Company Type: Farming Contestant: Ryan Belle Started in 2008, Five Rare Meat and Natural Wines raises and sells the meat of animals such as rabbits, sheep and cows. The expansion plans include selling quail, duck, partridge and pheasant. Ryan’s encouragement came from seeing his mother use this same line of business as a way to finance his education.

Company Type: Creative Services Contestant: Alex Carrington A3KD focuses on capturing those special moments in a manner that’s both playful and professional. Owned and operated by the husband and wife team, Alex Carrington and Korena Darnelle, A3KD provides a number of photography, graphic design and makeup services under one roof, while building strong relationships with our customers.

Company Type:Creative Services Contestant: Korena Darnelle A3KD focuses on capturing those special moments in a manner that’s both playful and professional. Owned and operated by the husband and wife team, Alex Carrington and Korena Darnelle, A3KD provides a number of photography, graphic design and makeup services under one roof, while building strong relationships with our customers.

Company Type: Clothing Retail / Design Services Contestant: Jamar Odwin Azure Studios is a graphic design firm started in 2011, by three young men who met while pursuing their Associate Degree in Visual Arts at the Barbados Community College. Apart from traditional graphic design Azure Studios also designs and manufactures for three local t-shirt brands: AnimeLove; D’Culture and odBo!h (pronounced odd boy).

Company Type: Clothing Retail / Design Services Contestant: Nicholas Roach Azure Studios is a graphic design firm started in 2011, by three young men who met while pursuing their Associate Degree in Visual Arts at the Barbados Community College. Apart from traditional graphic design Azure Studios also designs and manufactures for three local t-shirt brands: AnimeLove; D’Culture and odBo!h (pronounced odd boy).

Company Type: Clothing Retail / Design Services Contestant: Daniel Nicholas Azure Studios is a graphic design firm started in 2011, by three young men who met while pursuing their Associate Degree in Visual Arts at the Barbados Community College. Apart from traditional graphic design Azure Studios also designs and manufactures for three local t-shirt brands: AnimeLove; D’Culture and odBo!h (pronounced odd boy).

Company Type: Transportation / Tourism Contestant: Michael Holder Blessed Rentals Inc. is a specialized wheelchair taxi service that provides valuable transportation services to the local disabled community, tourists and anyone temporarily needing this type of service. We also have a fleet of vehicles for hire which will soon include a wheelchair accessible van. “Blessed to be a blessing”.

Company Type: Hospitality Contestant: Wendy Cameron Caelan’s Restaurant & Bar is a family run business set in Bridgetown which serves Bajan as well as Caribbean cuisine at breakfast and lunch, six days a week. With the hustle and bustle of Bridgetown, Caelan’s provides an oasis where you can enjoy good food, good company and good music

Company Type: Technology Contestant: Kevin Gilkes Since 2012, CaribScript is dedicated to delivering the highest quality software solutions to solve technical problems. It specialises in the design and implementation of data intensive applications, services offered also include Web/Website, Desktop and Native & Web Based Mobile Application Development.

Company Type: Body Care Products Contestant: Cheryl Wiggins. Cheggins was established in 2009 and offers a wide range of bath and body care products (e.g scrubs, soaps, body mists, gels, lotions, oils) scented candles and eye pillows.

Company Type: Educational Contestant: Nicole Howell Colevon Enterprises was established in 2011 by an entrepreneur at heart. In August 2014 her latest innovation, a board game called “Roundabouts of Life”, was launched. The board game, influenced by Nicole’s role as a motivational speaker to the youth, teaches the importance of not giving up and being socially responsible in all areas of life.

Company Type: Contestant: Lashawn Clarke Colour Coded is a dynamic team of amazing makeup artists and beauty professionals. We retail cosmetic products and tools. We also provide makeup application services & classes. In addition, we offer complimentary services such as face paint, airbrush, hair and wardrobe styling, making us a one-stop shop for both consumer and commercial clients.

Company Type: Retail Service In Beauty Contestant: Danielle Archer Colour Coded is a dynamic team of amazing makeup artists and beauty professionals. We retail cosmetic products and tools. We also provide makeup application services & classes. In addition, we offer complimentary services such as face paint, airbrush, hair and wardrobe styling, making us a one-stop shop for both consumer and commercial clients.

Company Type: IT & Social Media Coontestant: Corrie Brewster Connect-In Caribbean is a diverse collection of internet web tools and services dedicated to the wider Caribbean hemisphere. It grants regional businesses true visibility on the world wide web to stimulate economic growth through viable trade and e-commerce.

Company Type: Art & Craft Sales Contestant: Neville Crawford Creative Stop is an art and crafts shop located in the Bridgetown Cruise Terminal, selling original paintings of oils and acrylics on canvas, prints, post cards, book markers, magnets and clay mask. These items are truly unique to Barbados.

Company Type: Training / Arts & Marketing Contestant: Sylvester Smith Digital Age Visions provide computer training in Adobe software. The suite of programs are geared toward print, web and video professionals. Usage include the creation of games, apps, eBooks, websites, video editing and special effects for film.

Company Type: Information Technology Contestant: Terry Jones Leading Edge Technology Solutions is an information technology consulting company which specializes in business process automation and improvement with an emphasis on E-requisition Management. We help businesses streamline their operations leading to increased efficiency and profits by replacing outdated manual processes, as well as producing analytical reports which pinpoint problem areas of expenditure.

Company Type: Music Education Contestant: Vallis Jemmott Notes of Praise Inc. is a pioneer in music education in Barbados. Established in 2003, courses include Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Steel Pan and Guitar. The school caters to families, churches and adults, with an age range from three to 80. This Christian school offers the option to pursue regional and international exams.

Company Type: Marketing / Advertising Contestant: Sherwin Norris Phoenix Advertising and Marketing Agency is a place where one can find bargain deals and where businesses, entrepreneurs and the ‘Average Joe’ can promote products and services they offer.

Company Type: Service / Event Planning / Tourism Contestant: Nicole Cumberbatch Quintessence Occasions is a full-service luxury lifestyle and destination management boutique brand, specializing in the conception, coordination and conclusion of events, weddings, concierge services and leisure lifestyles. Personalized service allows clients to experience “luxury at their leisure” with the assurance that “time is of the essence”.

Company Type: Cultural Industries - Entertainment Contestant: Lia Gajadhar A socially conscious film production company producing documentaries, fictional dramatic series, short films, reality series and commercial work.

Company Type: Design / Garment Manufacturing Contestant: Rykardo de Jude Design and create garments catering to the discerning male, specialising in Sea Island Cotton for hand batiks waistcoats, cravats, ties and suits.

Company Type: Air Conditioning – Energy Conservation Contestant: Sean Carter Rhema Cooling is an air conditioning company that is committed to providing cost effective, energy efficient comfort cooling solutions that reduce operational costs, improve indoor air quality and decrease respiratory health disorders. We also have a vision of protecting the environment using our innovative, clean energy air conditioning systems.

Company Type: Auto Care Industry Contestant: Dario .O. Greenidge Established in December 2010, Shine Vehicle Care Centre delivers a wide range of services including the basic cleaning, valeting, servicing and most recently the retail of auto care products. It’s vision is to create Barbados’ leading vehicle care company.

Company Type: Creative Arts / Education Contestant: Janelle Mitchell Smart Arts Room is an edutainment space that makes reading fun for young children between the ages of 6 – 10 years by encouraging them to READ.THINK.CREATE while focusing on local literature. We provide services in arts education such as reading and storytelling with a fusion of expression techniques.

Company Type: Child Care Contestant: Barbara Arthur Specialist Nannies is a babysitting and training agency which prides itself on recruiting and employing local people to work as nannies/babysitters across the island. All staff members are vetted and trained to deliver a professional, safe and caring service to both local parents and those visiting the island of Barbados.

Company Type: Spices & Condiments Contestant: Derek Went As part of a healthy lifestyle support system, Went Caribbean offers a versatile range of six chemical free spice blends that serve as a convenient and effective way to recreate the Tastes of the Caribbean from a bottle. All the world cultures that contributed to Caribbean cuisine are represented.

Company Type: Food Services Contestant: Sharon Umoja Rock Sharon “Umoja” Rock owns Why Weight, a business that manufactures natural foods. She began this journey after a back injury and achieved weight loss whilst using her range of sugar, salt and gluten free products. Why Weight knows it can be the brand for healing and regeneration around the world.