Entrepreneurs Across Borders, Inc.

10/30/2026

This is not the Jamaica you see from a resort.
Beyond the Beach Impact Tour is Nov 8-10 in Kingston, Jamaica.
- The tour of Jamaica you would not see.
- The corner shops rebuilding after Melissa. - - The founders talking at Dub Club.
- The school wiring project.
- The big table where we actually listen.

At Entrepreneurs Across Borders, community and relationship are at the heart of everything we do. Our initiatives are all about people, not just programming.
Want to come see it for yourself?
Link in bio → Tap “Beyond the Beach Impact Tour”

10/26/2026

Tomorrow evening, join us live for Your Network Is Your Net Worth. Jodi Brockington, founder of FOJ Network and NIARA Consulting, hosts an interactive session with guest speakers Georgina Jean-Dusseck, founder of J.D. Body Treats, and Jukorie Davis of Benjamin Moore. Come ready to think about one relationship you want to build. Tuesday at 7 PM Jamaica time. Cannot make it live? Register anyway and you will get the recording. Registration link: https://luma.com/urv7cvaw

10/19/2026

After Hurricane Melissa (Oct 2025), 100 corner shops, stalls and mobile vendors across Westmoreland, Hanover, St. Elizabeth, St. James and Falmouth needed more than aid... they needed neighbors. That's where our Top Shop Challenge idea came to be!

Top Shop Challenge: Oct 2026-Feb 2027 program covering customer engagement, store setup, back-end systems, digital transformation and partnerships for 100 microbusinesses.

$136k invested in people, not programming. Culminating in the Jamaica Microbusiness Development Summit in Montego Bay Feb 2027.

At Entrepreneurs Across Borders, community and relationship are at the heart of everything we do. Our initiatives are all about people, not just programming.
Visit: https://www.eaborders.org/initiatives/top-shop/

10/19/2026

Your network really is your net worth!

Join Jodi Brockington, business development expert and founder of FOJ Network and NIARA Consulting, for a live interactive webinar on building relationships that grow your business.

Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 PM JA
Save your spot: luma.com/urv7cvaw

Tag an entrepreneur friend who should be in the virtual room!

10/13/2026

Calling all entrepreneurs, professionals, and community leaders! Time is running out!

Join us this Friday, October 16 for the One Love Link Up: A Jamaican Fellowship Evening, co-hosted by Entrepreneurs Across Borders (EAB) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (via Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Jamaica).

This is an evening of purposeful networking designed to connect diaspora members with each other and with the resources needed to accelerate economic opportunities and invest in Jamaica’s future. Come ready to share ideas, explore collaboration and walk away with concrete ways to get involved!

Where: Island SPACE Caribbean Museum (Plantation, FL)
When: Friday, October 16 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Refreshments will be served. Come as you are—and bring a friend!

Space is limited! Reserve your spot now:

Join the Global Jamaican Diaspora Council and Entrepreneurs Across Borders for an evening of purposeful networking designed to connect Jamaican diaspora…

10/12/2026

Attention young founders across the Caribbean and Latin America!

Applications are officially open for the 2027 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative - YLAI Fellowship Program!

This fully funded fellowship offers young entrepreneurs (ages 25–35) a powerful opportunity to scale their impact, including:

- U.S. Professional Placement: Gain hands-on experience with a U.S.-based organization from June to July 2027.
- Leadership & Strategy: World-class entrepreneurship training and actionable business development planning.
- Global Network: Direct mentorship and access to a vibrant network of over 2,100 YLAI alumni across the Western Hemisphere.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX, this program is designed to help you take your enterprise to the next level.

Deadline to apply: November 8, 2026 (11:59 PM ET)
There are four public virtual information sessions to learn more coming up in the next 10 days!
Apply today: https://ylai.irex.org/

Know a promising young founder who should apply? Tag them below or share this post to help spread the word!

APPLICATION NOW OPEN! 🎉

The application for is NOW OPEN! Learn more about the Fellowship, including eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and application information at ylai.state.gov/apply

Receive application notifications and reminders directly in your inbox by signing up to the mailing list: mailchi.mp/irex/ylai-applications

10/10/2026

Making Things Happen for Emerging Entrepreneurs

Melissa Powell came to Beyond the Beach to pitch POCMI — and left with investor interest and a full scholarship to Draper University’s Hero Training program. This is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Read how EAB helped Melissa take her next big leap.

Entrepreneurs Across Borders makes things happen. Just ask Jamaican entrepreneur Melissa Powell. This April, Melissa Powell pitched her international hiring business POCMI at our Beyond the Bech conference in Kingston, Jamaica. POCMI’s platform

10/10/2026

Meet the Founder Behind HeadOffice

Khary Sharpe didn’t just build a company — he built a solution for accountants and entrepreneurs across the Caribbean and Latin America.
From Kingston to Techstars, his journey shows what happens when talent meets opportunity.

Read Khary’s full story and why EAB is proud to support his rise.

Meet Khary Sharpe, founder and CEO of HeadOffice. Founded in Jamaica, HeadOffice is a software for accountants and entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean that provides customers with localized support for managing taxes and payroll in

10/10/2026

One Step Closer to Jamaica’s Seed Fund

EAB closed out 2023 with major momentum: a strategic meeting with ecosystem builder Nasir Ali to move Jamaica closer to launching a member-managed seed fund. This is how you build an investor class — one relationship, one strategy session, one bold step at a time.

Read how this meeting is shaping Jamaica’s startup future.

Entrepreneurs Across Borders closed out 2023 another step closer to our goal of helping to launch a member-managed seed capital fund based in Jamaica. In December, our founder Martin Babinec and our Executive Director Chris Cochran met with Nasir

10/07/2026

It is hard to believe we are already in the final week of our Entrepreneurial Mindset Accelerator Cohort!

Over the past five months, this program has been nothing short of a tremendous success. We have had the privilege of watching an exceptional group of serious entrepreneurs transform how they approach clarity, ex*****on, financial strategy and long-term vision.

Through live sessions, rigorous accountability, and deep peer-to-peer collaboration, this cohort has taken our 10-Dimension Mindset Framework and turned it into concrete, real-world momentum for their businesses.

To every founder in this inaugural group: thank you for bringing your drive, vulnerability and commitment to growth every single week. You are walking away with far more than a certificate; you have built a lasting capacity to lead and scale.