For many years I've worked in the Small Medium Enterprises [SME] sector where the conversations generally revolve around entrepreneurship. Every year, I real...

If there's one thing that is certain while you're in business, you're going to have stressful days. The key will be how you cope with it. Here are a few thin...

It is said that when you are in business, "you have to spend money to make money". It is a cliche that has been bandied around from time immemorial. What doe...

Case studies will be introducing scenarios that take place in businesses almost daily. It permits the reader to look at the approaches taken and the decision...

There are so many entrepreneurs nowadays, and more seem to be coming on the scene almost daily. Some have a desire to create change, others have been created...

Small businesses, start-ups and expansions have their share of challenges just to keep their doors open. It seems like there are so many things for the small...

In Barbados, we have been poking at entrepreneurship for some time; both the private and public sector. We have rules in place and the infrastructure for per...

If you were ever a gamer, then you'd be familiar with a game that's quite similar in the phonetic sound - "The Need for Speed"! However, what makes this diff...

If there's a question that rings out in almost every grouping of entrepreneurs it would be this one. Where can I find money for my business? Governments in B...

How many of us are in business and simply miss the boat when it comes their story. Must we be so secretive that others do not know what's really involved in ...

Over the past 5 weeks The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation [BIDC] hosted the Business Fundamentals workshop. I had the privilege of sharing wi...

Annually, we seem to go through a routine of setting resolutions for the new year. We begin January full of zeal and optimism. Sometime in the first quarter ...

Merry Christmas to all of you and your families! During this holiday season, we hope that it will be safe and enjoyable for you. We have all survived this fa...

Has the focus of beginning and functioning as a SME limited out thinking and abilities? Given our educational levels why aren't we creating businesses that c...

The lament of many business people within the working environment is, "there are not enough hours in a day". Hearing this comment often makes me chuckle with...

Many people in business find it hard to navigate the challenges they experience in business since they have no model. Like a dashboard in a vehicle, your mod...

When you are in business you have to grow with the times. The acceptance of cheques have lost their luster, even those issued by companies. Long delays betwe...

In today's environment where everything is so dynamic, with the sizes, services being offered, and just about everything else evolving, the role of the profe...