Dr. Natasha Ramkissoon-Babwah


Co-ordinator

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext.82105

Email: Natasha.Ramkissoon-Babwah@sta.uwi.edu


Dr. Natasha Ramkissoon-Babwah is a Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies at the Department of Management Studies, the University of The West Indies.  Natasha has 15 years of experience as an Entrepreneurship Development Consultant and her areas of expertise are loan and business evaluation, entrepreneurial training, sectoral development, and innovation conceptualization for SMEs. Her clients have included the United Nations Development Programme and the Organization of The American States. Selected consultancy experiences include the following:

Benchmarking of business enterprises to improve competitiveness for Export Markets Organization of American States (OAS). The impact was improved operational efficiencies and incorporation of best practices in production. 

Project team member to develop investment profiles for various business activities to stimulate investment in the SME sector in the Caribbean among the Youth Population

Organization of American States (OAS). The impact was knowledge transfer and capacity building in the Youth Population to pursue entrepreneurship.

United Nations Development Programme –Evaluation of a Micro-Credit Loan Facility in six poverty enclaves in Trinidad & Tobago- This project involved an evaluation of the performance of the Loan Portfolio and the socio-economic impact of the UNDP initiative in promoting entrepreneurship and improving livelihood among women and disadvantaged youth via the establishment of small business enterprises and business advisory support services.

Qualification

  • Ph.D. University of Wales, M.B.A. Henley College

Research Interests

  • Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean
  • Educational Models for Entrepreneurship
  • Economic Diversification


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