Spotlight on Beyglz:
A Young Entrepreneur’s Initiative “Follow your plan and work with your strengths,” recommends the latest young entrepreneur to open up her dream restaurant in Scharloo… Beyglz. Candice van Delden, born and raised in Curaçao, shares with us her journey towards the successful launch of her bagel shop in December 2016 and her plans for the future. TEXT BY: KATY BRANUM
Her goal was to create a lunch space where, regardless of where you’re from in the world, you’d just naturally feel at home. With a passion and curiosity for food, in combination with her natural creative flair, from very early on, Candice became well known for her tasty dishes. Over time she developed a reputation for catering at parties, and it was this experi-
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ence that first sparked her idea for the Beyglz restaurant.
Know Your Talents, Know Your Market Candice knew that because she was a very independent person, and to some degree set in her ways, reporting to an employer would have been very challenging for her. This
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helped her to understand that she needed to follow her own path. After being unsuccessful in her search for an affordable location in Punda and Pietermaai, already very busy culinary destinations, someone suggested that she consider Scharloo as they were encouraging new businesses to open up in the area. She sent an email to the Director for Monumental Scharloo and he immediately replied, which impressed her. As soon as she saw the property she knew that this was it. Although it had been used as a warehouse, she could envision her restaurant, and knew this was the place for her. Many people were shocked when Candice chose Scharloo as a location, but she wanted to make an effort to bring people back into the
