The Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations has made an urgent appeal for self- employed individuals to make their payments to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Colin Jordan made the special call as he delivered the keynote address at the fifth NIS GEM Awards ceremony at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre Saturday evening. Jordan, […]
Category: Entrepreneurship
Barbadian entrepreneur Dale Trotman has launched an innovative app that he believes can revolutionize health records management, not only in Barbados but across the Caribbean. Speaking during the official launch of MedRegis EHR last Friday, he said he had been working over the past five years to ensure the app, which will enable medical professionals to move […]
Roneldo Rock won Barbados’ tenth medal with a bronze in the Under-18 Boys 800m at the CARIFTA games. This is Rock’s second bronze medal. He also finished third in the Under-18 Boys 1500m.
With the rate of unemployment on the rise, the Barbados Youth Business Trust (BYBT) says there is a noticeable gender divide in terms of the increased number of aspiring entrepreneurs turning to the youth development organization for help in starting up their own businesses. General Manager Cardell Fergusson reported that over the past two years […]
Create, innovate and make it happen! This is the theme of this year’s Camp Enterprise put on by the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES), promoting agri-business. The YES Manager, Selma Greene told Barbados TODAY the summer camp, which is now in its eighth year, also promotes self-employment as a viable career option. However, the focus this […]
Local artisans displayed their work today at the annual Crop Over Craft Works. The event, which is in its third year, was held at the Barbados Museum & Historical Society. Under the tag line ‘Design Innovation and Creativity’ Barbadians from all walks of life got the opportunity to display their talent in areas such as […]
Opposition Leader Mia Mottley says tonight’s decision of the Barbados Labour Party’s National Council to expel Christ Church West MP Dr Maria Agard was not an easy one. However, in a detailed statement, Mottley said it had to be taken as a matter of principle. She said the action stemmed from Dr Agard’s “inappropriate” conduct and her failure […]
Jason Lamont Batson was given six months in which to pay the court $10 000, or he will have to spend two years in jail. The 33-year-old carpenter, of Ivy, St. Michael pleaded guilty to five drug charges before Magistrate Douglas Frederick last month and was remanded until yesterday, when he reappeared in court. The […]
A business executive here has warned that too many Barbadian small business leaders are unaware of their true cost of doing business or their cash flow situation, leading to the demise of many small businesses. Chief Executive Officer of Dowell’s Advisory Services Inc Oral Dowell has told business owners it was time to “step it […]
Two young Barbadian entrepreneurs have advanced to the next round in the keenly contested Caribbean Call To Action Entrepreneurship Challenge. Joshua Forte, who presented his Red Diamond Compost’s creation of organic soil enhancers for farmers, and Nikele Davis, who pitched a natural hair styling app for women that would be offered by her company Moca […]
Tertiary and secondary educational institutions are being encouraged to form stronger linkages with businesses to assist students in preparing for their chosen careers. That advice came today from chief executive officer of Massy United Insurance Howard Hall, as he addressed a media launch of the company’s inaugural Manager for a Day programme. The initiative, which […]
Concerned about some of the waste going to the landfill, and passionate about recycling, Tom Fountain, 57, started a business. And although he did so in the middle of a recession, and he has very little hope local economic conditions will improve any time soon, Fountain, the managing director of Inktech Inc., believes he has […]
With the traditional sectors “saturated”, officials of Fund Access are reporting an increase in the number of entrepreneurs who are seeking assistance in establishing themselves in the cultural industries. Business Development Manager Kirk Dottin said he had recognized a change in mindset among Barbadians, who had started to see the cultural industries as a critical […]
Barbados could soon become a movie-making hub. International producers have begun showing interest in television and film production in the country in the wake of the recent announcement that the Cultural Industries Development Act would be proclaimed next month. This latest announcement was made this morning by Minister of Culture and Youth Stephen Lashley, […]
The Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) is expected to submit a new charter to Government early this year as it seeks to bring more cohesion to the development of entrepreneurship on the island. Chief executive officer of the BEF Celeste Foster told Barbados TODAY that a copy of the first charter, which was subsequently revised, was […]
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth today unveiled plans to expand its Endless Possibilities programme as it declared the initiative, now in its fourth year, a success. Minister Stephen Lashley boasted that the programme developed the relevant life skills of unemployed youth deemed at risk, provided job placements for them and helped to restore […]
Funding for start-up businesses remain an area of challenge for many aspiring entrepreneurs with viable business ideas. And the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) is seeking to bridge that gap with a new funding model –– angel investment. This is being offered through its Trident Angel investor network set up about three months ago. So far, […]
