"The Eight Key Ways to Grow your Online Business or Career"

Thursday 29th October 2009  12:30 PM

This is an open and NON-PROFIT event, to meet other people working in the e-commerce & internet field in The Bahamas and to build a sense of community in the industry. There will be NO sales pitches or contingencies on attending. Who Should Attend? • Internet Marketers • Web/Graphic • Designers/Programmers • Marketing Managers • Business Owners • Someone seeking to enter the e-commerce industry • People who are open, want to learn and have fun! What you will learn: • The EIGHT ways to create wealth and the success strategy that each one uses • How to discover which ONE suits your unique personality and strengths best • How you can apply these EIGHT wealth creation paths to marketing online Both Online & Offline Businesses in The Bahamas will benefit from this presentation. There is no follow up event; Bruce returns to Turks & Caicos the following day, so don't miss this "one time" talk from this inspiring presenter. Supported by BahamasLocal.com Registration: $10 3-Course Lunch: $20 per person (pay East Villa directly) Cash Bar. Valet Parking Available. Start Time: October 29th at 12:30pm Where: East Villa Restaurant, East Bay Street To register, email Damien Forsythe at: Damien@BahamasInternetAssociation.org Or call 242-434-6900

The 2009 Visionary Business Leaders & Entrepreneus Awards Conference

Wednesday 2nd December 2009  10:00 AM

Organized by Visionaire Marketing and Sponsored by The Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund and the Ministry of Finance Cost: $75.00 Includes Lunch Start Time: December 2nd at 10:00am Where: Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, Cable Beach RSVP by November 27th, 2009 at Visionaire Marketing Contact: 242-323-5908 Email: visionairemarketing@coralwave.com

Events by Alexandra

• Adelaide Road
• Nassau
• Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

Blue Caviar is Bahamaslocal.com Business of the week!

Blue Caviar caters for the busy professional, couple, mother and those that can’t or won’t cook. Our philosophy is to provide delicious, ready to eat dishes that satisfy all palettes. We are not a take-out restaurant or catering company. Our dishes are prepared to order and all you need to do is heat and eat. Using the freshest ingredients you can enjoy dinner for two or serve any dish as a course at a dinner party.

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Global-Cuisine Takeaway

• Bailou Hill Road Across from Stardust
• Nassau
• Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

Aligaitor's Catering Services

• Nassau
• Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

Red Beard's Pub

• Kings Road
• Freeport
• Grand Bahama, Bahamas

Blackbeard's Cay

• [ Location Closed Down - Permanently ]
• Blackbeard's Cay
• Nassau
• Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

Windrose Spa

• Compass Point Beach Resort
• Nassau
• Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

BFSB makes 'Landfall' in Hong Kong

With Hong Kong down, China and Singapore are up next on the Bahamas Financial Service Board's (BFSB) promotional mission to the Far East, with a prominent presenter from The Bahamas reporting from afar that "all went well".
John Lawrence, director of Windemere Yacht Services, one of the corporate sponsors for the event, sent the update to Guardian Business yesterday.  Under the "Bahamas Landfall:  Destination Hong Kong" banner, mission delegates hosted breakfast and lunch presentations in the city - one
of the world's leading financial centers.
The breakfast and lunch sessions were aimed at gathering key intermediaries and business leaders for an introduction to financial services in The Bahamas.
Lawrence, who moderated the lunch panel discussion, informed participants about the increasing economic ties between the countries.
"The Bahamas although relatively small in population and seemingly far away has a very significant role in global commerce and also has a significant part to play in the Asian market", Lawrence said.  "In particular, in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China."
Lawrence listed the $1 billion-plus investment in Freeport, Grand Bahama by Hutchison Whampoa Limited, giving it one of the deepest container ports in the region and --along with its proximity to the Panama Canal -- setting it up as a major transshipment hub.
The $2.6 billion investment by China Ex-Im Bank in the development of the  Baha Mar resort was also highlighted.
The quality of professionals in a financial jurisdiction has been an increasingly important factor for potential investors and clients.  Lawrence told participants that The Bahamas enjoyed a high caliber of financial professions.  To illustrate the point, he mentioned that of the 16,000 worldwide professional member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioner (STEP), The Bahamas had the seventh largest branch in the world.
Lawrence introduced some of the strengths of The Bahamas as a jurisdiction for financial services.
He contrasted the political independence of this jurisdiction to competitors including Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands, which are dependent territories of the United Kingdom.  As an independent, sovereign nation, The Bahamas enjoyed more flexibility to "pursue its commercial objectives with its international business partners", according to Lawrence.
The Common Law system used in The Bahamas, a long history of peaceful existence and a stable political environment, were also highlighted.
Scheduled for Oct 26 and 27, the BFSB heads next to Shanghai for the China Offshore Summit where it will be an exhibitor and host a dinner for invited guests.

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