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Surprise angel investor ups ante at Access Accelerator pitch competition
An angel investor turned the Access Accelerator's most recent pitch competition on its head, when he pledged $20,000 to be split between the top four winners just as the finalists were about to be named. Henry Dean, described as a community leader, successful businessman, counselor and visionary in an Access Accelerator statement on the competition, said ...
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25K Awarded at Access Accelerator Pitch Competition
25K Awarded at Access Accelerator Pitch Competition
This summer, Access Accelerator was proud to launch its inaugural Summer Entrepreneurship Training & Mentorship programme. The 15-week series intends to help foster an environment of entrepreneurship and innovation by giving MSMEs access to training, networking, mentorship and funding opportunities.
IDB: Credit finance access, cost worsened drastically since 2014
Access to and the cost of finance for businesses in The Bahamas "worsened drastically since 2014", with the COVID-19 pandemic exasperating it, a new Inter-American Development Bank report has revealed. The Q2 Caribbean Economic Quarterly focused on the changes in firms' access to finance between 2014 and the end of 2020 - two benchmark years ...
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Glenroy Smith develops sea treasures with Access Accelerator grant
An island boy at heart, Glenroy Smith grew up exploring the shores of his native island of Exuma. It was his love for the ocean led him to seek employment at a water tour company - that is - until COVID-19 hit Bahamian shores. And the company that he worked for, shuttered during the lockdown. ...
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Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre Family Island Rollout Begins with Exuma
Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre Family Island Rollout Begins with Exuma
The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre has kicked off its Family Island rollout on Exuma, meeting with the Exuma Chamber of Commerce and holding a town hall meeting in Georgetown...
Access Accelerator exploring crowdfunding platform development
The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) is exploring the development of its very own crowdfunding platform, that has the potential to be a primary funding method for the business development agency, the Accelerator's Interim Executive Director Samantha Rolle said yesterday. Rolle, who made the remarks during an appearance on Morning Blend Business on Guardian Radio ...
BAMSI employees to access international training opportunities
The Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) has gone about the business of creating a disability-inclusive environment for its associates and students, BAMSI President Dr. Erecia Hepburn shared during a recent meeting with Erin Brown, an international disability inclusion consultant and founder of Erin Brown Connects. The two discussed the institute's disability and inclus...
BAMSI EMPLOYEES TO ACCESS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYEES of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) will now be able to access training offered by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency. The Agency provides free online courses in a number of areas including sustainable agriculture, food technology, climate change, the environment and also health related courses.
Potter's Cay vendors given access to repair supplies
Potter's Cay vendors given access to repair supplies
AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting yesterday said Potter's Cay Dock vendors affected by a fire last year were provided with letters to access supplies to rebuild their stalls.
Kiosk eases access to sex offender registry
Kiosk eases access to sex offender registry
A KIOSK has been unveiled as part of the process to digitise the Sexual Offenders Registry.