entrepreneurial
service
of delivering
mind.
local produce to
Brian Clarke
How $2,000
Revealed an
Entrepreneur
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 like-
minded businessmen partnered to
launch the rebranded version of
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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.
Brian Clarke, cofounder
of Fort Spring Farms, is
arguably someone who
has been gifted with an
If you were to describe
your business in one
word, what would that
word be? Why?
Convenient because we deliver the
best quality produce. This tends to
dis�nguish
us
from
our
compe�tors.
How do you handle the
competition in the
marketplace?
The truth is that there are other
companies that offer the same
Why Fort Spring Farms?
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.
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