Mind Your Business

Kelsea Williams was joined by David Thomas. David is the owner of Bermuda Bonfires, a great new Bermuda Business and past Rocket Pitch Winner! David talks all about Bermuda Bonfires, his experience thus far as an entrepreneur and competing in the 2019 Rocket Pitch Competition.

Kelsea Williams was joined by Thoshlae & Taylor Williams. Thoshlae & Taylor are the CEO's and Owners of Elevate Host Services, a full service, managed vacation rental business. They are also past Rocket Pitch Winners! Taylor & Thoshlae told us all about their business, their experience thus far as entrepreneurs and competing in the 2019 Rocket Pitch Competition.

Join Kelsea Williams & Colina Outerbridge for details on our Women's Entrepreneurship Day Conference - an event you don't want to miss!

Kelsea Williams filled in for Jamillah and was joined by Dustin Edelhertz, Business Strategist & Entrepreneur. They chatted about the exciting events that Driven Society & BEDC have planned for November's Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Kelsea Williams filled in for Jamillah and was joined by Jonathan Starling, BEDC's Economic & Cooperative Development Officer. They chatted about "Small Investments for a Big Payout," what is sure to be an informative and exciting seminar coming up on September 30th.

Dennis Carter, Junior MSME Officer & Donte Hunt, MSME Officer at BEDC joined Jamillah to talk about our course Think Like an Entrepreneur - an immersive course for those looking to validate their business ideas and get into the entrepreneurial mindset.

Education Director of the Fintech Business Unit, Gina Tucker joins us to talk about Youth Pitch! As one of our partners for this years' Youth Pitch Competition, we are excited about the new aspects and expertise Gina & her team bring to the table.

Jared Kleinert, Founder of Meeting of the Minds, joined Jamillah to discuss his Deep Dive event on September 26th & 27th. Learn more about the event: https://motm.co/bedc

Sari Smith, Owner of Simply Natural Bermuda & participant in the BEDC Summer Student Entrepreneurship Programme joined Jamillah to talk about her experience as a young budding entrepreneur.

The Summer Student Entrepreneurship Programme is running full speed ahead, and we have a host of great young entrepreneurs eager to launch their businesses. We were joined by, Skye Kermode, whose business SkyArt, is a catalyst for inspiring our innate creativity while being active in our own healing.

Jamillah chatted with City of Hamilton Marketing Coordinator, Sideya Dill. There are some exciting things happening in and around the City and we are excited to have them share the details with you.

Alexander MCD White, Bermuda's Privacy Commissioner joined Jamillah to give us the scoop on the privacy laws & requirements that now affect small businesses in Bermuda. Alexander will also be one of the hosts of our next webinar, Privacy Considerations for Businesses Post Covid-19 - A must for all small business owners!

Ahmani, from Ahmani's Cookie Company, joined Jamillah to chat about his continued success with his growing cookie empire!

BEDC will be hosting a virtual lunch and learn all about EEZ Concessions & New Startups Payroll Tax Relief. Donte Hunt, our MSME Officer joined Jamillah today to tell you all about it!

The Summer Student Entrepreneurship Programme is running full speed ahead, and we have a host of great young entrepreneurs eager to launch their businesses. We were joined, Sabriuna Wilkinson, whose business Nurture Laiche, seeks to provide lactation goods for moms!

Lorene Philips, founder of Clarendon Wallace, executive coach & etiquette trainer joined Jamillah to chat about how you can use business etiquette to turn a customer into an ongoing client!

Jonathan Starling, BEDC's Economic & Cooperative Development Officer, joined Jamillah to chat about #InternationalCooperativesDay!

Kamilah Cannonier, owner of Sweet Saak Bakery joined Jamillah. They discussed how Covid-19 has affected business and how pivoting to do business online has lead to continued success for Sweet Saak!

Jamillah was joined by Danielle Paynter, creator of The NAB App. Danielle shared her passion for #BuyingBermuda and how The NAB App can help you do that. She also has a great webinar that is all about getting e-commerce ready.

Ray Lambert joined us to discuss #MSMEDay and our Shop, Share, Support initiative where one lucky shopper and business will win $500 each! We are celebrating Bermuda's MSME's, tune in to see how you can get involved.

Jamillah was joined by Vicki Abraham & Laura Bell of Two Four One, an all-in-one branding agency with expertise in communication, branding, marketing, PR and design. They talked about the importance of marketing in a Covid-19 world and gearing up for the webinar, Get Social & Get Results.

On Today's show Jamillah will be sharing the details on BEDC's upcoming events! We have put together a course schedule including Lunch & Learns, Seminars, Webinars, and Multi-Week Courses. We have adapted to offer the same great educational tools virtually, and we are excited about all of the new possibilities.

Joyce Hayward joined Jamillah to chat about Business Management, Accounting and Managing your Finances during Covid-19. They gave tips and tools to help your business get through and resources to help you along the journey.

Kori Hypolite launched her business Equilateral Studio while working with BEDC as a part of our Enterprise Bermuda Incubator Programme. She is working through these challenging times by pivoting her business, getting creative and taking on more clients.

Rebecca Singleton, owner of TABS Bermuda and #ChooseBDA Representative joined Jamillah to talk business and how making the simple choice to Choose Bermuda can help small businesses and Bermuda's economy in a huge way.