The founder of a Bahamian-owned and operated food provider has been named as the 2020 winner of the Deltec Young Entrepreneurs Award.
Deltec Initiatives Foundation (DIF) unveiled Aquindo Colebrooke, the owner of Corn Diggity Dogs, after the first-ever virtual business pitch competition hosted by the Deltec Initiative for Young Entrepreneurs (DIYE) on November 27, 2020.
The judges included Deltec’s chairman, Jean Chalopin; Anthony Ferguson, CFAL s president and founder; Sebas Bastian, Island Luck s chief executive; and Rhonda McDeigan-Eldridge, founder and impactioneer, Harness All Possibilities.
The participating entrepreneurs were evaluated based on ten criteria, including vision; financial performance; sustainability; resourcefulness; innovation; branding; talent management; service excellence; societal impact and entrepreneurial journey.
(L-R) Eyewitness News Director Clint Watson, Island Luck Marketing Manager Michelle Fox, VMG and PSL General Manager Gershan Major, AIDS Foundation President Camille Lady Barnett and Freedom March host Rodney Moncur.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Christmas season just got a little brighter for the Bahamas AIDS Foundation with the donation of more than 100 food boxes through a partnership with the IL Cares Foundation, Verizon Media Group (VMG) and Paramount Systems Limited (PSL).
AIDS Foundation President Camille Lady Barnett said the donation will impact some 40 families, around 150 people, who depend on the organization’s daily feeding programs that have been challenged due to the COVID-19 pandemic.