[caption id="attachment_905" align="alignleft" width="185"] Glendora Lashley[/caption] The Lily Foundation for Human Development based in Tobago, has been actively involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week for the past three (3) years. Incorporated in 2010 as a non-governmental organization, the Lily Foundation seeks to facilitate personal and general growth...
The Creative Industries sector has always been identified as a pathway for growth given its capacity to add tremendous value to the process of economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago. Globally, the creative and cultural economy is an important conversation that is aligned to a...
PRESS RELEASE – Regional policymakers, young entrepreneurs, and other major stakeholders, will meet in Barbados on Thursday 24th September, 2015 during the Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (C-YES), to chart a future for youth entrepreneurship in the Caribbean. The C-YES is a new platform for entrepreneurs and...
Global Entrepreneurship Week usually brings with it high levels of creativity and innovation all aimed at bringing out the best in the global entrepreneurial community, and therein lies the importance of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), has identified five (5) pivotal areas...
[caption id="attachment_865" align="alignright" width="272"] Dr. Wayne Fredericks[/caption] The President of Howard University, Trinidad-born, Dr. Wayne Frederick, will be the keynote speaker at the Global Entrepreneurship Week’s (GEW) Student Conference in November. Junior Achievement will partner with Youth Business Trinidad & Tobago (YBTT), in hosting the event...
The entire global community comprising of a diversed group of stakeholders including world leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, captains of industries, innovators, job creators and start-ups would collectively celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015 in November. GEW has been identified as the world’s largest celebration of entrepreneurship aimed...
YOUTH ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF KATHERINE ELLIS, DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT (LONDON)! “My primary role is is to support the 53-member governments of the Commonwealth, to empower their young people socially, politically and economically to effect change” said Katherine Ellis,...
Nominations open for Commonwealth Youth Awards Do you know a young person making a positive difference in your community or country? Nominations are now open for the Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, which recognise outstanding young people who have had a significant impact on...
Press Release Caribbean alliance eyes new era for youth entrepreneurship 02 July 2015 – Young people hoping to transform their business ideas into successful enterprises are set to benefit from the creation of a new Commonwealth alliance to promote youth entrepreneurship across the Caribbean and Americas. The Commonwealth...
Youth Business Trinidad & Tobago (YBTT) Carving out his dream From a qualified primary schoolteacher to the owner of a successful wood-working business, 35-year-old Satyan Sagramsingh is a perfect example of a true entrepreneur – an individual who pursues his passion and takes calculated risks. Sagramsingh, another...