Published 22 May 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
ST.KITTS-NEVIS SURGING ECONOMY FUELED BY SMALL BUSINESS BOOM. DOZENS OF NEW BUSINESSES OPENING. SEVERAL ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES EXPANDING
Basseterre, St.Kitts (May 2018) The recent surge in establishment and expansion of new and traditional small businesses is positively impacting the economy of St.Kitts-Nevis. The federation continues to lead the ECCU with the strongest economy in the region . This is no doubt due to the unprecedented growth in the Small to Medium Sized Business Sector. The Team UNITY government’s Fresh Start Small to Medium Sized Business Loan Programme has been the catalyst for the phenomenal growth since 2015. Some 500 plus loans were granted under the Fresh Start Loan Programme over it’s two phases. This resulted in the largest ever recorded number of New Small Businesses in the history of the federation. This also revived the Small to Medium Sized Business sector which had been essentially dormant for near decades.
Some of the plethora of Small to Medium Sized businesses that have popped up in recent times includes Sugaz Fun World, OMG Desserts, the Meat Centre, Grandson’s Trucking, Railway Bar and Entertainment Complex, Uncle Fats Sports Bar and Grill, Best Choice Auto SKN, Joan’s Leather Craft, Krave Restaurant and Bistro, Top Class A/C Installation, The House of Beauty Parlour, One Stop Party Spot and Weekends Bar among others. The RAMS Group has expanded and now boasts two food courts which houses over 20 small restaurants as well as new supermarkets in Buckleys and Frigate Bay. The new Royal St.Kitts Plaza houses a plethora of new or expanded businesses including Tiranga Restaurant, Uncle Fats, Sweet and Savory and more.
The Small Business Boom has positively impacted the St.Kitts-Nevis economy. Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris revealed at a recent Press Conference that St.Kitts-Nevis projected Economic Growth for 2018 is 5%, the highest in the Caribbean region.
