About the Organization

The Barbados Trust Fund Ltd (BTFL) was officially opened on November 5^th, 2018 by the Honorable Dwight Sutherland, Minister Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce. The Company has significantly impacted the entrepreneurial landscape in the island by providing funding to a number of new and existing businesses.

The company reports to a Board of Management. Its General Manager, oversees the daily operations of the company. The BTFL comprises the following departments:

• Credit
• Business Development
• Compliance
• Recovery
• Operations and Administration

Training

The Barbados Trust Fund Limited has exposed its clients to its entrepreneurial development programme which consist of training in the following modules:

• Management
• Financial literacy
• Marketing and
• Customer service excellence.

Apart from in-house training, the BTFL has been engaged in a number of community-based training throughout the island; particularly the promotion of “clusters.”
Training workshops and seminars are also facilitated.

Business Development
Each client is assigned a business development officer, who monitors the business for the duration of the loan. Key functions performed by the Department include:

• Routine monitoring of businesses through client visits
• Continuous business mentoring, counselling and coaching
• Business development training
• Community based outreach entrepreneurial facilitation
• The provision of one-on-one consultancy and technical assistance by sector specialists.
• Market analysis
• Facilitation of marketing and outreach programs

Through our skilled and committed team, we will continue to put programs in place to enhance the financial livelihood of our clients and the wider Barbadian society.

Quote (The Richest Man of Babylon)
“Our prosperity as a nation depends upon the personal financial prosperity of each of us as individuals.”