The grand prize winner of last year’s Startup Open , Resolute Marine Energy ‘s founder Olivier Ceberio won a trip to Richard Branson’s privately-owned Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. Ceberio took part in multiple networking sessions with Branson and other successful entrepreneurs, and even competed in a sailboat race with Branson and a trip around the island in the “Necker Belle” catamaran. MORE

This summer, for the first ever, I took a three week vacation on Virgin Islands with my wife. Summer is over. While many were going on vacations and traveling, business was still being completed for many entrepreneurs and business owners. The time flew by and as school starts, the weather changes and the temperature drops, we decided to connect with entrepreneurs and business owners to see how their summers went and what were some of their accomplishments. MORE

Everybody knows Sir Richard Branson , founder of the Virgin Group. His Virgin Group of 400 companies hires some 50,000 employees around the world, generating over £15 billion in revenue last year. After all, he did venture into opening Virgin Atlantic (an airline) after his initial forays into music. In the case of Virgin Atlantic, for instance, he negotiated with Boeing to lease the fledgling airline’s first plane for 12 months first rather than purchase it outright. MORE

During that period, we attended industry events such as regional yacht shows in the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Florida, and Monaco to acquire as full an understanding as possible with regards to what products and services were being delivered to the market, who was delivering those products and services, and who was purchasing those products and services,” he explains. MORE

What does not fit this category of experience is the week I spent at a resort in the American Virgin Islands for my 25th wedding anniversary or the time I spent hiking in the Cascades during summer vacation. By Bruce Hodes, author of “ Front Line Heroes “. Climb Mount Rainier. Organize an expedition to the North Pole. Build a house for Haitian refugees living in New Orleans. Have a big adventure. It is not an option or a good idea. It is a must. MORE

Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was founded in 2012, and it is located in British Virgin Island. API stands for Application Data Interface. We use APIs on a daily bases, but we do not realize it. MORE

by Jane Bernard, author of “ Lucid Living: in The Virtual Age “ Americans have experienced tense times lately as Mother Nature unleashed her fury with a series of hurricanes that pummeled Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. MORE

Virgin Islands. What is an SBA Loan? The U.S. Small Business Administration was created in 1953 to help Americans start, build and grow their businesses. As an independent agency of the government, the SBA partners with both public and private organizations to deliver its services, including loans. An SBA Loan is not a direct loan from the SBA itself. MORE

Virgin Islands,” five states - Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, New York, and Oregon - already have active SEA programs. The dreaded pink slip - it’s still an all-too-common occurrence in America today. Despite an economy that appears to be on the road to recovery, there are still too many Americans being laid off every day. So what are we going to do about it? Most unemployed Americans have only a few options. MORE

Charter Spectrum Phone service offers you the unlimited local calling in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Today is the era of entrepreneurship. Thanks to the latest technological advancements, you can start any business that you want. Whether it is small or big, you can grow it using the modern technology solutions. MORE

A snapshot from one of the Cayman Island cameras. Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda and the Florida Keys. Pictured here, Tim with a mix of ReefCam and University of the Virgin Islands personnel. A barracuda swims by one of the Cayman Island cameras. A couple of weeks ago, when I interviewed Tim Richards, ReefCam’s CEO, I had no notion of where our conversation might go. MORE

In the public sector, we helped the US Virgin Islands implement a cloud-based Disaster Food Stamps system to bring aid in a matter of weeks right after two devastating hurricanes hit the islands. As part of The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series , we talked to Mr. Tony Lakier. Tony is the Founder and CEO of RedMane Technology. He has some insights on technology and how to use it to impact the world. MORE