In this era of globalization, it is critical that countries and the businesses that sustain them continuously measure their performance on a global level in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Today more than ever, due to advances in technology and communication, companies and economies now have the capacity to expand their market base across […]
Building on a strong island legacy, the Curaloe plantation is distinctive in that it operates in the challenging agricultural sector of Curaçao. Despite the harshness of the Curaçaoan environment, Curaloe is on a growth trajectory to become one of the global leaders in the field of health and beauty products. TEXT KATY BRANUM A Soldier’s […]
Living the mantra, that you need to sow your seeds before the rain, the Goisco management team just completed the latest expansion to their mega club site. Today’s store is built on the original location that once grew the fruit and vegetables that earlier generations of the family sold in their first roadside stall. It […]
Jeanette Bonet kan worden beschouwd als een voorvechter voor vrouwen in de hospitality sector, omdat zij als vrouw in die branche veel ‘eerste keren’ realiseerde. In 2005 werd mevrouw Bonet de eerste vrouwelijke general manager van een hotel op Curaçao en verkreeg tegelijkertijd de functie van eerste vrouwelijke general manager van een internationale hotelketen, het […]
The inner city of Punda, with its 200-year-old buildings, is in need of re-urbanization and some serious image improvement. If this can be done in most European, Central and South American cities, why not revitalize the re-urbanization possibilities of the four sections of which Willemstad consists, Punda, Otrobanda, Scharloo and Pietermaai, with Pietermaai as the […]
From September 12th through 15th, 2013, a group of high level entrepreneurs and officials of various municipalities from Brazil visited Curaçao to attend the Latin American Marketing Personality Awards of 2013 (LAMPA 2013). Curaçao was selected by the Global Council of Sales & Marketing (GCSM) to host the presentation that was expertly organized by the […]
Start Up Curaçao, a platform set up to help entrepreneurs become successful in Curaçao, held a Business Marketing Fair on April 24th to present Workspot Curaçao. This is a coworking space in the heart of Willemstad that is a joint venture with a larger company from the Netherlands, that focuses on providing flexible working spaces […]
Eigenaren en beheerders van bedrijfspanden zijn tegenwoordig actief in het bedenken van mogelijke besparingen op de kosten van hun panden. Daarbij wordt het onderhoud vaak als interessante bezuiniging gezien. Maar besparing op onderhoud heeft een negatief effect op het energiebeheer. Ofwel: minder onderhoud = hoger energieverbruik. Gemeten over de gehele levensduur van een gebouw, bedragen […]
We’ve all done it. The calendar starts creeping towards January 1st and we start making New Year’s resolutions: going to the gym five times a week, quitting smoking, losing those extra pounds… Sound familiar? Unfortunately, it seems that most resolutions are toast before the toasting of the New Year is over — 88% of them […]
The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and the Holland House in Bogotá, Colombia organized a trade mission in Colombia from May 4 to 7, where local entrepreneurs and business organizations were given the opportunity to meet with potential customers, counterparts, and exporters. TEXT FRANS HEILIGERS The main purpose of this visit was to give local businesses […]
