As many countries prepare to open and others are still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, A Barbadian startup has launched amidst the crisis. List It Caribbean was launched June 15th, 2020, and is the culmination of five months of development and research by the husband and wife team Christopher and Shaquille Millar. Christopher is a UI/UX designer and Shaquille is …

The registration form for the Barbados Optional Savings Scheme (BOSS) is now available for public workers to sign on. The form is available here for completion. Important Notes In order to complete the form, it is necessary to know your net salary. A calculation sheet is provided on the form.If the total value of all the Bonds requested by all workers …

This is an introduction to the Barbados Optional Saving Scheme (BOSS) which will introduce a public sector salary bond.

When I first read about this term I thought it was a typo for “Big economy”. It turns out I was wrong and that ‘gig economy’ is a legitimate emerging trend. ‘Gig’ is the slang used by many to refer to temporary work and the reference is quite the same in the context of the gig economy. A gig economy …

  Peer to Peer Lending company, Carilend Caribbean Holdings Limited, announced that a 30% stake was acquired by Victoria Mutual Investments Limited (VMIL) of Jamaica. In addition, Kailash Pardasani, a Barbados based, serial entrepreneur acquired a further minority stake.  “This partnership between Victoria Mutual Investments Limited and Carilend is the first step in expanding Carilend’s fintech capabilities across the region. …

Facebook has announced plans to invest in building and growing the developer community in Guyana through the launch of a local chapter of the Global Developers Circle (DevC). Developers Circle from Facebook is a program for developers all over the world to connect, learn and collaborate. Chapters are community-driven, free to join and provide a platform for members to share …

Released as an open-source software in 2009, Bitcoin is often credited as the world’s first cryptocurrency and is best defined as a digital currency that only exists electronically. Bitcoin is decentralized, meaning it doesn’t have a central issuing authority or political institution that controls the amount of bitcoin in circulation. But the Bitcoin platform is far from anarchy. Bitcoin uses …

Oasis500 is an ICT, digital media and mobile business accelerator and investment company based in Jordan. The services of Oasis500 includes entrepreneurship training, mentorship guidance, incubation, acceleration and additional follow-up investment funds if required. Entrepreneurs that have passed the training and pitching stages are now eligible for funding based on specific metrics and criteria set by a designated in-house jury, …

Now with over two years of progress and showing promise. The development objective of the Sustainable Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project for Jamaica is to support youth employment in the digital and animation industries in Jamaica. The project comprises of five components. The first component, skills and capacity to enhance employability and entrepreneurship will build capacity …

So you have that big idea and have decided to go into business. Here are five things that will help to position you for success: 1 Business card You will meet potential investors, customers are even partners. It is important that they have a way of reaching you. The simplest way is to give them your business card. A basic …