Managing finances is CRUCIAL to the success of your business BUT it can be a challenge for small and medium-sized businesses. How do you manage and monitor your business finances to ensure that they remain in good shape?

GUEST: Errol Barnaby, General Manager, EXIM Bank Finance Department

Scotiabank is closing two branches and converting six others to digital-only.  How will you be affected? We’ll find out from President and CEO of Scotia Group Jamaica, David Noel.

And THE ANALYSTS weigh in on the latest market developments… Food Distributor, Everything Fresh, has gotten the go ahead from the Central Bank of Bahamas to acquire a 60% stake in a company it took a bet on in 2019. Caribbean Cement Company results are out, and it’s not what you might expect. The Analysts give their take on the US election - Trump or Biden?

The combined index of the Jamaica stock exchange advanced by more than  2,700 points last week. Huh? What are points and what does it mean when a stock advances or declines by X amount of points?

On the Jamaica Stock Exchange, the term "points" is used as a measurement of the performance of a particular index over a given period.

Now that you have a new website, how do you actually get people to find it?  How do you get ranked in the top search results on Google?  Three letters - SEO - Search Engine Optimization!  CEO of Point Global Marketing, Javette Nixon, shares his winning strategies.

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The Port Royal development brings tremendous opportunities that extend far beyond the old pirate city. Imagine what it will do to property values in Port Royal, jobs for people in the entertainment industry, and new businesses as more attractions open in the Kingston Metropolitan Area

Speculation abounds over when the next election will be called.  Prime Minister Andrew Holness has practically indicated it won't be before the new budget, but how long after the budget will it be?

Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Marlene Street Forrest, says so far, twenty companies have signaled their intention to list on the JSE in 2020.  Is the JSE prepared to manage this level of activity?  

And THE ANALYSTS, Neville Graham and Gillian Jackson, weigh in on the latest market and economic developments. Jamaica's unemployment rate hits a record low. What does this mean for business?

Investing is a very personal decision. Your stock picks should be based on your own goals and risk tolerance, which may be very different from mine.

Even though Jamaica's economic growth hasn't hit the desired 5% in 4 years target, the last quarter's numbers still represents 19 consecutive quarters of growth - the longest ever in Jamaica's history!

Creative training company, iCreate, has shown typical startup struggles towards profitability in its first year as a listed company, but founder and CEO, Tyrone Wilson, is confident they will turn things around in the medium to long term, as enrollment picks up.  And The Analysts weight in on Jamaica's real estate industry, First Rock's IPO, and more!