Refusing to stoop to the low-level of some of his opponents on the campaign trail, Barbados Labour Party (BLP) St Philip South candidate Indar Weir is extremely proud of what he has achieved for his constituents in three and a half short years.
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Close to 400 businesses associated with the Barbados Trust Fund Limited programme had their loans restructured. Business development manager, Kirk Dottin, said that was necessary as the COVID-19 pandemic affected some of the entrepreneurs’ abilities to repay and led to the closure of some businesses. “Through the proactive nature of the agency, we did a survey and tried to contact every client after the situation. Some businesses closed, and we …
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Several non-bank lending agencies have thrown out at least $1 million in lifeline financing to rescue micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from the economic stranglehold of the pandemic and continue to help them to get restarted after national lockdown.
At a recent webinar on Financing Start-ups And Business Ideas, the Financial Literacy Bureau said many small businesses were helped to stay afloat as it made a case for start-ups getting more than funding in a full package of support that also provided developmental training for entrepreneurs, and in times of uncertainty such as the COVID-19 pandemic, refinancing options and suspension of loan repayments.
Naturinda’s blends boast medicinal value
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by Coretta Joe
When Nichole Murray-Broome fell ill between 2012 and 2013 and was seeking the advice of numerous doctors, a career change was sparked. Her illness made her reconsider what she was consuming and led her on a path of discovery where she embarked on a mission to improve her own life and the lives of others. Thus, the wellness business specialising in natural and healing teas, Naturinda’s, was born.
Murray-Broome explained that being exposed to illness and death in her family left her feeling like something was missing, with her mother succumbing to breast cancer and having to take care of her diabetic grandmother and father. In fact, one of her tea brands, Bishop’s Chattel House, is named after her grandmother who was a “tea baby” and passed away last year from the chronic non-communicable disease.