Archive for author: The Nassau Guardian

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Agriculture, SBDC announce $1 mil. grant program

1234 Nassau, The Bahamas – September 21st, 2022 By Chester Robards As the Access Accelerator/Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) marked its fourth anniversary yesterday, it did so by forming a partnership with...

Bain: Small business plans are being impacted by quickly rising costs

1234 Nassau, The Bahamas -Price volatility is making business planning that more difficult for clients of the Access Accelerator Small Business Centre, its Executive Director Davinia Bain told Guardian Business recently,...

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New SBDC board revealed at Ministry of Finance

1234 Nassau,The Bahamas – The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) new board will continue to ensure that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) continue to have what they need t...

Local business to begin manufacturing paper straws

1234 A new Bahamian business will answer the call for environmentally friendly paper straws, after an almost $200,000 capital injection from the Bahamas Development Bank through the Access Accelerator Small/Business Deve...

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Tech entrepreneur secures funding through SBDC

1234 Accessing capital was next to impossible in the past for entrepreneur James Woodside, who recently received $112,500 in investment loans from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) thanks to the assistance of the Access Acc...

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RBC funds six entrepreneurs so far via SBDC partnership

1234 RBC Royal Bank (RBC) has already funded six clients through its partnership with the Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), according to an RBC press statement. RBC recently hosted a “Pitch Ni...

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SBDC graduates 18 from Over-The-Hill program

1234 The Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) held its first graduation for the program’s Over-The-Hill component. At the ceremony, 18 graduates received certificates of completion and grant check...

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SBDC reaches $1 million in disbursements to small businesses

1234 The Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) has facilitated the disbursement of over $1 million to Bahamian micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and is on target to provide an addit...

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SBDC: 13 entrepreneurs funded, 752 clients advised so far

1234 The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC)/Access Accelerator has put $786,000 into the hands of 13 entrepreneurs and has advised 752 clients across The Bahamas. According to an SBDC press release, entrepreneur Do...

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PM opens branch of SBDC

1234 The government on Wednesday opened a branch office of the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) at the Edmund Moxey Youth and Community Center for residents of Over-the-Hill. The purpose of the branch is to promo...