BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
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Barbados
Small Business
Association (BSBA)
is the island's nongovernmental, nonprofit representative
body for micro, small
and
medium
enterprises.
The
organisation was registered as company no. 3508,
and incorporated on March 31, 1982. The company
was re-established in 1993 following a dormant
period during the mid-1980s, and officially opened
its Secretariat in December 1995. The BSBA seeks
to expand business opportunities for its members,
provide education & development services and lobby
to ensure an enabling environment for the growth
and sustainability of the SME sector. The BSBA also
explores business financing possibilities for its
members. The board of directors is headed by the
president, Ms Lynette Holder.
The guiding principle of the BSBA lies in its core
philosophy, which holds that working together
provides the best opportunities for businesses to
grow. The organisation seeks to establish honest,
committed relationships in a spirit of aggressive
endeavour and mutual support, pooling its resources
- skills, time, and finances - to create a more
powerful financial future for the SME sector