BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
NOV 2014
Shop/Bar Owners
Barbadian Entrepreneurs
T
he Rum Shop is a unique and very old
Barbadian institution, much like the church. It is
said that for every house of worship in Barbados you
will find a rum shop within a “stone’s throw”; this is
an interesting part of Bajan history and culture that has
survived
over
300
years.
How would you like to be a part of this historical
journey? We would like to invite you to visit the
following link to see The Strictly Bajan Rum Shop
Tour Promo Video - Promoting Bajan Rum Shops
Our shops have been closing at an alarming rate.
B.A.R.S. is a project organized to tackle the problem
head-on. The B.A.R.S. campaign continues the
battle and we will need your continued support in
2013. We are working to provide assistance, with
better product pricing, promotions/ marketing and
working on affiliate programs to help with savings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=VdskZ2cFWF4&feature=youtu.be
So if you are a Corner Shop, Variety, Hide-Away,
Snackette or Restaurant & Bar who is finding it hard
to keep your head above water and would like to take
part in this exciting new project then Contact BARS
at: (http://www.facebook.com/notes/bajan-rumshops/
bars-project/572847656067394)
We encourage Shop/Bar owners (Barbadian
Entrepreneurs) to join us, to work with us, supporting
each other as we strive for the same objective - making
a success of our businesses.
Join us as we seek to network with each other and
form true long-term working relationships. Get
involved in our drive to Save Our Shops and change
the way things work in your industry!
We all should realize and take advantage of the
strength in numbers: working together we can
accomplish so much more. Together we can
create growth and development needed by
the Rum Shops/Bars.
We are striving for unity. With it, we can
charter a better course for the industry. With
so many Shops/Bar all across this island we
stand as the largest daily cash buying
industry in Barbados. The more support
given, the more exposure you can generate,
increasing patrons to your doors and then
you become profitable.
There are many Rum Shop Businesses that
are trying to stay afloat in the midst of a
tough economic crisis. Shops are suffering
a great deal in fighting high rent increases,
higher utility bills, raised licence fees and
lower profit margins. There are very few
small village shops left, and the
neighbouring communities/villages suffer as
the short walk to the corner shop to buy or
trust can no longer be a reality.
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