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Launch of the Third Cycle of the Business Mentorship Programme

The objective of the BDC’s Business Mentorship Programme is to expose entrepreneurs to benefit from the experience of accomplished professionals through the process of mentoring to assist in building their capacity to effectively lead their businesses.

 

For Cycle 3, each entrepreneur was matched with a Mentor who in collaboration with the BDC assists the Mentee to

i.        Identify and prioritize their current business need(s),

ii.      Develop an action plan to successful address this/these need(s)

iii.    Monitor and evaluate the intervention(s), and

iv.    Measure its effectiveness

 

This approach will not only help entrepreneurs develop the necessary skills for effectively leading their businesses, but offers a more direct approach for problem assessment and successful intervention.

 

Mentor/Mentee pairings were done in October and the official launch was held on Wednesday November 18, 2009.

 

The period of the mentorship programme is nine (9) months.

 

In addition to one on one meetings between Mentees and Mentors, the BDC will be hosting several training seminars for the Mentees including Strategic Management, Finance, Marketing and HR.

 

The pairings of 9 Mentees with Mentors are as follows:

 

NO.

MENTEE

COMPANY

BUSINESS ACTIVITY

MENTOR

COMPANY

BUSINESS ACTIVITY

1

David Thomas & Rachel Renie

Market Movers

An online delivery service of fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood and dairy to private homes, offices & restaurants.

Ian Harris

StingrayConsultants.com

Business Development Consultancy

2

Geoffrey Ahye

International Digital Media Communications Trinidad & Tobago

An online solutions centre for the professional that delivers professional business/leisure/lifestyle resources and services.

Dolores Hendy

Business Consultant

Business Consulting

3

Mahendra Sookram

Project Management Technologist Ltd

Supplies material and labour for the construction industry and providing proper project management skills in order to achieve maximum benefit and maintain the project at the right quality, within budget and on time.

Wayne Homer

Business Improvement Support Services

Management Systems/Project Management/Maintenance & Reliability Systems

4

Sean Rogers

Genesis Innovative Solution Limited

Supplies telecommunications materials and equipment and deploys networks for governments and enterprise business, ICT training and consultancy.

Faheem Mohammed

Professional Alliance Network (Caribbean) Limited

Business Management

5

Khadine Hosein

Fresh Start Limited

Processing of fresh fruits into juices and concentrates in order for sale – wholesale and retail.

Randall Douglas

Ingenuity Business Development

Marketing & Product Development

6

Winston Johnson

Sarah’s Professional Pancase Center Ltd

Producing cases for the steelpan.

Marcus Simms

TASC Enterprises Limited

Finance & Marketing

7

Adrian Dick

Sameric Imports Limited

Retail of women’s footwear.

Ayanna Miguel-Rennie

CariQual Innovations

Business Development Consultancy

8

Ria Bassarath

Tricon

Manufacturers of PVC Pipe & Fittings

Michelle Low Chew Tung

Consultant

Marketing & Product Development

9

Quynton Gooding & Alicia Paynter-Allahar

Third Degree Limited

Audio Visual Production/Event & Project Management

Allan Clayton

AGC Enterprises Limited

Finance, Accounting & Business Advisory Services

 

 

 

 


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