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. 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. 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. For example, Branson dressed as a bride when launching Virgin Brides several years ago. MORE

If you’re someone who loves travel, loves the planning process, and enjoys helping others have great experiences, you may have considered starting a travel agency. However, starting a travel business is a bit of a mixed bag. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. MORE