The year 2010 will be remembered for a long time. Apart from the aftermath of the recession taking its toll, Hurricane Tomas could not have come at a worse time but the resilience of our people was demonstrated once again and things are gradually getting back to normal in many parts of the island that were seriously affected.
If we convert this Biblical Shepherding concept in the context of Bimventures we might end up with a first pass lyrical shift which goes something like this: “While shepherds and business advisers continually assist their enterprises in every aspect of their business, The blessings of the Lord will come down and the Mission targets will be systematically bowled over one after the other in a world of continual improvement guided by a beacon of excellence.”
Bimventures is currently shepherding 10 “DNA of an Elephant” projects in its Venture Capital programme and has another 60 entrepreneurs with scalable ideas, who have expressed interest in joining our programme, in the wings waiting for Venture Capital resources to be assembled before inviting them to be considered to become members of the Bimventures family.
I will be back to share with you some thoughts for 2011. In the meantime, I take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
It is not easy to ignore the hardships that are currently being experienced by persons in our midst and it is necessary to share and care for the less fortunate, especially those persons who lost their homes in the passage of the recent hurricane. Let us so live that in all things, we can give thanks.
In a society where the recurring theme is ‘St Lucian’s don’t read,’ authors from around the island came together to put their original works on display to attempt to break that notion. The book fair was organized by Digital Connections St Lucia Inc and Visionary Investment Consultants.
The two companies are fairly new to the arena. Syreeta Alcee from Digital Connections just published a book entitled A Better Life. Edward Harris of Visionary Investment Consultants joined the writing fraternity about four months ago and has since published three projects. The two companies decided to invite local published authors to display their works.
There is need for dialogue among writers and every opportunity to get together and learn from each other should be welcomed.
Each pillar will organise its own governance structure, set about addressing the needs of their stakeholders, delivering efficient services, building a team of volunteers (primarily) and partnering with the financial pillar and other pillars to secure sustainable success. Would it not be a wonderful feature if BEF had a dashboard through which the progress of all BEF registered businesses was charted?
It is a favourable tax environment which makes it a jurisdiction of choice for investors. Barbados has a well-grounded legal tradition which provides support for a stable financial sector with global outreach. Barbados has inherited a tradition of quality education at all levels which we must carefully protect and then retain the beneficiaries within our shores.
This year, residents and visitors will get an opportunity to give books produced by St. Lucia Authors as gifts which will be available at the 4 day Gift and Book Show scheduled for December 14 – 17 at the City Hall, Castries, opening hours 9.00am to 6.00pm. During the show, poetry will be read and Lectures will be delivered by outstanding St. Lucian Writers. Admission is FREE!