Business & Entrepreneurs Enablers Expo

07/07/2015

The Rural Festival, under the theme “Linking Communities Together”, is scheduled to be held on Saturday July 18th, from 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m, Glebe Pasture, Glebe, St. George.

FREE to the general public, the Rural Festival is the only one in rural Barbados to focus on a combination of Barbadian potpourri, music, a mini theatre, beautiful art, sports, locally designed crafts, book fair, poetry, Barbadian flavors, and the performing arts, making it great family entertainment, also at the festival would be a cook off challenge entitled “Grill Chicken Rural Delight”

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

A GLIMPSE OF BARBADOS:
A Glimpse of Barbados is the showcasing of art, by our local Artists a sector which is neglected, artists will work within the art pavilion creating art as attendees view exhibits on show.

CRAFT:
Craft designers would have the opportunity to highlighting their products to the general public, this sector is proving to be a very dynamic group and any additional marketing or promoting can only argue will for the industry.

SPORTS:
A Football game will be organized by the Football Associations.

FASHION FUSION:
Here you will find Fashion designers showcasing their summer line leading up to Crop Over.

CALYPSO & SOCA ZONE:
The Soca Zone is designed for entertainers to meet and interact with the general public, getting up-close with fans, each entertainer will be given a table to showcase their CD’s and DVD’s to the public to generate some much needed income.

PAN ON THE GREEN:
Pan and culture goes hand in hand and to leave the sweet sound of pan out of the festival would mean that it is incomplete. We have no doubt that the growing number of pan enthusiast would welcome this activity.

CHILDREN’S ZONE:
This area would be where kids can have a learning experience along with exciting games and storytelling.

VENDORS SPACE AVAILABLE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 249-7268 OR 433-1420

17/06/2015

The thank you card below is not enough to express our gratitude, this event would not have been possible without your support.

May your business continue to succeed.

19/05/2015

First Citizens Bank (Barbados) Limited

First Citizens Bank (Barbados) Limited entered the Barbados market in 2012, after the acquisition of Butterfield Bank (Barbados) Limited.The Bank offers a full range of banking services including savings accounts, chequing accounts, credit card services, personal lending, corporate banking and premium banking. Since its launch in the Barbados market, the Bank has continued to make a significant contribution to the social and economic growth in the country.

One of the Bank’s most recent innovations in its retail offering include the First Citizens Credit Card SMS Texting service. A response to customer needs, the service aims to make it easier for credit card users to manage their finances and safeguard their transactions against fraudulent activity.

First Citizens Bank (Barbados) is also known for its consistent investments in the socioeconomic development of the island, including corporate sponsorship of local cultural and educational organisations such as the Barbados National Trust and the UWI School of Business at the Cave Hill Campus. The Bank is led by Glyne Harrison, CEO First Citizens Bank (Barbados) Ltd.

246.431-4500
www.firstcitizensbb.com

13/05/2015

Wow 107 likes in two days not bad thanks to everyone please visit the expo “Get to know what the Finance and Developmental Agencies have to offer”. Wednesday May 20th.

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The Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) is a solutions oriented organization working to build bold, innovative, dynamic and creative enterprises.

An agency of the Barbados Government, our mandate is to contribute to the diversification and growth of the economy through new investment, increased exports and employment creation by fostering the development of competitive business enterprises.

The BIDC also administers Government's incentive programme for industry and provides a range of free advisory services for companies looking either to make a market debut or to expand operations.

Contact Us
P.O. Box 1250
Pelican House
Princess Alice Highway
Bridgetown
St. Michael
Barbados, BB 11000
Tel: (246) 427-5350
Fax: (246) 426-7802
Email:[email protected]

11/05/2015

BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURS ENABLERS EXPO

Global Event Planners (GEP), in partnership with the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods (CoESL) and the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation Business Mentorship Pillar (BEF), is planning the Inaugural Exhibition “Get to know what the Finance and Developmental Agencies have to offer”.

This exhibit is focused on educating Entrepreneurs, Small & Micro business owners about the different products and services available to them in Barbados. The Expo is scheduled for Wednesday May 20th, from 9:30 a.m., at the Grand Salle, Tom Adams Financial Centre, St. Michael.

The partners are inviting all financial institutions, NGOs and Government Agencies responsible for the development of businesses and entrepreneurs in Barbados to take part in this very needed and important expo. This event is needs driven and results from a survey carried out in the first half of 2015 (January-February) by GEP and partner CoESL, which indicated that over 80% of the 300 persons surveyed were still not fully aware of what products and services exist to help them in their businesses and/or as entrepreneurs/business persons.

Featured speaker for the event will be the Hon. Donville Inniss, M.P.

Get to know what the Finance and Developmental Agencies have to offer will be an island wide series of events to build awareness, sensitize and educate entrepreneurs, small and micro business owners. Research shows that individuals prefer to view products/services in person and to make their purchasing decisions based on information obtained in real time.

The aims and objective of the expo are to bring together, in one place, as many financial institutions, NGOs, Government Agencies, entrepreneurs, small and micro businesses to share knowledge in the same location. This will strengthen partnerships, cohesiveness and inclusion, it will also serve as one way of generating customers and forming relationships between parties.

Global Event Planners’ and Caribbean Centre of Excellence for
Sustainable Livelihoods’ missions are to develop, support and promote small and micro entrepreneurs and enterprises throughout the country. This approach is to accelerate their growth and sustainability by co–ordinating and partnering with as many of the enablers as possible to make local, regional and global best practices available to small, micro business and entrepreneurs.

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Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods, is the region’s premier social enterprise focused on getting young and mature males & females to become resilient, entrepreneurial citizens, whether through starting and growing their businesses or as more engaged/productive citizens.

The organization is a force for good, focused on developing and shaping the future of Caribbean and global people and protecting the fibre of our planet through entrepreneurship. The CoESL helps to inculcate the “leaving no one behind” model. We focus on developing People, preserving the Planet and creating Peace, (P3).

CoESL, working with regional and global partners, is tackling the root causes of poverty, climate change, inequality and injustice. With strong partnerships from national, regional and global private, public entities and social entrepreneurs, this force for good is focused on infecting the world, by equipping people with skills, knowledge, connections, attitudes and behaviors to catapult them into decent, sustainable jobs.

It will accelerate social and economic sustainability, helping people to create wealth and changing the power dynamics within our societies. It will give a voice to the voiceless and allow people to become engaged and live a life of dignity.

CoESL’s flagship programmes are Workforce Development; Leadership, Partnership Building; Entrepreneurship, Research & Development, Mentoring and Climate Change. Gender, equality, justice and poverty elimination are cross cutting themes.

11/05/2015

Global Event Planners (GEP) concentrates on the planning of meetings, conferences, seminars, special events and media services for Local, Regional and International Companies, we work with organizations on a variety of subject matters which have appeal and relevance to the company’s goal and objectives. GEP arranges all aspects of the event including the selection of venue location, public relations, advertising, media selection, event marketing and the booking of speakers.

We have successfully organized a number of conferences and expos for Local, Regional and International companies in Barbados and throughout the wider Caribbean. GEP also performs a service by facilitating, organizing and chaperoning groups of business persons, traveling on missions and expos held at international venues.

With our mission statement “To maintain unity, integrity and balance amongst all businesses regardless of colour class or creed, to deliver a unique and consistent service at all times, working with our clients from concept to completion” makes us the event partner of chose.

Our success lies with qualified staff and professional support persons, such as Lawyers, Accountants, Human Resource Consultants, Sales and Marketing Consultants, Public Relations and other Business Professional as the company sees fit. We see these resource professionals, as being critical to GEP in order to maintain a competitive edge, making sure that our clients receive the best possible service each and every time.

As an expert management and event planning company with experience of over 20 years, in conference planning, International seminars, entrepreneurship development, public relations, personal development skills, entertainment production and Project Management. Our focus is to create a positive outcome for Organizations to build a competitive edge for business development.

E-Mail:[email protected]
Tel: (246) 433-1420/(246) 249-7268
www.globaleventplanners.com

11/05/2015

The Hon. Donville Inniss, M.P.
Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development

The Honourable Donville O. Inniss was appointed Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development in March 2013. Prior to this appointment he served as Minister of Health from November 2008 until February 2013, and Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Business from January – November 2008.

He has been the Member of Parliament for the constituency of St. James South since January 2008. Prior to entering elective politics, Mr. Inniss worked for 20 years in the public and private sector.

He has served as a Business Development Officer with the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation. He worked in the areas of Industrial Development, International Business and Export Promotion. He has served in South Korea and New York, USA (3 years).

Minister Inniss also served as CEO, Managing Director and Chairman of several international companies based in Barbados and for nine years operated his own management company catering to the international business sector. He has managed companies with operations in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Mr. Inniss earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration, (MBA) in General Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree, in Public Administration from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. He has also completed training in investment promotion, taxation, law and finance.

Mr. Inniss is married to Gail and they have two sons.