Branson Centre Caribbean, the leading scaleup business accelerator in the region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauri-Ann Ainsworth as the organization’s new CEO. Current CEO Lisandra Rickards will officially pass the torch this coming January. “After seven amazing years at the Centre, and three as CEO, the time has come for me to …
If you ask Joelle Smith what she does for a living, she will tell you “I’m in the Business of Transformation”. For Joelle, her business If Walls Could Talk is about more than interior design – it’s about identifying potential, implementing a vision and transforming a mere dream into a beautiful reality. Her mission is to …
Tara Caroll is one of the entrepreneurs in the newly-launched Blue Economy component of Branson Centre’s accelerator programme. She is working to raise awareness about overfishing and ocean ecosystem health through her restaurant. We recently had a chat with Tara to get to know more about her business, and why she decided to join Branson Centre’s …
Liquid Light Digital is an award-winning production house with more than 350 productions to its credit. Film and computer programming have been dual passions of the company’s CEO Adrian Lopez since his childhood. Growing up, his idols were Bill Gates and Steve Jobs but he also loved the work of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Ridley …
Chocolate Dreams is the sweet creation of Michelle Smith. From its humble beginnings in Michelle’s small apartment in 2004, Chocolate Dreams has now grown to a factory in Kingston and a retail store at historic Devon House. The company serves individuals and corporate clients, including providing chocolates for turndown service at major hotels on Jamaica’s North Coast. We …
Branson Centre Caribbean has launched a specialized component of its programme to help entrepreneurs who are building sustainable businesses that promote Ocean health in the region. Recently, the centre welcomed 14 new businesses to its six-month accelerator programme, including four entrepreneurs working in the blue economy. The blue economy is defined as the sustainable use ...
Branson Centre Caribbean welcomed 14 new businesses to join its accelerator programme for the second half of the year. The 6-month programme gives entrepreneurs tools to scale their businesses and connects them to a pipeline to investment involving some of Jamaica’s major sources of venture capital. New this year is a specialized component of the …
The Branson Centre Caribbean is helping entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses by connecting them to experienced mentors. A good mentor can play a vital role in an entrepreneur’s success. The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship had a chance to share just how much of impact a mentor can make at a fireside chat event it hosted last month. Branson Centre …
The U.S. Embassy Kingston’s Public Affairs Section and Branson Centre Caribbean have inked an agreement to host specialized fireside chats throughout the year under the theme “Journeys to Scale”. The memorandum of understanding was signed at the Robeson American Center between Branson Centre’s CEO Lisandra Rickards and U.S. Embassy Kingston’s Counselor for Public Affairs, Jeremiah …
Digita Global Marketing Limited is a globally focused media and technologies company based in Kingston, Jamaica. Founded by Kemal Brown, Digita was established with the belief that it could produce groundbreaking work that simultaneously displays local talent and mastery of the digital space — putting the region on the map. We recently had a chat …