Jamaica Observer: Mogul in the Making - Mogul in the Making

Tuesday Night At The Pegasus

Thursday, May 03, 2012
Under new management, a new executive chef and a just-appointed general manager, the Jamaica Pegasus is a hotel in transition. The storied Knutsford Boulevard-located landmark, recently acquired by Ke ...more
Moguls with benefits

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
THOUGH the Jamaica Observer’s inaugural Mogul in the Making programme has ended, its impact and the opportunities created for its nominees continue. For nearly three months, 21 businesses that ...more
VIDEO: Mogul in the making Q&A

Sunday, April 01, 2012
A dozen of our Mogul in the Making nominees got to quiz our expert panel on Wednesday. This is an edited transcript of their questions and the answers they were given. Q 1: Aisha Morgan, Nettle and ...more
Doing something right

Sunday, April 01, 2012
Erica Wynter remains unfazed by the daunting statistics for start-up companies such as hers - that up to 50 per cent of them fail within the first five years. Minutes after collecting her Jamaica Ob ...more
Priceless package of knowledge and experience

Sunday, April 01, 2012
The Chinese have a proverb: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. The Jamaica Observer's Mogul in the Making follows the same philosophy. ...more
'No demand, no business'

Sunday, April 01, 2012
BUILDING the capacity of business owners is even more important than giving them a loan, said Patsy Latchman-Atterbury, vice-president of Scotiabank's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Unit. While ...more
'Boom times are more difficult'

Sunday, April 01, 2012
BUSINESS is about having the right idea, at the right time, said John Clare, director of Columbus Business Solutions (CBS). Addressing the issues facing small businesses, especially given the difficu ...more
The buzz at the reception

Sunday, April 01, 2012
THE Jamaica Observer's Mogul in the Making may not be a 'cure all' for the challenges faced by fledgling businesses in Jamaica. But the exposure has helped this year's 21 nominees, individuals who ha ...more
Watch these three moguls in the making

Thursday, March 29, 2012
A trio of start-up business were celebrated as the “Three to Watch” at the Jamaica Observer Mogul in the Making event at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston last night. The Reader&r ...more
Time to vote - Apply by e-mail for free tickets to our gala evening event

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
THE time has come for you the readers to vote for the Jamaica Observer Mogul in the Making 2012. And it's also time to put your name in to attend our free Mogul in the Making event at the Courtleigh ...more
Stacey Robinson didn’t ‘chicken out’ on her dreams

Sunday, March 04, 2012
WHILE some persons turn their backs on agriculture and get a 'typical 9 to 5', Stacey Robinson is doing just the opposite. Co-workers and friends alike tried to convince her not to leave a good job w ...more
Text to borrow

Wednesday, March 07, 2012
EXPERIENCE is said to teach wisdom, and Royan Campbell, owner of Sure Financial Services, certainly found this to be true. "I was out of work and decided to start up (my business) as I used to be emp ...more
Building an integrated industry

Wednesday, March 07, 2012
OPPORTUNITIES come out of every difficult time, said Clive Reid, owner of Synergy Brands Enterprises. Reid started his haulage and logistics company last September, despite the challenging business c ...more
Prepare to get it right

Sunday, February 26, 2012
Plan, prepare and organise if you want to take a risk and succeed, said Dean Salmon, owner of Di Foto Shoppe. Starting a business is hard everywhere, said Salmon, who operates Di Photo Shoppe with hi ...more
Mufetta Enterprises knows how to naturally clean your house

Friday, February 24, 2012
THE US is considered the land of opportunity by some, but for Mufetta Krueger, Jamaica is the place she wants to do business. Krueger returned last year and started her company, which produces natura ...more
Come on down to Miss T's Kitchen

Friday, February 24, 2012
MISS T's Kitchen started because she was "passionate" and a little "crazy", said Anna-Kay Tomlinson, its owner. Tomlinson opened the business in May 2009 despite the competitive nature of the food in ...more
Nettle and Moss: Bringing hair and skincare to another level

Sunday, February 19, 2012
Entrepreneurship is a risk but with adequate research and planning, it's easy to get others excited about your business, says Nettle and Moss founder Aisha Morgan. Nettle and Moss is a two-year old c ...more
The importance of languages in international business

Friday, February 17, 2012
REACHING out to other nations is important in this global environment, said Nadine Boothe-Gooden, managing director of International Business and Language Consulting. To assist in greeting our neighb ...more
Taking the stress out of weddings

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
PLANNING a wedding can be stressful, especially if you have no idea who to ask for help. It's that knowledge that drove Andrea Green to start With Ease Catalogue, an online events planning register. ...more
Erica Wynter: Helping small businesses deal with the paperwork

Sunday, February 12, 2012
WHILE many start-ups have problems registering and keeping their books up-to-date, one builds its business off those issues. C & E Innovational Services was founded in 2009 by Erica Wynter. The c ...more
Jamaicansmusic.com goes global

Friday, February 10, 2012
NOT many 23-year-olds have an office in Indonesia, despite having no local headquarters and doing much of their business at cafés. Even fewer can claim to be CEO of one of the 15 most popular ...more
MJ Body Concept Spa proved you have to keep trying

Wednesday, February 08, 2012
WITH just over two years in operation, MJ Body Concept Spa is committed to "making a beautiful difference" in the lives of its many clients, said Juliet Thompson, the business' managing director. Tho ...more
Shhh! This boutique's a secret

Sunday, February 05, 2012
Shhh Boutique boast that it is "where the best fashions are kept secret". But the store itself is also somewhat hidden, tucked away off Hope Road and its 24-hour traffic. "Prior to opening the store, ...more
Glad Helpers can find you the right helper for your home

Friday, February 03, 2012
'It's hard to find good help these days'. At least that's what Angelica Barrett thought when she started Glad Helpers, a cleaning service, last October. With a full-time job and a family to take care ...more
Do you want to cut your energy bills?

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
IT'S rare when a business, especially a start-up, has something good to say about JPS, but the nation's sole electricity distributor isn't always at fault, said Jason Robinson, CEO of Solar Buzz Jamai ...more
Food for thought

Sunday, January 29, 2012
SINCE it started in November, Food Xpress Catering has already outgrown its original operations in Spanish Town and will soon leave its current Kingston home for one that allows it to expand even more ...more
Taking Jamaicans to Hair Haven

Friday, January 27, 2012
With a doctorate in Marketing, a hair salon is the last place one would expect to find Veronica Reid, owner of Beautiful Earth Natural Hair Haven. "This is in my field of study, it's business. I don' ...more
Somewhere over the rainbow

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
HAVING had some success and seen one venture fail, Rajique Holmes said Ribbons and Bows, his gift basket company, is the start of a grand plan. A recent graduate of the University of the West Indies, ...more
Cash for a day or two

Sunday, January 22, 2012
Operating out of its owner's home, Henlon Brown Capital (HBC) started as a micro financing business in December 2010. "I'm coming from the financial industry where I used to work with credit unions. ...more
No Brand offers affordable cleaning agents to Jamaicans

Friday, January 20, 2012
With no distinguishing features or telltale signs of activity, the industrial complex that houses No Brand Chemicals, and several other businesses, could go easily unnoticed on along Marcus Garvey Dri ...more
A jewel of a dream

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The small, easily missed door on the Pulse Complex, New Kingston, which leads into Significant Details opens, not only to a small jewellery boutique but also to one young retailer's dream of entrepren ...more
Jamaica Observer launches start-up programme

Sunday, January 15, 2012
ENTREPRENEURS are like acorns; scatter them around your economy and watch them grow. Some will put forth shoots then quickly wither, others will struggle on, but never quite make it to maturity. A few ...more

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