Celebrating the spirit of the Jamaican entrepreneur
I remember the first time I heard about the Neem tree about 4 years ago. It seemed too good to be true that so many wonderful benefits could be derived from just one tree. A friend who had a tree in her backyard told me that this modern-day miracle could treat […]
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Unlike her co-workers, Camille had been ecstatic at the news of the closure of the company she had worked at for nearly 20 years. As she mentally calculated her expected redundancy package, she was delighted that her dream of starting her own catering business could finally become a reality. As […]
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In the mid-90’s, I had a small fashion accessory business called Finishing Touch. I remember coming up with a great idea to produce a line of resort wear for the Jamaican tourist market, and I forged ahead to create the prototype product. After making my first few samples, it dawned […]
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“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.”- Henry J. Kaiser I’ve often heard people complain that they wish they could earn more money or start their own business, but they don’t know which field to get involved in. Some would-be entrepreneurs sit by the wayside and never fulfill their business dreams […]
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