Nevis’ Shobaina Prince won the Entrepreneurial Elite Pitch Competition, hosted under the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund’s (ICDF) Women’s Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Inclusion (WEEEFI) Project.

This was held at the Nevis Performing Arts Center (NEPAC) and featured six female-led businesses competing for the top prize. Each of them delivered a five-minute presentation and responded to questions from a panel of judges for a chance to win the top prize of a US$3,000 grant. Ms. Prince, owner of Native Radiance, won the top prize.

Owner of Vera SKN Hair and Skin Care, Patricia Haliday, took second place and received a US$2,000 grant, while third place went to Vincia Alexander for her Renewable Energy Microgrid Project for community resilience in St. Kitts and Nevis, earning her a US$1,000 grant.

The participants were presented with certificates of participation, while the top three awardees received their prizes.