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Search for Tutor Leads to Innovative Start-Up

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By Karen Mahy His unassuming demeanour and gentle nature belies the passion and determination of his entrepreneurial spirit…Michael Husbands is a dedicated parent and husband whose search for a tutor for his 14-year-old daughter started a whirlwind process that led to the creation of an ambitious start-up - Global Tutoring Hub (GTH) and Podium. Michael explains: “It all … [Read more...] about Search for Tutor Leads to Innovative Start-Up

Innovation hub to support budding entrepreneurs

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Featured Photo: Naudia Banton of Communitech (second left) and Lisa Cummins of University of West Indies Consulting (third left) engaging entrepreneurs at a female Founders Bootcamp in the TEN Habitat hub By Pamala Proverbs  Barbadian entrepreneurs now have a global network of startup support and a structure designed to expedite the development of their ventures with … [Read more...] about Innovation hub to support budding entrepreneurs

There is No Barrel: 10 Take Aways from Youth Talk, Carifesta XIII

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This post is adapted from remarks given by Dr. Marielle Barrow at an IDB-hosted panel on Caribbean cultural industries at CARIFESTA 2017 in Barbados. When we produce art, the act of creative expression does not make our work part of the Creative or Cultural Industries. It is the sharing, dissemination, exhibition or publication of that work that renders it accessible and … [Read more...] about There is No Barrel: 10 Take Aways from Youth Talk, Carifesta XIII

Opportunities for Entrepreneurs – LCI Organics benefits from MIF Tourism Project

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by Leah Inniss From very young I was encouraged to go to school, do well and find a good job.  I got only two out of three of these right, hence my journey into entrepreneurship. I did my Bachelors of Science at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Biochemistry and Chemistry and went on to pursue a Masters in Pharmaceutics at the University of Hertfordshire … [Read more...] about Opportunities for Entrepreneurs – LCI Organics benefits from MIF Tourism Project