JUMPSTARTING BIG DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS A Dive into Passions! At age 19, Bernice Antoine boasts of an extremely clear pathway to her life’s journey. Hailing from St. Ann’s and a recent CSEC graduate, an elated Bernice stated “I have three (3) passions – Youth Advocacy, Women’s Empowerment...
The Beginning! “I never wanted to be an entrepreneur as I was very good at climbing the corporate ladder and came close to middle management.” This was a defining moment for Sian Cuffy-Young, Founder and CEO of Siel Environmental Services Limited. Describing herself as a futuristic and...
Shell LiveWIRE Stories “My passion for baking started at a very young age whilst looking on at my Mom and it’s from there it all began” said Ulani Fletcher, Founder and Managing Director of Caribbean Craze. Ulani’s passion transcended into the tertiary space “whilst studying Business...
Shell LiveWIRE Story In her earlier years, Shauna worked with several small businesses and those experiences helped in shaping her entrepreneurial journey! “Those experiences taught me a lot as I didn’t realize how challenging it was to start my own business” said Shauna. She continued “I...
Shell LiveWIRE Story From humble beginnings to a full-fledged company is the most expedient description for A&J’s Premium Ice-Cream and Coffee House! Founders - husband and wife team Anthony and June Henry are determined to reach the pinnacle of their entrepreneurial trek which began in 2017....
Shell LiveWIRE Story Growing up in her family’s wide expanse of land located along the North Coast of Trinidad, Lyndi Jordan had access to practically every thinkable local fruit! And so her understanding and wisdom in effectively navigating her family estate prepared her well for entry...
Conversations and ideas around pivoting of business models have been around since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic in February 2020. Some business sectors have been negatively impacted including the Creative Industries, which has amplified YBTT’s thrust to diversify the support provided to its young...
Describing her success into the second cohort of the Shell LiveWIRE program as a life-changing experience, Shauna Grant affirmed “the program made me re-think many things that I’d taken for granted; it’s helping me to streamline my business and I’ve realized that running a business...
Below is a letter received from BYBT Supported Entrepreneur, Ms Christine Roberts, and the Support received from YBTT Volunteer Mentor, Mr Reggie Ramlochan. Reggie has been mentoring Christine as part of the Youth Business Caribbean Support System, where support goes beyond borders. Christine has had a...
Celebrating International Women's Day! YOUTH BUSINESS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO joins with the rest of the world in celebrating 'INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!' Entrepreneurship is indeed a strong contributor to the progress of women, and today YBTT proudly salutes our YOUNG FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS! ...