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Toshanna is the Co-founder and Managing Director of Waterman Consultancy Inc. – a business development company that supports the advancement of start-ups, development projects and organisations in Barbados and the Caribbean region. She is a Resource Mobilisation Business Consultant, Facilitator and Business Mentor, and has vast experience in the development of project proposals, strategic business plans and operational policy documents.Toshanna’s career path began in the Accounting arena, where she worked with a diverse portfolio of companies in the consulting, healthcare, tourism, real estate and retail industries. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She received her designation as a Certified Management Accountant with the Society of Management Accountants of Nova Scotia, Canada in 2015. This chapter of her life has helped to cultivate her passion, not just for finance, but for the holistic devleopment of organisations. She enjoys working with entrepreneurs, and spends much of her time collaborating with key stakeholders to implement functional requirements.She has sat as Committee member of the Financial Literacy Programme for the Chartered Professional Accountant, Barbados Chapter – which was an initiative focused on the delivery of educational workshops for primary, secondary and tertiary levels, as well as community groups and associations. This exposure has afforded her the opportunity to deliver workshops to more than 100 students across the island of Barbados. She welcomes the opportunity to use her knowledge and skills to bring awareness to her audience about the importance of financial literacy and management in everyday life. Her hope is that by empowering and propelling entrepreneurs to adopt effective strategies, it will ultimately foster sustainable results.



