Small Business Week focuses on artificial intelligence and digital trade Sasha Mehter10/09/2025051 views Each year, the Small Business Association of Barbados hosts its flagship event, Small Business Week (SBW), a time when the national spotlight is turned towards entrepreneurs and the vital role… Read more
What is the correlation between vehicle tint and crime? Aguinaldo Belgrave03/09/2025093 views Many small firms are breathing a sigh of relief following the announcement that the date for enactment of the tint legislation has been deferred to December this year. Some are… Read more
Skilled labour needed for work of the future Aguinaldo Belgrave27/08/20250109 views Mind Your Business initiated a conversation in an earlier article about the challenges business owners face in attracting the relevant skills for their sectors. Much has been said in the… Read more
Export strategies must become the rule, not the exception Sasha Mehter19/08/2025026 views It has long been argued that sustainable growth amongst micro, small and medium enterprises cannot be realised in the Barbados market of 280 000 persons. Consequently, the CARICOM Single Market… Read more
What is CARICOM’s response to tariff talks? Sasha Mehter13/08/20250269 views The discussion on tariffs continued this month as the United States announced new tariffs and, in some instances, increased tariffs on some countries’ exports. It is acknowledged that a country… Read more
First Global SME Ministerial meet a call to action Aguinaldo Belgrave30/07/2025039 views The recently held SME Ministerial conference in Johannesburg was a call to action for all participating countries and a recognition that it cannot be business as usual in this post… Read more
Generative AI is the business disruptor of the modern era Sasha Mehter22/07/20250145 views There is nothing more pervasive in business today than generative AI. The speed at which GenAI is going suggests that in the next decade, communication as we know it today… Read more
Monetising the national Crop Over Festival Sasha Mehter15/07/2025067 views For a few weeks every year the orange economy is in full view of locals and visitors alike, as thousands participate in the annual Crop Over Festival. Actual receipts from… Read more
Small businesses targets of violent crime Sasha Mehter08/07/2025044 views The recent pronouncement by head of the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU), that on current trajectory, Barbados could record some 60 homicides by year-end, should give every citizen… Read more
A business case for a national nutrition policy Aguinaldo Belgrave14/05/20250308 views A national food and nutrition policy was recently introduced in Barbados to “define the food and nutrition goals that are to be met so that the agriculture and food systems… Read more