BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
Q&A with The Good Life Team:
Q: How do you drive customers to your business?
A: Word of mouth has been our primary form of
advertising. We also make extensive use of social
media such as Facebook. We receive a number of
international visitors through Trip Advisor as well
as the 'happy cow' vegetarian website. Currently
we are also in the “Barbados in a nut shell”
publication and “Barbados like a local app”.
Q: What are some of the challenges you face now?
A: Organizational and time management. There’s
always so much to do that there never appears to
be enough time in the day to get it all done.
Outside of that is patience, recognizing where we
are currently while having the knowledge that we
will continue to grow as long as we hold firm to
our principles and perfect our core competencies.
DEC 2014
lime; Saturday are Bajan Rum Shop days with a
focus on traditional Barbadian foods and drinks
and Sundays are Sweets and Treats.
Barbados is a fantastic place to live and work.
Consistent and reliable utilities, highly trained and
trainable staff, a wide range of food and food
products available, sun, sea and sand. Given all of
the above it is sometimes surprising that there isn't
more investment or support in the development of
sustainability industries, ecological industries, arts,
and/or innovative industries. As such, I am
hopeful that the movement towards a green
economy will involve their active engagement and
thus their growth.
Q: What makes your business competitive in the
local market, i.e. what does your business offer
that is special/different?
A: No one else is doing what we are doing. Our
foundation lies in the fact that we are a partnership
of a sustainability professional and a holistic
medicine practitioner. In general there is a dearth
of locations in Barbados that specialise in
vegetarian and/or vegan cuisine. Additionally it is
difficult to find locations that actively seek to
implement ecological practices in the organization
from the types of cutlery used to the compostable
cups, energy reduction lighting and so on. Add to
that a focus on the use of high quality gourmet
products, authentic Italian espresso, etc. in an easy
going unpretentious environment H[H