Event will be virtual and free on November 18th
Caribbean – Microsoft, the leading technology company, and Silicon Caribe will produce “Good2Grow” a virtual event to help Caribbean Entrepreneurs with early-stage startups, small and medium-sized digital businesses to understand and embrace the current trends to drive growth.
Led by Yamile Bustamente, country representative for Microsoft Jamaica and Ingrid Riley, founder of SiliconCaribe, the event will help entrepreneurs gain clarity and focus on the key stages of growing and scaling a digital business. Also, it aims to provide access and guidance about the processes, platforms and tools needed to grow in the cloud and expand globally successfully.
“Through this initiative we seek to provide visibility on the capabilities and knowledge the Caribbean startups need to accelerate their growth, escalate their operations and reach a wider audience internationally.” highlighted Yamilé Bustamante from Microsoft.
“Business growth is now determined by how your company delivers new digital products, services, and experiences faster than your competitors. To be competitive…Caribbean startups and SMBs must invest smartly in the knowledge and technology that sets them apart. This event gives startups and SME’s prime access to expert knowledge and tool kit. We’re happy to be partnering with Microsoft on this.” Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe, the event organizer.
Among the main topics, the event will cover:
- The Mindset: How to Know If You Are A Growth Minded Entrepreneur & Executive.
- The Key Stages of Growing A Digital Business-How To Know When You Are Ready
- Defining Your Company’s Scaling Mission
- Overcoming the Constraints to Scale
- The Microsoft processes, platforms and tools for growth online and globally successfully
- Real stories of Caribbean entrepreneurs
Access and registration
The event will have free access and take place on November 18th from 1 pm to 4 pm on the Hopin platform. For information and registration, visit: https://bit.ly/3vCy0XF
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) is enabling the digital transformation for the era of the intelligent cloud and the intelligent environment. Its mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.
About Silicon Caribe
SiliconCaribe is an award-winning digital media company that provides Caribbean Startup and Technology News, Insights & Business Intelligence to entrepreneurs, executives, creatives and investors. Its mission is to amplify the people, ideas and business driving the rise of the Caribbean Digital Economy and to educate and inspire the next generation of Caribbean entrepreneurs and innovators.
