Nicholas Brathwaite - Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneu

WE MUST IMPROVE ENTREPRENEURIAL OUTCOMES

New Businesses Registered

NEW BUSINESSES MUST RESULT IN MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

700

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica St. Lucia

10.63K

Grenada

600

9.56K

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Cumulative Total

8.5K

500

7.5K

Each generation of new businesses must be more competitive

6.67K

400

5.75K

4.8K

300

3.76K

200

2.78K

Businesses must drive the evolution to a higher quality labor market

1.43K

100

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

10K+ COMPANIES REGISTERED BETWEEN 2007 AND 2016. IF 10% HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND EACH HIRED 25 PEOPLE, WE WOULD HAVE ADDED ≈ 25K NEW JOBS

1. World Bank - Jobs Dataset (2020) SOURCE(S):