mind . service of delivering local produce to entrepreneurial

One of the most hotly debated topics is whether entrepreneurs are born or made . Brian Clarke , cofounder of Fort Spring Farms , is arguably someone who has been gi�ed with an entrepreneurial mind . His entrepreneurial journey began when he was about twelve years old and preparing to start first form at Manchester High School .

It was the beginning of summer and all he had was $ 2,000 . He knew that he would need about $ 9,000 by the end of summer but only one ques�on was ringing in his mind , “ How would he turnover $ 2,000 to reach his $ 9,000 goal ?”. That ’ s when he no�ced a business opportunity within his family . His parents , sister and people in his community used phone cards a lot . Why not use that $ 2,000 to buy some phone cards at a wholesale price and sell them for profit ? He followed this path and ended up with $ 12,000 by the end of summer - $ 4,000 more than he had planned .

It is , therefore , not surprising that Brian and a team of six other likeminded businessmen partnered to launch the rebranded version of

Brian ’ s parents ’ beloved Fort Spring Farms in May 2018 . Fort Spring Farms delivers high quality local produce to customers in Mandeville , St . Andrew and Kingston . I caught up with Brian recently to learn more about the growth of his business and the secret to his success .

Farming has been my parents ’ bread and bu�er for as long as I can remember . While I was overseas for job-related training , I put pen to paper and came up with an idea to be�er market their produce to the modern client . This revamped approach had to focus on convenience and quality and meant that I had to find a strong team of partners who would make this vision a reality .

The truth is that there are other companies that offer the same