Justbiz242.com

BLACK FOOD BOOKSTORE & CULTURE SHOP OPENS STOREFRONT TO FEED THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL

In Q4 of 2019, local e-commerce retailer Black Food Bookstore & Culture Shop expanded its retail operations to include a physical storefront on the corner of Robinson Road & East Street. Today, the community-focused business is already seeing the benefits of combining its online presence with a brick-and-mortar outlet. Black …

BAHAMIAN LAUNCHES NEW BUSINESS SECONDS COUNT FIRST AID, CPR AED TRAINING CO.

On February 8, 2020, Bahamian entrepreneur Joann Hilton, launched Seconds Count, an Emergency (First Aid, CPR AED) Training Company. Seconds Count have many digital components, providing clients with Electronic CPR training equipment, the ease of doing business through online ordering, booking and processing systems. With its mission to Save Lives, …

Access to finance, fear of failure ‘crippling the entrepreneurial spirit’.

There is a serious need for the emergence of more Bahamian entrepreneurs a young businessman has stated, arguing that access to financing coupled with the fear of failure were ‘killing the entrepreneurial spirit’ in the country. Lincoln Deal II, the JetLink Adventures founder and chief executive while speaking as a …

Bahrezy aiming to become a ‘household name’.

A Bahamian app-based transportation network is looking to ‘make a name for itself’, having attracted just over 1,500 users within its first year, with its new management committed to improving the business through a renewed focus on its drivers, customer service and marketing. Bahrezy, the first ride sharing service in …

Bahamian owned technology Startup is making waves internationally in the FinTech and RegTech spaces

Domus Semo Sancus (DSS), a financial technology startup created by Bahamian born E. Jay Saunders, has been nominated for 4 A-Team 2017 RegTech (Regulatory Technology) awards for its Enhanced Due Diligence Cognitive Search and Crime Prevention Tool SafetyNet.ai (www.safetynet.ai). The categories in which DSS were nominated …

BIMS Bahamas to host first ever manufacturers conference in The Bahamas

Bahamian manufacturers will get the ultimate leg up on their global competitors thanks to the creators of Bahamas Investment and Manufacturing Solutions. The organization is set to host its first one-day intensive conference for the industry on Friday, October 21 at the British Colonial Hilton in New Providence. “We’re looking …

Promotional initiative creates opportunity for local travel writers

The Domestic Tourist and the Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) are teaming up to empower budding Bahamian travel writers with a new writing internship opportunity. Ten writers from across The Bahamas will be selected to write for the BOIPB blog, which exclusively promotes the Family Islands, along with dozens …

Small but mighty start-up , True Green grows

Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to Marc-Arnold Christophe and Ryan Ferguson. Their terminations got them fired-up and gave them the freedom to launch their own business, True Green, a landscaping company. The 23-year-olds met in 2012, at their first job. They were hired by a leading …

BSGC EARNS ANGEL INVESTOR STRIPES

Three firms inked their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Investment Group (TIG), a new $1 million fund designed to help facilitate small business growth in The Bahamas. The brainchild of Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) the fund will deploy $1 million amongst 10 to 15 firms. The first …

Atlantis aims to add more local flavor to its offering.

The Atlantis Paradise Island Resort is aiming to add more local offerings to its property and provide greater economic benefits to Bahamian businesses and entrepreneurs. “We are embracing everything Bahamian” says Howard Karawan, the resort’s president and managing director. The resort has already engaged the local …

New Bahamas JetBoat adventure ride launches in Nassau

An all-new entertainment and water adventure experience is coming to The Bahamas this weekend with the grand opening and launch event of Bahamas JetBoat in Nassau. The kick-off will be held this Saturday, July 22 from 1 pm to 5 p.m. with a special ticket price of just $20, which …

BTC to launch new Bahamian app

BTC continues to make meaningful investments in the community. The company is now working along with Bahamian app developer Stephen Brown to create a game just for BTC. Vice President for Mobile, Alphanique Duncombe said, “We’ve used this opportunity to team up with local talent in the development of this …

Bahamian distributor launches its own ice cream brand.

Fun Foods Wholesale, the local frozen desert distributor last week officially launched its own brand of ice cream, ‘Unca Lou’s’ Premium Ice cream. The company which distributes ice cream brands such as Nestle and Haagen Dazs Rich’s, San Bernardo, JT’s, Ice Cream Club has now added its own brand to …

Cloud Carib Extends Reach by Opening New Data Centers Across the Caribbean and Latin America

Cloud Carib Limited, a privately-held offshore cloud solution provider based in Nassau, Bahamas, is extending its reach across the Caribbean and Latin America, bringing several new data centers to the region. Cloud Carib is the premiere managed cloud service provider in the Caribbean. The organization has data centers located on the …

Bahamas Hotel and Tourism’s Tru Tru Bahamian Movement encourages “Local Sourcing”

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) continues to be an ardent advocator, supporter, and facilitator of an initiative they have aptly dubbed: “The Tru Tru Bahamian Movement”. The Tru Tru Bahamian Movement seeks to propagate Tru Tru Bahamian Culture, Customs, Heritage, Cuisine; Art, Craft, Dance, Music throughout the destinations …

Bahari Launches fourth Bahamas Independence Collection

Bahari has released its fourth Independence Collection, themed, “Celebrate Together”, just in time for the country’s forty-fourth anniversary of Independence. The Bahari creative team says it was important to produce a more festive aesthetic this year, especially after all of the political divisiveness that took place in the country over …

App brings innovation to Bahamas inter-island shipping.

The founder of a Bahamian e-commerce is hoping to bridge the gap between family island economies with the launch of an APP that will bring ‘new school innovation’ to the local mailboat system. Omar Isaacs, chief marketing officer/founder of BUYBAHAMIAN.BIZ, an e-commerce site founded back in 2013, announced the soft …

Government Exploring the creation of Small Business Development Centre

The Bahamas government is exploring the creation of a Small Business Development Center which is expected to aid in capacity building for entrepreneurs and particularly small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). Speaking at the Billionaire Roundtable at Baha Mar’s Grand Hyatt, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest said that the Center …

POW! FOOD TRUCK MAKES A BUSINESS CASE FOR MOBILE BRUNCH SERVICE

Local event planner and self-described foodie, Xavia Rolle always had a thing for breakfast. In fact, as a college intern in the University of Houston’s School of Hotel & Restaurant Management, she worked the breakfast assembly line at a Hilton-hotel property, whipping up custom omelettes for …

“From Harbour Island to Paradise Island, Sip Sip Joins The Cove.”

Iconic Harbour Island restaurant Sip Sip will open its first outpost location at the ultra-exclusive The Cove on Paradise Island, Bahamas this November. Bahamian Chef Julie Lightbourn will bring her “Caribterranean” menu – “Bahamian but with a twist” – to The Cove’s brand new, redesigned poolscape with two restaurants – …

BAHAMAS STRIPING MARKS 7TH YEAR WITH LAUNCH OF SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND SMALL BIZ INVESTMENT COMPANY

From a $5,000 government grant to a multimillion dollar, multilayered company, Bahamas Striping celebrated its seventh anniversary in grand style over the weekend launching not only a new scholarship program but also a million dollar investment fund for the next generation of Bahamian entrepreneurs. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, deputy prime …

BDB MICRO-LOAN AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE SEES FIRST SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT

Licensed farmer and owner of Premium Farm Bahamas Dave Munroe is the first successful applicant of a micro-loan facility offered by the Bahamas Development Bank (BDB). The fund, operated in conjunction with the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), allows Bahamian farmers access to $10,000 for farm upgrades and …

Steffon Grant’s Psychedelic Journey

Steffon Grant is a Bahamian contemporary artist who uses his art to reflect what he sees in society, and gets his creative juices flowing with a “baptism by paint”. Steffon was part of Atlantis’ new campaign that spotlights Bahamian talent and creativity.

Venture Fund set for $5 million injection.

The Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund has welcomed a ‘one time’ $5 million capital injection in addition to the annual $1 million subvention which its vice-chairman Edison Sumner said will go a long way to helping more local businesses seeking financing. The Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund is a venture capital firm …

Making the Internet work for you!

There’s absolutely no denying that Bahamians are really tapped in to the Internet and social media but have we really ‘tapped in’ to it’s immense potential; truly marketed ourselves and explored the endless opportunities to create and leverage our ideas? “There is a lot of potential in the Internet and …

Building A Bridge With Doongalik Studios

Pam Burnside and her late husband cultural icon Jackson Burnside had a mission to protect and encourage Bahamian culture. Mrs Burnside is a part of Atlantis’ new campaign which spotlights Bahamian talent and creativity.

Recently Added: