Monthly News & Updates
June 2021 Issue
Upcoming
Courses & Events
BEDC Loan Guarantee
Program & Process
Thursday, July 1st, 2021
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Virtual Lunch & Learn

From Farm to Fork: The Geographical Indications and Your Business
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Webinar - Learn More

How to Start a
Consultancy Business
Thursday, July 22nd, 2021
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Seminar - Learn More

Summer Student
Entrepreneurship Programme
July 12th - September 3rd
Application Deadline: Friday, July 2nd, 2021 - Apply Now
Bermuda Business Spotlight
This month we want to take a moment to highlight one of our 2021 Enterprise Bermuda Incubator (EBI) businesses: Sionna Barton & Caitlyn Eve, owners of J.A.G Athletics. J.A.G Athletics provides a series of programs that are designed to teach youth & adults of all ages the fundamentals of any or all of our combined athletic sports. They most recently launched their new Instagram page and are working hard to grow their business and clientele. Keep it up ladies!
Sionna Barton & Caitlyn Eve
This Month at BEDC / The Highlights
Technology and Your Copyright Interests: Why It Matters
Is big data intellectual property? What does international IP law say about the protection of software applications? What is the difference between a patentable software application and a copyrightable database?

This webinar looked at matters involving the intersection of intellectual property protection, software applications and privacy law.
Why You Don't Need Pay to Accept Online Payments
Hosted by Christopher Burns and Tricia Lines Hill of First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), attendees learned:

- What is a payment gateway?
- What is an online merchant account?
- How does FAC differ from PayPal and why is PayPal not the solution?
- and more!
Cyber Threat Awareness and Mitigation for Small Business
The evolving cyber-threat landscape is now impacting small and medium business on a large scale.

Attendees who joined this session were provided information that will promote cyber security resilience based on threat awareness and the measures that can be employed to deter those threats.
BEDC Funding Product & Process
Attendees joined, Donte Hunt, for a FREE 60-Minute Lunch & Learn Session, where they learned about BEDC’s funding products, the application processes, and details on how to access the product that is right for their business.

BEDC Invites the Public to Celebrate MSME Day!
BEDC invited residents to join them in celebrating the island’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises for International Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprise Day on Sunday, June 27th, 2021.The objective of the day is to recognise the importance of MSME’s in achieving sustainable development goals and in promoting innovation, creativity, and sustainable work for all.

Things You Should Know
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Entrepreneur Article
4 Ways to Make Sure Your Business Survives the Unexpected

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurs have a reputation for having a high- risk tolerance. Studies back up this stereotype, and I can too: Of all my clients, small- business owners are more daring when it...

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BEDC Product Brochure
BEDC offers a wide range of products to support Bermuda's entrepreneurs. Our products support the organisation’s key objective to assist the Government in encouraging economic growth for Bermuda’s local small and medium sized businesses.
COVID-19 Loan & Grant
This funding is to provide support to businesses to assist them with covering immediate necessary business expenses like payroll, rent and other mandatory costs associated with operating that have been impacted as a result of Covid-19.
BEDC Small Business Tool Box
The BEDC Small Business Tool Kit is a great source of information, applications, and resources needed throughout the entrepreneurial journey.
Upcoming Webinars & Events
BEDC Loan Guarantee Program & Process
Need collateral to get a bank loan to get your business started or to expand your existing business? Join us for a FREE 60-Minute Lunch & Learn Session that will walk you through understanding the BEDC Loan Guarantee Program. You will learn about the application process, what is required to get the security you need for a bank loan and how to get started.
From Farm to Fork: The Geographical Indications and Your Business
More than ever before, consumers have a heightened interest in how their food is produced and where it is from. In this Webinar we will discuss what are food geographical indications and how they can be used to differentiate food businesses from their competitors locally and internationally. Hosted by Dr. Marsha Simone Cadogan, Bsc. LLB. LLM. PhD (Intellectual Property)
2021 Summer Student Entrepreneurship Programme
The Summer Student Entrepreneur Programme (SSEP) is an eight-week programme designed to develop young Bermudians into the Island’s next wave of entrepreneurs. ⁠Participants ages 16 - 25 will learn practical business skills like, earning revenue, creating a business plan, conducting SWOT analysis, and much more!
DEADLINE July 2nd by 5pm
Tip & Support Articles
The Secret to Successful Leadership? Focusing on Others.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What makes a leader? In theory, they're all around us, from school and work to government and activism, with the standard definition being "a person or thing that leads." But some...

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Council Post: Five Business Lessons Learned During The...

As a Founder and the CEO of , my mission is to help companies create workspaces that elevate people. As the U.S. sees vaccination rates of more than 1 million people per day (at the time of this writing) and the world begins to heal, a question...

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