Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Luncheon Held
Last week 16 female entrepreneurs were invited to attend an intimate luncheon to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on November 19th. This event was one of many events organized by the BEDC and Department of E-Commerce for Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The ladies gathered in the Consul General’s formal dining room to share stores, learn from each other and celebrate their successes over a lunch which was hosted by the US Consul General Mary Ellen Koenig and sponsored by Butterfield Bank. Some attendees were blossoming entrepreneurs while others were well-established business owners.
Ms Koenig said, “It was an honor to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day with such a creative and talented group of entrepreneurs.
“The discussion provided an opportunity for the participants to share their stories and compare notes on both their challenges and achievements. Entrepreneurship is clearly thriving here in Bermuda if this group was representative of the level of business skills and activity.”
Owner of The Bermuda Perfumery and Lili Bermuda Isabelle Brackstone spoke briefly about her experiences as a female entrepreneur and discussed topics such as:
- Creating a work-life balance for women entrepreneurs
- Are women entrepreneurs respected and taken as seriously as men?
- Do female entrepreneur face more challenges to start up and grow a business compared to their male counterparts?
Attendees were:
- Mary Ellen Koenig – U.S. Consul General
- Erica Smith – Bermuda Economic Development Corporation
- Isabella Brackstone – The Bermuda Perfumery
- Nancy Gosling – Gosling Brothers Limited
- Leandra Simmons – Sunshine Company Limited
- Fiona Carruthers – Once Upon a Time Limited
- Alexandra Mosher – Alexandra Mosher Studio Jewelry
- Coral Wells – W&W Solutions Ltd
- Lara Smith – LDS Multimedia
- Carlita Burgess – Lifestyles Co. Ltd
- Sandra DeSilva – Nova Limited
- Dr. Desiree Spriggs – Scientist
- Nancy Volesky – IT Consultant/Director, Privacy and Data Protection Project
- Sara Schroter Ross – Bermuda Commercial Bank
- Alison Murdoch – Butterfield Bank
- Lauralette Virgil – Butterfield Bank
- Nina Brangman – Butterfield Bank
Isabelle Brackstone owner of The Bermuda Perfumery and Lili Bermuda.
The gathering of female entrepreneurs at the luncheon last week
U.S. Consul General Mary Ellen Koenig
Isabelle Brackstone addresses the group of female entrepreneurs
