Flipping Grand Bahama

I love to share good things and recently I found this gem on Twitter - The Gospel Daily  "Always keep your head up, because if it's down you won't be able to see the blessings that have been placed in your life." This week is all about positive vibes to just take us out of the "valley" in Grand Bahama to a field of blessings. Ultimately I feel the changed required is our responsibility. We talk about the "good ole days" and wanting to turn back to that time and I realized as I have been writing this blog that while those days appeared to be so good, even better is ahead. Yesterday happened and we can each build on what we saw that we liked. I admire such persons as Sean Johnson who has "Move Marketing" who is capitalizing on the fun needed that was sooo missing. I was thinking just this week how he has been putting on events without having to wait to invite "stars", that everyone who comes out is a star in the...

I can never say thanks enough to the people who are reading this blog and hoping that someone, somewhere out there will be inspired to do something and begin to physically create the magic needed in Freeport/Lucaya, Grand Bahama. I was getting a big discouraged with what my eyes were seeing as I read the responses of others to my last blog. It seems that once seeing the word "Freeport" emotions of pity and despair on some people. I find this interesting and depressing ... hmmm But I see the potential. There is a lot of potential. But you have to see Freeport/Grand Bahama the way Wallace Groves saw it ... as land mass with a lot of financial potential. I could never believe that he would have used all of his own money to bring this to light... the secret to great wealth most of the time is to use someone else's' money. Find like minded persons to invest in your ideas, but it is also important to put some of your own money, time and sweat. I was thinking just ...

Dear Flipping Grand Bahamians… or Flip-portians… (I'll work on the name…) Hello my name is Alishia Duncanson and I am the Founder and CEO of Flint Stone Inc   I have been blessed to have “travelled” for the last 15 years visiting home somewhat regularly.   When I left I understood why the other islands thought we were better than them, our planned city was on the path of success and our population had a strong “middle class”. With money to spend we filled our private schools, enjoyed entertainment, took pride in our homes and had safe streets.   But more recently each time I returned something else had… fallen away… I worried there would soon be no home to return to, so I decided to “re-grow” my roots and pitch in. Having assessed my SWOT ( strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats ) , “Flint Stone Inc” was born as a means of turning a problem into an opportunity. I met people regularly throughout life with similar problems “I need money to start a bu...