Young entrepreneurs in the Territory will acquire skills on utilising social media to improve their businesses from a three day workshop next week.

More than 50 businesses participated in the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association BUY BVI Trade Expo held at the Multipurpose Sports Complex on April 16 and 17.

The public is reminded that all premises not including hotels and clubs in which intoxicating liquor is sold, exposed or kept for sale by retail shall be closed on Good Friday, observed on Friday, March 25.

The Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs will be sponsoring five booths at the 2016 CCT Buy BVI Trade Expo.

The public is notified that the deadline for registration for the SMART Business Academy Development Training Series is Friday, March 11. 

Facilitator, Professor Devin Robinson presents to participants of the Smart Business Academy Entrepreneurship Training during a capacity building session last month.  

Trèfle Designs was overwhelmingly voted as The People’s Choice during the 2015 Business of the Year competition held on Monday, February 29.

Ms. Alexandra Durante of Pearls VI has been awarded the 2015 Business of the Year and Most Innovative Business of the Year.

Nine local entrepreneurs will compete for the title of the Virgin Islands’ first 2015 Business of the Year, Most Innovative Business of the Year and the People’s Choice Award next week.

The public is invited to witness the first Virgin Islands Business of the Year competition.