INGRID RILEY

On Living, Being an Entrepreneur and Doing Business in the Digital Age

On Becoming a Virtual Entrepreneur

When I looked back these past years, I realised that I’ve never really had a traditional professional life. The starter was that straight out of college – Utech ( previously known as C.A.S.T) I said no to a desk job as Purchasing Manager at the then Telecommunications of Jamaica ( now LIME and from which [...]

Does an Entrepreneur Need an MBA?

Kinda happened on this article while surfing and it caused me to pause of course. The question immediately pushed the word no to my lips as I’m living proof and there are so many examples in Jamaica, the Caribbean and Globally. I read the article curious to see the writer’s bias revealed. In the article [...]

Where are the Women Entrepreneurs? Or did I miss another Ad?

Just thought I’d ask just in case I miss a previous ad done by the Young Entrepreneurs Association. I’d hate to think these under 40 entrepreneurs have no women peers and are just rubber stamping the regressionist old boys club thinking and culture, that is being made irrelevant in this increasingly FLAT world where many, [...]

Can You…. ( Question to Entrepreneurs)

…wear jeans, tshirts and converse sneakers ( maybe high heeled boots occasionally) to client meetings, have a laptop, broadband internet access, use skype video to speak to clients and team members, only take on x amount of service clients per year, only produce x amount of products, accept payments by wire and managers cheques and [...]

Why I started Kingston Beta

I started Kingston Beta because I needed it myself. I needed that communal face-to-face, those constant conversations that made you feel good about your entrepreneurial journey, that you’re not so crazy after all. I needed to sit with people smarter than me, less experienced than me where there was such generous knowledge sharing, that it [...]


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