BEDC Monthly | Here's What's Happening at BEDC

Monthly news & updates

May 2020 Issue

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Courses & Events

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Wednesday, June 3rd

Webinar - Register Here

3pm - 4:30pm

Business Etiquette: Winning the Customer & Keeping the Customer

Wednesday, June 10th

Webinar

3pm - 4pm

Entrepreneurship 101

June 16th - August 4th

Weekly Sessions, Tuesdays

Multi-Week Course - Learn More

6pm - 8:30pm

Pivoting To Do Business Online

Wednesday, June 24th

Lunch & Learn

6pm - 8:30pm

Summer Student Entrepreneurship Programme

July 6th - August 28th

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Leveraging the Gig Economy

Wednesday, July 8th

Seminar

5:30pm - 8pm

Financial Statements, Planning & Costing Using Quickbooks

July 22nd - September 9th

Weekly Sessions, Wednesdays

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Bermuda Business Spotlight

Meet Marcelle Lawrence, owner of Eco Island Travel! Marcelle joined the Enterprise Bermuda Incubator Programme to further develop her business and bring it to the global market. Eco Island Travel aims to provide a platform to inspire, empower, and engage travellers and travel providers in practices that support sustainable travel goals. Marcelle has had to pivot her business because of Covid-19, but has done so gracefully and is currently working on developing new marketing strategies. Keep it up Marcelle!

Eco Island Travel: Sustainable Travel Bermuda

We have built a unique tour booking platform that exclusively promotes sustainable tour operators and...

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This Month at BEDC / The Highlights

Covid-19 Business Sustainability & Continuity Funding Programme

This Business Sustainability & Continuity Funding Programme is one of BEDC’s key business financing tools created in response to the significant impact of Covid-19 on Bermuda’s local small and medium-sized businesses. The Bermuda Government, BEDC’s Board of Directors, and BEDC recognize the economic impact Covid-19 has had with local businesses, and in response, has developed this additional funding programme.

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MIND YOUR BUSINESS!

BEDC Radio Talk Show

New Time, New Day,

Same Great Show.

Our Mind Your Business Radio Show is coming back, revamped and better than ever.

Tune in to Ocean 89,

Every Thursday at 4pm!

MYB will now air weekly allowing us to share more information, more frequently and introduce you to more entrepreneurs.

Lunch & Learn Webinar:

Covid-19 Funding Programme

BEDC's Erica Smith & Ray Jones led a virtual lunch and learn to help business owners better understand the BEDC Covid-19 Funding Programme. This webinar outlines the scope and process of the funding programme comprised of BEDC direct micro loans and relief grants as well as BEDC guaranteed bank loans and overdrafts. You will learn how and where to apply, what is required and what to expect throughout the process.

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Things You

Should Know

BEDC Covid-19 Business Support Page

We encourage you to browse the BEDC Covid-19 Business Support Page on BEDC's website. Here you will find documents, applications, articles & resources that may assist you at this challenging time.

VISIT PAGE

Entrepreneur Article

The 3 Most Dangerous Words In Entrepreneurship:

Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! "This is impossible." We've all said those words recently. I sure have - about managing my increasingly needy children, or fitting deep work into fragmented days, or just finding a moment of peace...

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COVID-19 SME Aid: Applications & Forms

All documents that are required to complete your application for the Covid-19 Micro-Loan & Grant, Loan Guarantee and Overdraft Guarantee Programme can be found on the BEDC Covid-19 Business Support Page.

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BEDC Product Brochure

BEDC offers a wide range of products to support Bermuda's entrepreneurs. Our products support the organisation’s key objective to assist the Government in encouraging economic growth for Bermuda’s local small and medium sized businesses.

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BEDC Small Business Tool Box

The BEDC Small Business Tool Kit is a great source of information, applications, and resources needed throughout the entrepreneurial journey.

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Upcoming Webinars & Virtual Events

Money Talk with Dreyah

Join Ondreyah Rochester for Money Talk - live one on one chats with local small business owners as they share their experiences running a business during Covid-19.

Live shows take place on Instagram every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:00pm.

To Join: Follow @MoneyTalkBDA on Instagram

If you are interested in being on the show, please email [email protected]

Winning Wednesdays: Weekly Virtual

Small Business Roundtable

Join Joyce Hayward of Fusion 4 Business via zoom every Wednesday for Small Business Roundtable. We all can help one another and may have questions as we navigate this time in working through how our businesses continue during and after the Shelter in Place due to the world wide COVID - 19 Pandemic.

To Join: Please email [email protected]

Covid-19 Tips & Support Articles

Deloitte Bermuda Financial Helpline | Deloitte Bermuda | FA

Whether you are experiencing issues or uncertainty around personal or company finances, or would just like to talk through your current options - please feel free to get in touch with us.

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9 Entrepreneurs Who Have Rapidly Transformed Their...

5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When there's an economic shock, businesses need to reset and reinvent. Resetting is about cutting back to the core of the business that remains strong, which is often the...

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8 Ways the Crisis Will Forever Change the Future Workforce

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This year's public health crisis has reoriented our relationships with each other, the media, technology and the work we do. Humanity has never experienced such a swift and universal...

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Five expert tips for running effective virtual meetings...

Meetings are ubiquitous across companies of all shapes and sizes, and it takes a conscious effort to ensure they're actionable and productive, rather than a laundry list of status updates. As teams around the world have transitioned to fully...

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3 Major Opportunities That Will Come From This Pandemic

Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! What good can come from all this bad? There's reason to be optimistic. Throughout history, terrible events have led to great transformations. The bubonic plague of the 1300s led to the modern...

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