This Month at BEDC / The Highlights |
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Business Valuation: Navigating COVID & Beyond |
Attendees joined Dr. Cadogan for an hour-long webinar to learn all about Monetizing and Managing Your Brand.
This session took a deep dive into the practical aspects of monetising and managing your brand towards global successes, including up to your exit strategy.
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How to Foster Work-Life Balance as an Entrepreneur |
As an entrepreneur, the lines between your personal and professional worlds can often be blurry, with what can seem like a 24/7 work schedule.
This webinar helped attendees to identify their work-life balance goals and prioritize their time, so that they are more productive and able to have time for the other things that are important in their lives.
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Past SSEP Students Share their Experience! |
Hear from Mya Furbert-Jacobs & Kion Knights from the 2020 SSEP on their entrepreneurial journey and how BEDC's Summer Student Entrepreneurship programme was able to help them along the way! Applications for the 2021 SSEP are now open! For more information, and to sign up click the button below; deadline is 5pm on July 2nd!
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BEDC Officially Welcomes the EBI 2021 Cohort! |
A New Set of Budding Entrepreneurs Gear Up For EBI 2021! Nine successful applicants have been chosen to the 4th cohort of the programme. They will spend a year at BEDC learning and developing their businesses for both the local and international market. BEDC would like to officially welcome them to the programme. |
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Introducing the EBI 2021 Participants: |
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Indira Swan
'The Cool Mom Club'
The Cool Mom Club is a clothing brand, mom blog and a playgroup.
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Keanne Bean
'Yummy Yard'
Yummy Yard is an edible landscape company.
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Gavin Carter
'Gavins Butter'
Gavin's butter is a business that sells flavored gourmet butter.
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Ras Selassie
'Natural Afrikan BDA'
Natural Afrikan BDA is a local manufacturing, packaging & distribution company using locally sourced, sustainable supply chains that will help decrease food waste and increase food security.
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Sionna Barton
Co-Owner 'J.A.G. Athletics'
J.A.G Athletics provides a series of programs that are designed to teach youth & adults of all ages the fundamentals of any or all of our combined athletic sports.
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Caitlyn Eve
Co-Owner 'J.A.G. Athletics'
J.A.G Athletics provides a series of programs that are designed to teach youth & adults of all ages the fundamentals of any or all of our combined athletic sports.
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Juanae Simmons
'iWashBDA'
iWashBDA is a laundry based business providing pickup, sorting, washing, drying, folding and ironing services.
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Rickai Edwards
'Cedar Beam Advancements'
Cedar Beam Advancements is a collection of Bermuda based websites that provides information that can be conveniently found online directly or from Google search results.
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Evan Heyliger
'Loquat Learning'
Loquat Learning provides supplemental education for students between 7 and 17 years old in a variety of subjects and life skills.
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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. |
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5 Trends In Digital Brand Management To Watch Out For In ...
Today, a brand's digital presence is just as important as its physical locations and traditional marketing-if not more so. Not surprisingly, this development has drastically changed how many businesses approach brand management. After all, the...
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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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In response to the new closures and restrictions, BEDC has modified the Covid-19 Emergency Grant Funding to assist all businesses who have been specifically and tangibly affected during March, April and May 2021. |
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This funding is to provide support to businesses to assist them with covering immediate necessary business expenses like payroll, rent and other mandatory costs associated with operating that have been impacted as a result of Covid-19. |
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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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Need Further Assistance? Interested in how BEDC can
help you in these challenging times? Want to apply for one
of our products?
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Upcoming Webinars & Events |
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Technology and Your Copyright Interests: Why It Matters |
Is big data intellectual property? Are artificial intelligence and machine learning creations protectable as copyright? What does international IP law say about the protection of software applications? What is the difference between a patentable software application and a copyrightable database?
This webinar looks at matters at the intersection of intellectual property protection, software applications and privacy law.
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How to Successfully Build
Your Virtual NetworkYour Brand
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Hosted by Lorene Phillips, Founder of Clarendon Wallace; with over 25-year track record of success as a business executive, Lorene engages her clients in practical real-world application that distinguishes her delivery from her peers. Lorene thrives in highly visible engagements working seamlessly with high performing individuals at the top and the foundational level.
She empowers leaders and entrepreneurs by guiding them through the steps needed to make an impact in their personal and professional lives.
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Unlocking the Door to Possibilities and Success |
Come and experience a unique and generative process that will ground, strengthen and bring clarity and flow to your life. The process will illuminate possibilities and give you the opportunity to explore your future, all in a safe and supportive environment.
When: Saturday, June 26th, 2021 / 1pm – 4pm
Where: Zoom
Workshop fee: $100
Maximum # Participants: 6
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2021 Summer Student Entrepreneurship Programme |
Calling all students! Want to start your own business this summer?
Apply to be a part of the 2021 SSEP! The Summer Student Entrepreneur Programme (SSEP) is an eight-week programme designed to develop young Bermudians into the Island’s next wave of entrepreneurs.
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Participants ages 16 - 25 will learn practical business skills like, earning revenue, creating a business plan, conducting SWOT analysis, and much more! They’ll even get paid for attending each meeting!
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Happening in the Community |
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Learn More About The
WeHealth Bermuda App
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To aid Bermuda in closely monitoring the local developments of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has launched WeHealth Bermuda, a new, free smartphone application that provides anonymous COVID-19 exposure notifications. It is one of the most sophisticated apps available anywhere in the world for helping to control the spread of COVID-19.
Download the WeHealth Bermuda app in either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
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Council Post: The New Role Of Leadership: Becoming A...
Greg Salsburg, the "Consigliere Consultant," is the CEO of STiR-communications , a global public relations & business consultancy firm. The Old-School Leader There has never been a more fruitful time in business history in which every sector is...
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3 Powerful Ways for Businesses to Beat the Pandemic
Get a glimpse of how to overcome the mental and physical fatigue that is standing between you and your full potential. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Adaptation is a survival strategy that nature has adopted...
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