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Some of the best leaders and most iconic figureheads in the world have been successful because of their ability to motivate and inspire others to action behind a common goal or vision.

Barbadian entrepreneurs and business leaders need to be more charismatic if they are to be successful in this new work environment. This coming from Peter Downes, Chief Executive Officer of Profiles Caribbean Inc the leading company for human resource solutions in Barbados. Downes was speaking following the launch of the country’s first workshop on Leadership Charisma at the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s monthly luncheon at the Hilton.

IDB Staff as they worked the production line to serve the less fortunate at the Salvation Army on Sunday.

Bridgetown/November 7, 2012/

The Inter-American Development Bank resently served up some goodwill to the poor at the Salvation Army Community Feeding Centre.

Wednesday October 3, 2012

Foromic closes with call to develop innovative and flexible financial products for SMEs

St. Michael, Barbados – Latin America and the Caribbean need to develop increasingly flexible and innovative financial products and services for the region’s burgeoning small and medium enterprise sector, according to discussions held during the 15th Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise (Foromic 2012).

The Federation of Caribbean Association of Architects has its first female President. Sue Courtenay of Belize was elected to this post this weekend at the 8^th Biennale and Congress held at the Hilton Hotel.

“We are very pleased that key players in the local market has seen it fit to come on board to support the conference as it will certainly be a landmark occasion for us providing valuable reinforcement of what we do on a daily basis,” he said.

The Barbados Institute of Architects (BIA) has sealed the deal with Aqualoc Corporation, which specializes in the distribution, installation and manufacturing of world class water proofing products.

The 14-year-old company is now a Gold Sponsor of the Federation of Caribbean Association of Architects (FCAA) 8th Biennale and Congress which is being held at the Hilton Barbados, September 27-29, 2012.

Kingston, Jamaica, September 3, 2012 - Citi Foundation, the Caribbean Microfinance Alliance, and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) are pleased to announce the winners for the 1^st annual Citi Micro-entrepreneurship Awards for the Caribbean. The Awards recognize a microfinance institution and a micro-entrepreneur that have each demonstrated remarkable success in the English-speaking Caribbean. Five finalists were chosen for each award and a jury of six experts on microfinance and micro-entrepreneurship in the region has selected the winners.

The company will be a major sponsor of the premier regional conference for architects from 30 countries, the Federation of Caribbean Associations of Architects (FCAA) 8^th Biennale, to be held from September 27-29 at the Hilton Hotel.

The Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s monthly luncheon, scheduled for the Hilton Hotel on Wednesday July 25 is one in a series of events leading up to the premier event for micro enterprise development, FOROMIC XV.