The Barbados Stock Exchange has undergone a transformative shift over the last year, bolstering its support for Bajan companies entering the Innovation Growth and Main Markets. By serving as a beacon of inspiration for local enterprises, the success of Roberts Manufacturing’s public offer…

Event Overview & Outcomes The IGM200 “Investment Ready” Workshop, held on 3–4 December 2025, marked a critical progression from awareness to technical readiness within the programme’s structured engagement pathway. Building on the strong interest generated by the November seminar, the workshop was designed…

Event Overview & Outcomes The IGM200 National Sensitisation Seminar, “Do You Want Investment in Your Business?”, marked a pivotal milestone in the programme’s delivery, successfully translating national awareness into structured SME engagement. Held at the Hilton Barbados Resort on 4 November 2025, the…

The overarching objective of the IGM – SME Project, formally titled “Promoting Access to Equity Financing to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises through the Innovation and Growth Market of the Barbados Stock Exchange”, is to encourage and facilitate the listing of Barbadian SMEs on…

The Innovation Growth Market (aka the IGM200) At 2:00 p.m. on Day Two (4th December), the IGM200 room (at the Hilton Resort Barbados) shifted. The workshop moved from discussion to demonstration — from theory to reality — as three SMEs stepped forward for…