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Top 30 Millennial Bajan Entrepreneurs Under 30
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MONUMENTAL
WATCHES
media, which aids them to reach their target market easier
and instantly. I also think that Millennials have something to
prove, so we work harder and are intrigued by the word “hus-
tle”.
5) Sprite,Vanilla, Hunter, Pudding & Souse, Instagram.
6) One thing business has taught me so far is that they
are persons who seem willing to help you grow but have un-
derlying motives. It is hard to realise what the real motives
are especially if you would not do such yourself so you must
be careful.
Darnel Greenidge
1) My name is Darnel Greenidge, I am 25 years old. I am
the owner of Monumental Watches. We are the First Barba-
dian Luxury Watch Company. We offer luxury watches at an
affordable price. We are trying to become the biggest apparel
company in the country and become a big player in the Car-
ibbean.
2) Monumental Watches was created in my grandmoth-
er’s honor. We lived together up
until her passing in 2016. She took ill with cancer while I
was studying for CPA exam.
So I was juggling taking care of her and studying. She
was begging me to focus on her studies and I ignored her
because she was more important to me at the time. I subse-
quently failed the exam and she passed away shortly after.
The next year I retook the exam and I passed so I decided to
celebrate. I went out to purchase a watch so it can remind me
of the relationship we had but none was in my price range so
then I asked my girlfriend if I can create my own.
3) Some things that I have realised is that exporting and
shipping internationally is more difficult than I initially though.
Also, online stores solutions are very limited and those that
are available.
4) Millennials have more access to the internet and social
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