Scotiabank Vision Achiever, Lascelles Smith, CEO of Las Bee Producers Limited interacts with Audrey Tugwell Henry, now President and CEO of Scotiabank during the closing ceremony for the prominent SME development programme in 2019.
Small and medium sized businesses looking to take their operations to the next level and grow revenues are being invited to submit applications for participation in the Scotiabank Vision Achiever 2021 series - a 17-week business coaching programme, led by Action Coach Marcia Woon Choy.
Over the past nine years, more than 250 SMEs have realised significant improvements in their overall operations and earnings since completing the programme. Courses for this year will include sales, systemising business processes, marketing, and understanding business financials. Participants in the Scotiabank Vision Achiever also benefit from one-on-one business consultations.
Shanan Smart, general manager of iCreate Institute.
Less than three months after launching a partnership with Code Fellows to offer training in coding/tech and data security as part of its new training division, iCreate Institute has graduated its first batch of coding students.
The cohort was comprised of a group of 20 professionals from companies such as NCB and The ATL Group.
“In keeping with playing our role in preparing Jamaica for the 4th Industrial Revolution, we thought it extremely important to upskill professionals in coding/tech. The success of economic development is heavily reliant on creativity and ingenuity and we must make every effort to hone our skills, said Shanan Smart, general manager of iCreate Institute.
MSOE students build free desks for those in need: Feels great
MSOE students build free desks for those in need
The drive is a huge help academically and economically; each desk comes with a refurbished desktop computer from Digital Bridge.
MILWAUKEE - With so many families and students working and learning from home, a group of 50 college students came together to make an impact on Milwaukee Public Schools and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee.
Routing, sanding and cutting, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) students show their brains and brawn.
Volunteers are working together with the university s Create Institute to design and build desks for families in need.