Monique Powell, Founder and CEO of QuickCart, an e-commerce and logistics provider in Jamaica, shares, among other things: her entrepreneurial journey; how she navigated the e-commerce-related challenges that most start-ups and MSMEs in the Caribbean region face; plus what’s next for both QuickCart and for Monique.
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We are starting a deep dive into the Caribbean tech start-up and entrepreneurship ecosystem. With Selwyn Cambridge, the Founder and Executive Director of TEN Habitat in Barbados, and Anushka Varsha Sonai, the President of Creative Tech Hub Caribbean in Suriname, we discuss, among other things: the tech entrepreneurship landscape in their respective countries; the biggest challenge that tech entrepreneurs are experiencing; the posture of investors and the ease with which tech entrepreneurs can secure funding.
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In our April 2022 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Simone Pasmore and Robert Forrester, the panel discusses: The cost of web and app development, what should one expect; and Access, the Holy Grail of ICT Development in the Caribbean region.
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To commemorate our 200th episode, the tables are turned, and Ingrid Riley of SiliconCaribe interviews Michele Marius, Host and Producer of the ICT Pulse Podcast. They discuss, among other things: the beginnings of the ICT Pulse Podcast; Is there really a ‘Digital Caribbean’; and How can Caribbean governments better support tech entrepreneurship and innovation in the region.
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With Wendy Delmar, the Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), and in this the latest instalment in our series on fintech in the Caribbean region, we discuss: how the CAB and its members view fintech; why securing an online merchant account is still a challenge, especially for digital businesses; and why commercial banks are blocking their customers from purchasing crypto.
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