In the dynamic landscape of entrepreneurship, aspiring and established business owners in Trinidad and Tobago encounter a myriad of challenges. At Youth Business Trinidad and Tobago, we believe in empowering entrepreneurs by addressing these obstacles head-on. Through our interactions with the entrepreneurial community in 2023,...
https://youtu.be/XZlQL-9UFXQ SPARKING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AT A YOUNG AGE Youth Business Trinidad and Tobago (YBTT) and Atlantic LNG have joined forces to launch the Atlantic Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. The initiative aims to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in 250 secondary school students in the Point Fortin and Environs...
Lucyann Henry's Passion for Guiding Young Entrepreneurs Lucyann Henry, a highly accomplished Chartered Accountant, has been making a significant impact as a mentor with the Youth Business Trinidad and Tobago (YBTT) program. With years of experience running her own accounting and auditing services practice and working...
Meet Erricia Bailey, YBTT Mentor for over 3 years What influenced you to become a mentor? Why did you choose YBTT?Why YBTT? I stumbled upon the Ad on Facebook, talking about YBTT and what they do, and they had the opportunity for persons to be mentors,...
Written by: Adriana Sandrine Isaac Rattan A Family Affair Keira Morris quickly shared “all my family members own businesses on my mother’s side and I always had an unceasing LOVE for business hence I studied business subjects in secondary school.” Founder and Owner of “Bless Hand Events”...
By Danielle Morong Johnson Last year, the United Kingdom hosted the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 13 November 2021. This global initiative brought leaders of government, business, and civil society together to begin mapping a path...
With economic uncertainty augmented by pockets of unemployment and/or under-employment, Shell Trinidad and Tobago dared to change the narrative through the Shell LiveWIRE programme. Branded as Shell’s global social investment Enterprise Development programme, Shell LiveWIRE has the vision to strengthen local economies, by promoting entrepreneurship,...
In the midst of the covid euphoria quite a number of entrepreneurs may have overlooked the legal ramifications that may be perched quietly in the business environment waiting for the right moment to erupt. Without a doubt nine out of ten consumer—facing businesses have been...
Are you thinking of visiting the ecosystem to see what’s in store? Or you may wish to take a stab at starting your own tech company. If yes then you need to be on the tech bandwagon sooner rather than later because that’s the new...
It’s something we can’t escape – the fear of crisis both in our personal and corporate space. Life was designed to challenge our fortitude as well as question our ability to stand the test of time, and therein lies the importance of preparedness.Many would argue...