BDRIBahamas Digital Readiness Index

For institutions · as of April 2026

The national picture, and what moves it

For SBDC, the Chamber, BCCEC, and government partners: the aggregate read of where Bahamian businesses stand digitally, and the concrete, sector-scale programs that close the gap.

The aggregate read

Three numbers that frame the opportunity

  • 623

    unclaimed Google profiles

    Already listed, just unmanaged: the single most addressable gap nationally.

  • 710

    businesses with zero open doors

    27.3% of the index, and the priority cohort for from-zero digital-presence programs.

  • 137

    websites running without SSL

    A quick, high-trust fix. Insecure sites quietly erode customer confidence.

National figures · as of April 2026 · full breakdown in the 2026 report.

Program-scale interventions

Four programs the data supports

  1. National GBP Claiming Campaign

    Goal: reduce unclaimed Google profiles from 623 to under 300 in 12 months.

    Workshops (10 owners per session), one-to-one assisted claiming, and a targeted outreach list by industry and island.

  2. Standardized Digital Doors Assessment

    Goal: assess 500 additional businesses in 12 months and track score improvement.

    A free “Digital Doors Checkup” via SBDC / Chamber advisory; sector measurement for government programs; anonymized industry benchmarks for associations.

  3. Industry-Targeted Interventions

    Goal: one new door opened per participant per 90-minute workshop.

    Door-first workshops matched to each industry’s priority door: GBP for Home Services, WhatsApp Business for Salons and Auto, and so on.

  4. Annual Refresh: BDRI 2027

    Goal: year-over-year trend data to justify continued funding.

    Repeat the documented methodology; track unclaimed GBP, SSL adoption, and Facebook abandonment; consider adding Instagram and TikTok.

Partner with us

The data, the framework, and the support to run it.

DDigiLeads can provide the data, the framework, and the implementation support to run workshops, assessments, or a national GBP-claiming campaign, all under your program’s banner.