Caribbean Power Lunch

Who is Toni Thorne? Entrepreneur who started her first business at age 7. Self-starter: “If I say I’m going to do something, I find a way I get it done.” “The hardest thing is to start.” Pursue what you are interested in and what will energize you: “You have to be very clear in what you want from life.” Motto: “Be true to yourself.” – you are your own biggest obstacle. Experience of Business Pursue Your Interests: Know Your Business Inside Out Believe in Yourself Align Your Interests Finding a Mentor Understand and Embrace Failure Favourite Failure Story. Black Entrepreneurship There is a mindset issue which is keeping Caribbean businesses, particularly Black businesses, from growing as they should: “People would rather own 0% of nothing than 5% of something.” – instead of collaborating and supporting one another, they would rather compete. The Black experience in Barbados, a predominantly Black country, is one in which Black people are treated as minorities and racism is an endemic issue Upper financial cl