Victoria Mutual Investments Limited stake in Carilend 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. … Read More
Oasis500, A Distant Oasis For Caricom Startups 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, … Read More
5 Things Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Must Have 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 … Read More
Welcome To DevX Guyana! devX is Guyana’s first month-long, online & offline digital industry exhibition. From August 4th – 31st, 2017, devX comes off with an online showcase ( www.devxevent.com ) coupled with an exciting series of events at the Giftland Mall and weOwn space in Guyana. The devX organizers are a collective of digital industry professionals and University of Guyana, Computer Science faculty and students … Read More
