Most us of think we are pretty good listeners. After all, how hard can it be? It’s merely the flip side of speaking. It appears the art of good listening is a lot harder than we think, and many of …

It’s a pity to see companies in Barbados wasting good money on ineffective public relations, particularly when effective PR wouldn’t cost them any more. Much of the PR and communication they are putting out today is simply not convincing or …

As we enter the New Year, Barbados continues to be in the grip of a serious economic crisis, which, whatever the macroeconomic hurdles, is manifested in the effective withdrawal of the financing of job-creating small and medium enterprises by the …

“Business facilitation is a key pillar on which Barbados can build on its path toward becoming the premier international business centre in this hemisphere.”

What can we expect and what can we do? The Global Environment Today On 15 December 2011,Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund had warned that the global economy faces the prospect of “economic retraction, rising protectionism, …

Be bold, be shrewd and go for it! The BEF has been focusing relentlessly on making Barbadian entrepreneurs aware of the world of exporting opportunities out there in the global market place. Indeed, in this time of unprecedented global turmoil, …

I was born in the small village of Boscobel in St. Peter. My family was poor, as were many around us. However, we did not let this reflect our state of mind. As was for many Barbadians, this provided the …

The Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF), established in 2010, has as its Mission the transformation of Barbados into the #1 Entrepreneurial Hub in the world by 2020. The Vision For Entrepreneurship In May 2011 the BEF’s vision was enshrined in Protocol …

Now regarded as one of the most lucrative engines of growth for the Barbados economy, entrepreneurship has become a spirit that is set to bring new possibilities to an otherwise narrowly developed economy. Recognized both by government and the private …

In a vulnerable environment an entrepreneur embarking on a new enterprise or a small business owner opening a new operation, both are taking some degree of risk. While an entrepreneur maybe more focused on profit and loss, the small business …

Business Networking At worst, the words conjure a sense of dread at the thought of having to carry on conversations with strangers, at best a sighed resignation ‘for the sake of the business’ – and usually, in any case, a …

As Internet connected technology continues to advance at an amazing rate, each wave of change it brings has an impact on how we both live and work in many ways. Some are very much welcomed and of course some we …