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Family Business, Family Governance: Succession, Structure, and Sustainability for Caribbean Family Enterprises

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Succession That Tore an Empire Apart He had built the business from nothing. A single hardware store in a Caribbean capital city in 1978 had grown, over four decades, into a conglomerate spanning building materials, real estate development, equipment rental, and retail — with operations across three territories and annual revenues exceeding US$65...

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Audit Committees Under Pressure: Elevating Oversight in an Era of Caribbean Regulatory Scrutiny

March 3, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Committee That Missed Everything The audit committee of a mid-sized Caribbean insurance company met four times per year, exactly as the company’s articles of incorporation required. The committee comprised three directors: the company’s chief financial officer, a long-standing board member who was also the founder’s brother-in-law, and a retired banker who had served...

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Offshore but Not Out of Reach: Cybersecurity Imperatives for Caribbean Offshore Financial Services and Legal Firms

March 2, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Breach That Crossed Borders A well-respected corporate law practice in a prominent Caribbean offshore financial centre had advised international clients on corporate structuring, trust administration, intellectual property holding arrangements, and regulatory compliance for over two decades. The firm’s client roster included Fortune 500 corporations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals from...

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Tourism Under Threat: How Cyberattacks Are Quietly Crippling the Caribbean Hospitality Industry

March 1, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Securing the Caribbean Digital Frontier The Night the Reservations Disappeared A 280-room luxury resort and spa on the western coast of a popular Caribbean island destination was entering its peak season. Bookings were at ninety-two percent occupancy for the upcoming three months, and the resort’s management team was anticipating their strongest quarter in five years....

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The Digital CFO: How Caribbean Finance Leaders Are Replacing Spreadsheets with Strategic Intelligence

February 26, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Spreadsheet Trap There is a scene that plays out every month in finance departments across the Caribbean. The CFO needs a consolidated cash-flow forecast. The finance manager opens a spreadsheet that was built three years ago by someone who has since left the company. The spreadsheet pulls data from another spreadsheet, which pulls data...

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Surviving the Tariff Storm : Strategic Repositioning for Caribbean Enterprises in a Protectionist World

February 26, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Day the Rules Changed On April 2, 2025, the rules of Caribbean trade changed overnight. President Trump’s “Liberation Day” executive order imposed a blanket 10 per cent reciprocal tariff on goods imports from virtually every country in the world, including every CARICOM member state. For Guyana, the rate was set at 38 per cent....

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The Borderless Advantage: Why Caribbean Organisations No Longer Need to Choose Between Global Expertise and Local Understanding.

February 26, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Choice That Should Not Exist For decades, Caribbean organisations have faced a false dilemma. When confronting their most consequential strategic challenges – a complex restructuring, a digital transformation, a governance overhaul, a regulatory compliance crisis – they have been forced to choose between two deeply imperfect options. Option A: Engage a global advisory firm....

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Inventory: From Safety Stock to Smart Stock (WC-PULSE™ Playbook for Cash and Service Levels)

February 25, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

WC-PULSE Framework™ | Working Capital Thought Series Executive Summary Inventory is the most misunderstood component of working capital because it disguises itself as “service level protection” while silently consuming cash, capacity, and margin. In the WC-PULSE Framework™, inventory is managed as a risk-adjusted service asset—not a warehouse KPI. The goal is not simply to reduce...

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Receivables Under Pressure: A WC-PULSE™ Playbook for Cash, Credit, and Collections

February 25, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

WC-PULSE Framework™ | Working Capital Thought Series Executive Summary Receivables are the most politically sensitive part of working capital—because improving cash usually requires changing customer behaviour, sales incentives, and credit discipline. In the WC-PULSE Framework™, receivables are managed as a risk-adjusted cash portfolio, not a single DSO number. This article sets out a practical receivables...

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The Internal Audit Expectation Gap: Why Value Gets Lost Between the Board and the Business

February 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Borderless Assurance: Internal Audit That Moves at the Speed of Risk Powered by Dawgen Global’s IAVANTAGE™ Framework Executive Summary A persistent expectation gap exists between what Boards/Audit Committees need from Internal Audit (IA) and what many IA functions deliver—and it is now the profession’s single biggest challenge: 50% of Vision 2035 survey respondents identified IA...

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Family Business, Family Governance: Succession, Structure, and Sustainability for Caribbean Family Enterprises

Audit Committees Under Pressure: Elevating Oversight in an Era of Caribbean Regulatory Scrutiny

Offshore but Not Out of Reach: Cybersecurity Imperatives for Caribbean Offshore Financial Services and Legal Firms

Tourism Under Threat: How Cyberattacks Are Quietly Crippling the Caribbean Hospitality Industry

The Digital CFO: How Caribbean Finance Leaders Are Replacing Spreadsheets with Strategic Intelligence

Surviving the Tariff Storm : Strategic Repositioning for Caribbean Enterprises in a Protectionist World

The Borderless Advantage: Why Caribbean Organisations No Longer Need to Choose Between Global Expertise and Local Understanding.

Inventory: From Safety Stock to Smart Stock (WC-PULSE™ Playbook for Cash and Service Levels)

Receivables Under Pressure: A WC-PULSE™ Playbook for Cash, Credit, and Collections

The Internal Audit Expectation Gap: Why Value Gets Lost Between the Board and the Business

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