside Cuba. Also a permanent resident of Brazil, Mr. Murphy founded the Pixote Literacy Fund, administered by Partners of the Americas, and has 40+ years of experience and relationships in Latin America. Fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese, he has a B.A.in Economics from the University of Washington and an M.B.A from Columbia Business School. He lives with his wife Vicki in metropolitan Seattle.

Pacific Northwest Advisors celebrates 20 years in Seattle, having conducted research for organizations in Canada, China and private firms expanding abroad- especially to Brazil, Mexico and now Cuba.