Reviving family's wood working business There is indeed a growing interest in the wood working industry by young entrepreneurs who have decided to become more exploratory and creative. [caption id="attachment_998" align="alignright" width="276"] YBTT Supported Entrepreneur, Adrian Niamath[/caption] One such entrepreneur is Adrian Niamath, who, through his determination to make...
THE CONCEPT of strategic alliances has always played a pivotal role in not only supporting but also strengthening female entrepreneurship. Female entrepreneurship formed a major part of the conversation of GEW efforts globally, and Trinidad and Tobago was also part of that experience. A cross-section of...
BG Trinidad and Tobago (Platinum Sponsor of GEW 2015), through its operational diversity, has proven its corporate worth beyond the global LNG business. The evidence of this is profound according to the founding tenets of its Social Performance Policy. “At BG Group, we have fifteen...
[caption id="attachment_960" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Mr. Shedron Collins, General Manager, Youth Business Trinidad and Tobago[/caption] Youth Business Trinidad and Tobago (YBTT) is an accredited member of Youth Business International (YBI), an international network of youth business programmes. YBTT, with the support of the business community, helps young...
Global Entrepreneurship Week is noted for showcasing the creativity and ingenuity of both GEW partners and stakeholders, but more particularly, it demonstrates the enormous potential that resides within young people desirous of owning businesses. YoPro, a global non-governmental organization whose interest is targeted towards developing...
The success of entrepreneurship lies at the core of ensuring that all the dots are connected so that both existing and future entrepreneurs would be able to navigate the entrepreneurial landscape successfully. During our interactions with entrepreneurs, we have found that many of them are...
Moving from Entitlement to Empowerment Good morning ladies and Gentlemen. Let me start by thanking the organisers of this year’s T&T chapter of “Global Entrepreneurship Week” Youth Business T&T (YBTT) for inviting me to share with you, at this inaugural media launch, some thoughts on “Entrepreneurial...
On behalf of the Board of Directors and Management of the National Entrepreneurship Development Company Limited, I am pleased to congratulate the YBTT on the successful launch of another instalment of the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Trinidad and Tobago. The National Entrepreneurship Development Company...
Good Morning! It is a great honour to officially launch Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 – an event hosted by Youth Business Trinidad & Tobago (YBTT) that will be celebrated from November 16th to 22nd, 2015 in more than 160 countries around the world. “There has been...
[caption id="attachment_932" align="alignleft" width="163"] Conec's managing director, Jennifer Gibbons-Joseph[/caption] Money is considered to be the most pivotal element for women who manage their own businesses, hence for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015, there would be a special focus on female entrepreneurs and the various methods of approach...