Program in St. Lucia
Wednesday March 11th 2020
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About The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN Global) The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates a platform of projects and
programs in 170 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start
and scale a business. By fostering deeper cross border collaboration and initiatives between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurial support organizations, GEN works to fuel healthier start and scale ecosystems that create more jobs, educate individuals, accelerate innovation and strengthen economic growth. GEN helps celebrate, understand, support and connect entrepreneurs and those who champion them. https://genglobal.org/content/programs
About Startup Huddle St. Lucia Startup Huddle St. Lucia is a free, monthly program designed to Educate, Engage and Connect Entrepreneurs. On the second Wednesday of every month, Entrepreneurs come together to pitch their startup, reveal challenges and crowdsource solutions. It is not a sales pitch, and it is not an investor pitch. When Entrepreneurs present, the goal is to have people understand what they do and some of the challenges and successes they have had in building their business. Blog site - https://startuphuddlestlucia.wordpress.com Email: startuphuddlestlucia@gmail.com
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About The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Program The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) builds linkages between young leaders across the hemisphere. YLAI addresses the opportunity gap for youth, especially women, by empowering business and social entrepreneurs with the training, tools, networks and resources they need to transform their societies and contribute more fully to economic development and prosperity, security, human rights and good governance in the hemisphere. Some of the Entrepreneurs who present at Startup Huddle St. Lucia may be eligible to participate in this program. See link below for eligibility requirements. https://ylai.state.gov/about-ylai
About SLUDTERA Host of the Startup Huddle St. Lucia Program - SLUDTERA is a social enterprise. A platform of programs and initiatives created by Michelle N. Samuel and the community to improve communities, provide people access to employment, and to help the environment through education, training, and entrepreneurship. SLUDTERA will accomplish this goal by working in collaboration with businesses,units of government, educational institutions, labor and community-based organizations. Blog site:https://sludtera.wordpress.com Website: https://sludtera.wixsite.com/sludtera
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March 11th 2020 Agenda 9:30 am to 9:40 am 5:00 5:10 5:15 5:21 5:41 5:50 5:56 6:16
pm to 5:10 am
Open Networking, refreshments
am to 5:15 pm
Introductions
pm to 5:21 pm
Michealla Charles-Noel –Founder of Moms Like Moms
pm to 5:41 pm
Q&A with the Expert panel and the audience
pm to 5:50 pm
Business Community Announcements
pm to 5:56 pm
Clint Walker & Nain Wells, Cvents
pm to 6:16 pm
Q&A with the Expert panel and the audience
pm to 6:26 pm
Closed Forum
6:26 pm to 6:30 pm
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Networking, media interviews, refreshments
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The Companies
Company: Moms Like Moms
Moms like Moms is a childcare centre and referral service with the aim of making families lives easier. We exist with the aim of helping working parents manage getting to work on time and getting children to school. Our services include the only 12 hour Kids Lounge located in the city of Castries to accommodate parents who need services such as; kids drop-off and pick-up services before and after school. We refer our trained and qualified childcare helpers for in-house childcare/nanny services. Moms like Moms offers to parents pre-screened helpers who have been evaluated and deemed competent.
Company: Cvents
Cvents is the recently launched Events Company, which aims to empower Event Organizers and Event goers. Cvents provides an online location for event organisers to post events of any kind and provide users with information such as location and time.
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The Expert Panel
Vernon Jean Vernon Jean, Managing Director of Easy Click Solutions, the parent company of Easy Click Books, Easy Click Market, and Easy Click Tickets - in the fields of education, events and sales. He is a qualified Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. However, the range of his experience has been in Customer Service, Sales & Marketing? In 2016 he successfully launched his first e-commerce website which has generated close to $1M in online sales. When asked, What do you hope to accomplish by being an expert panelist at Startup Huddle St. Lucia? Vernon's response was, "I hope to help guide young entrepreneurs."
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Open Opportunity - Become a Startup Huddle St. Lucia Ambassador! Are you interested in becoming a Startup Huddle St. Lucia Ambassador?
AMBASSADORS (NOT A MANAGING TEAM MEMBER POSITION) Startup Huddle St. Lucia Ambassadors are leaders of all ages. They are meta-connectors, community builders and entrepreneurial evangelists. They represent Startup Huddle St. Lucia within their communities, organizations, sectors, and industries. Note: This offer is available throughout the island of St. Lucia
Startup Huddle St. Lucia February 2020 Partners
Startup Huddle St. Lucia February 2020 Sponsors
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