PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center (SEDC) Foundation, endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT), is pleased to announce the completion of the first Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP), the first in a four-part series.
The four-week, two-class-per-week entrepreneurship training program is funded through the NRPB, which implements projects on behalf of the government of St Maarten under the Trust Fund.
The EDP kick started with 30 persons: ten (10) males and twenty (20) females. Of these, seventeen (17) are aspiring entrepreneurs, five (5) are engaged in business activities, and eight (8) have existing businesses.
The program successfully met the participants' expectations, who praised the material shared, the interactive setting of the sessions, and the coach’s enthusiasm and ability to simplify complex topics.
A special thanks to Dr. Ann Marlin-Evans, a business trainer and coach, who conduct the first four-week training. Dr. Marlin-Evans lived up to her reputation as an entrepreneurship trainer and coaching expert while creating a lively and interactive atmosphere.
Upon completing the EDP, the SEDC will continue providing guidance to encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to develop and launch their business ideas and enhance and professionalize the existing ones.
With the application deadline for loans and grants under NRPB’s Enterprise Support Project (ESP), which is part of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, financed by the Dutch Government and managed by the World Bank, closing in June 2025, the SEDC will offer services including providing the participants with full support in the application process.
The next EDP is slated for November with registration to begin in October 2024, via SEDC social media pages.
For more information, contact SEDC @ +1-721-542-8898 or +1-721-556-5653.
