The Rotary Clubs of Barbados South and West have jointly embarked on the planning of an Inclusive Play Facility, a building and playground at the Sir Garfield Sobers Complex. The objective is to allow differently abled children to enjoy similar recreational experiences as children without disabilities.
Who is the guardian of the macro-economic environment? The Government is the guardian on behalf of the people. If the advent of an industry is not financially viable from the private sector perspective but may contribute a significant improvement to the country from a macro-economic perspective, then it is the duty of the Government to conduct an economic analysis and offer incentives of one form or another for the private sector to invest with the expectation of a fair financial return on investment.
Over the last two years we on the E-Team, now the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation, have had a wonderful experience pursuing the goal: “Barbados – The #1 Entrepreneurial Hub in the World by 2020.” Of course, there were the naysayers; of course, there were the cynics; of course, there were those who would love to join the positive tsunami but preferred to sit on the fence; but, thank God, there were the positive thinkers who gave full support to the unrelenting leadership thrust of our dynamic CEO Damian McKinney.
When we have gone to the great beyond, our children will inherit the Earth. We therefore have a responsibility to ensure that we leave behind a legacy of which we are proud. Each and every one of us must play his/her part and collectively we shall contribute to the world being a better
Business health care for small, medium or large scale enterprises in renewable energy, tourism, agricultural, manufacturing, financial services or cultural industries (the business functions are the same) includes the management of corporate governance, marketing, operational, human resource and financial systems.
The Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation is hosting its 10th monthly Forum on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 6 p.m. on the topic, “Cultural Industries – BIM’s Intellectual Gold”, presented by Dr. Jo-Anne Tull at the Plantation Garden Theatre. These monthly fora have been heralded by the entrepreneurship community as a very valuable service. The annual BEF SUMMIT, a wow event, will take place at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre on November 17 and 18, 2011. Join us at these events and connect to someone else.
This is an emergency! If we do not address this now the growth rate challenge will be aggravated, the wealth divide exacerbated and crime rate will be on the increase. We are faced with an economic problem, not a financial one, we need to “bank on the sun.”
IMPACT INVESTING – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN WHICH APPEARED IN THE BARBADOS ADVOCATE’S BUSINESS MONDAY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 Â “In Your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.” – Psalm 18:29 Â Last Friday I attended the launch of the Seminar Series – “Know the Business of your […]
There are seven sectors poised to drive the economy of Barbados. They are: (1) Tourism, (2) Agriculture, (3) Financial Services, (4) Cultural Industries, (5) Entrepreneurship, (6) Information Technology and (7) Foreign Investment (including encouraging international companies to locate their global headquarters in Barbados).
There is another website www.litemind.com, the mission of which is simply to “explore ways to use our minds efficiently” and I quote from Luciano Passuello: “I firmly believe that our own minds are the greatest tool we have to achieve anything we want. Every event, feeling, problem or opportunity only exists through the filter of our minds. In a nutshell, your mind is the world you live in. All results you get are the direct result on how well you use it.”