Business View Caribbean | November 2020

73 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN NOVEMBER 2020 CHOCOLATE DREAMS chocolates, so I really waited until it got some traction before I decided to go into it full-tilt.” Knowing the small confines of her apartment were no longer adequate for the following she was gaining, in 2004 Smith opened a small retail/manufacturing space, sharing it with another business. In the beginning, Chocolate Dreams was a very small, two-person operation. But, when Smith traveled to the U.S. to see her children, who were at college in Boston, her interest in the world of chocolate grew even further. After visiting some mom and pop businesses in that area, she saw what they were doing with chocolate, and was inspired to evolve into a chocolate factory. Smith’s chocolate business expanded to the point where she opened separate manufacturing and retail spaces. At the height of the business she had 23 employees and offered a host of delicious chocolate delights, such as her signature White Chocolate Cheesecake and