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2024 Winner

Tranquilitas Day Spa

Meet Alex Dean, the visionary behind @Tranquilitasdayspa, and one of our 2025 OWN Grant Recipients. Alex started with a simple but…

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Tropical Carvings

From old wood to timeless treasures- meet Jervante Hutchinson, the creative force behind Tropical Carvings @tropical_carvings — where reclaimed wood is…

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Women's Haven

Meet Women’s Haven one of our 2025 OWN Grant recipients! Born out of a passion to protect women’s health, Women’s Haven…

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Luxury Portable Restrooms

Because even restrooms should feel like luxury. Meet Luxury Portable Restrooms, founded by Endierich Rahming, bringing elegance and comfort to your…

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Seams & Notions

Meet Seams & Notions founded by grant recipient Myrlande Julien! Her passion for fashion design led her to create a one-of-a-kind…

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2024 Winner

Glambot Bahamas

Meet Rashad Roberts, founder of Glambot Bahamas (@glambotbahamas) —one of our OWN 2025 Grant Recipients! Glambot is a cutting-edge robotic arm…

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OWN is an initiative created under IL Cares on the premise of offering change and a better way of life for many Bahamians throughout The Bahamas.

We focus on offering entrepreneurial grant opportunities for persons who do not have the capital to fund the initiative themselves.

$963,000 awarded since 2015

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Own Talks

A Speaker Series hosted by the OWN Bahamas Foundation

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OWN Talks seeks to empower Bahamians by providing access to innovative thinkers and global business leaders

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