Friday, May 22, 2026 - Part 1

About this episode

Host Neville James interviews Dr. Pat Morris and Akeem Durant about business summits in the Virgin Islands aimed at supporting entrepreneurs.

Part 1 - Host Neville James interviews Dr. Pat Morris and Akeem Durant of the Community Impact Fund, who promote upcoming business summits on St. Croix and St. Thomas aimed at helping entrepreneurs access capital, training, and networking opportunities. The discussion emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurship and economic development in the Virgin Islands, while James also highlights local culture and music and revisits earlier conversations about leveraging resources like mahogany for economic growth.

People in this episode

Host: Neville James

Guests: Dr. Pat Morris, Akeem Durant

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• economic development
• business summits
• capital access
• training
• networking
• local culture

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• economic development
• business summits
• Virgin Islands
• Community Impact Fund
• capital access
• training
• networking
• local culture
• mahogany

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Community Impact Fund

Places: Virgin Islands, St. Croix, St. Thomas

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