The Class of 2010 at Harvard Business School is the class that launched a thousand tech startups – or so it seems to me, a member of that class. Birchbox, Plated, Baublebar, Blue Apron, and countless others you may or may not have heard of, all came from that class. We graduated at the tail […]
As a new leader of an organization I started by asking myself: what do I believe in? A long time ago, when I was a student of economics, I read a book called “The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth.” The big lesson I learnt is that to have a stable, thriving society, people need to […]
*Originally published on Virgin.com. It’s Been A Productive 12 Months For The Branson Centre Of Entrepreneurship Caribbean. Read About The Centre’s Highlight Moments, Their Inspiring New Entrepreneurs And What We Can Look Forward To Seeing From The Team In 2016. We pivoted our entrepreneur training model by launching a free, online training – allowing us to […]
*Originally published in the Branson Centre’s B:Inspired eZine Issue 10. Mervin Kerr, CEO of Island Integrators, was using three credit cards to fund his business’ growing operations – a personal credit card that attracted a 49% interest rate, a business card at 22% interest, and a credit card in an employee’s name, also at 49% […]
*Originally published in the Branson Centre’s B:Inspired eZine Issue 4. When you consider the phrase “environmental rehabilitation and restoration” or “social entrepreneur” you may automatically think of treehuggers, people who work for a cause and are not motivated by money. You would be wrong. Well, partially wrong. Restoring damaged sections of our ecological landscape is […]