Making the Grand Announcement - Team GBPA, led by executives Deann Seymour, CFO and Derek Newbold, Sr. Manager of Business Development, as they announced the drawing of one all-expense paid trip to New York City, to attend the International Franchise Expo. From left to right: Deann Seymour - CFO; LaShawn Dames - IGBSBB Business Services Manager; Dr. Telina Smith - Asst. HR Manager; Derek Newbold – Sr. Manager of Business Development and Nicole Colebrooke –Customer Relations Manager.
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With less than 4-weeks before the start of the International
Franchise Expo (IFE),
in New York City, licencees of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited
(GBPA) have demonstrated a keen interest in participating in the
exciting event where the Invest Grand Bahama Promotional Unit (IGB) will
be an exhibitor.
Port
executives, Deann Seymour, CFO and Derek Newbold, Sr. Manager of
Business Development, made the grand announcement at a Customer Service
Training workshop hosted by GBPA’s Invest Grand Bahama Small Business
Bureau back in April. The random prize drawing gave one GBPA licencee
an all-expense paid trip to New York City, to attend the IFE tradeshow,
June 18th – 20th.
Lucky
winner, Eloise Stephen of Freeport Decorators, met recently with
President Rolle and the executive team to claim her coveted prize.
Applauding the efforts of his team, President Rolle expressed his
enthusiasm
for the ongoing initiatives by GBPA, especially those dedicated to
empowering licencees.
“We
are excited by the response of licencees to participate with us for
this diversity building initiative,” commented Rolle. “We anticipate
that the IFE event will
stimulate new innovation and creativity amongst licencees,
in
addition to making known the benefits of Grand Bahama as a premier
investment jurisdiction, also ,” he continued. “It’s very encouraging to
see that licencees are motivated to participate, and truly
we are excited to have them join us.”
Derek
Newbold, Sr. Manager of Business Development shared that promotional
and travel arrangements are well underway, and that he is both pleased
and excited to see the positive response by licencees for the
upcoming event.
“GBPA
has worked closely with The Bahamas Government, the Chambers of
Commerce and other private entities to promote Grand Bahama in the past
and we continue to do so. While licencees have joined us from time
to time for various trade missions; this will be the first initiative
where GBPA has independently extended an open invitation to have
licencees travel with us, as we promote the island,” he explained.
“We
anticipate some great returns from the IFE event, for both the island
and individual licencees as well. From a planning and working
perspective, licencees will get a first-hand view of the detailed
planning
and thorough research required to make these events successful.
Further, they will have an opportunity to gain added exposure and to
witness hundreds of unique business ideas. Most of these will be
franchise business models, all proving successful in other
economies…some very similar to ours in terms of scale and critical
mass,” Newbold added. “It really is a great opportunity for everyone.”
The
IFE tradeshow takes place over a 3-day stretch at the Javits Center in
New York City. The annual event is a renowned gathering for the
franchise business industry, hosting hundreds of exhibitors from every
business sector and investment level. Deann Seymour, CFO for the GBPA
Group, encouraged licencees to capitalize on this major opportunity.
“We
encourage as many as are able, to participate at the upcoming IFE
event. You will be inspired and motivated by all of the unique ideas
and business models out there. There are hundreds of opportunities
waiting
to be tapped into, suitable for both the local and national economy,”
Seymour advised. “GBPA is pleased to provide this avenue for exposure,
but each individual has to see and grasp the opportunity for
themselves,” she concluded.
Lucky Winner – Eloise Stephen of Freeport Decorators won the all-expense paid trip to New York City. She will accompany the Invest Grand Bahama Promotional Unit to New York City for the International Franchise Expo, taking place from June 18th – 20th, 2015 at the Javits Center. Pictured are GBPA executives Deann Seymour - CFO; Ian Rolle – President; Eloise Stephen of Freeport Decorators and Derek Newbold, Sr. Manager of Business Development.
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