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Harold Davis, deputy CEO of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation.

JBDC targets 2,000 smallbiz for digital upskilling

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 01 Nov 2023    admin   
JAMAICA BUSINESS Development Corporation, JBDC, is trying to equip 2,000 small and micro businesses with digital skills so they can earn more income through e-commerce. The agency is trying to get more businesses to sell online on their own websites or via e-commerce platforms, under the wider Digital Jamaica Programme that’s backed by the European Union. “We are targeting 2,000 over three years,” said JBDC Deputy CEO Harold Davis. “It is a need that we have to develop. Whether it’s for increasing trade or managing supply chains, it is a must. And our micro, small and medium enterprises are...


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MSME Business Roadshow - Ocho Rios

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 01 Nov 2023    admin   
The MSME Business Roadshow will be landing in Ocho Rios! Save your spot at this one of a kind gathering of Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprise Entrepreneurs by registering online at roadshow.miic.gov.jm or clicking the link in our bio. SEE FULL FLYER HERE Registration for the Pitch Competition, powered by @dbjamaica is also available at roadshow.miic.gov.jm If you're from St. Ann, St. Mary or even Portland, see you at @sandalsochibeach on Wednesday November 1 from 9AM to 4PM for the MSME Business Roadshow, hosted by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in partnership with...


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Launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite

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 01 Nov 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), makes a point to Managing Director of food manufacturing company Home Choice, Kareema Muncey (second left). Sharing in the conversation are Senior Vice President of VM Group, Rezworth Burchenson (left) and VMBS Chairman, Michael McMorris. Occasion was the launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite, in association with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 24).


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Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill (left), Lorenzo Escondeur (centre), chief of operations at the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IADB) Jamaica country office, and Kayla Grant, sector specialist at the IADB, engage in conversation during the MSME Business Roadshow’s Montego Bay leg at the Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday, October 26.

Hill: Jamaican MSMEs must build wealth through overseas markets

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 01 Nov 2023    admin   
INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill says micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) must seek to build their wealth by forging partnerships with overseas markets and clients instead of relying only on the Jamaican market. Hill made the recommendation last Thursday while delivering the keynote address during the opening session of the MSME Business Roadshow’s Montego Bay leg at the Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St James. The roadshow was the second in a series of four events held by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in collaboration with...


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A Message from Sen. the Hon. Aubyn Hill - MSME Business Roadshow

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 25 Oct 2023    admin   
SEE MESSAGE FROM SEN. THE HON. AUBYN HILL HERE Are you a MSME business operator? The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce ( #MIIC ) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growing your business and exporting whilst engaging with the 20 agencies of the Ministry. Entrepreneurs will also have the opportunity to win J$300,000.00 towards supporting their business through the Business Pitch Competition sponsored by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) ...


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MSME Business Roadshow

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 20 Oct 2023    admin   
The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The MSME Business Roadshow is heading to Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James on October 26. This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growing your business and exporting whilst engaging with the 20 agencies of the Ministry. Entrepreneurs will also have the opportunity to win J$300,000.00 towards supporting their business through the Business Pitch Competition sponsored by @dbjamaica. CLICK HERE FOR...


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Registration for JBDC’s Oil Extraction Workshop Ends October 20

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 20 Oct 2023    admin   
Persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) one-day workshop on: ‘Introduction to Oil Extraction’, are being reminded that the deadline for registration is Friday, October 20. The workshop will be held at the entity’s Incubator and Resource Centre, 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on Tuesday, October 31. It will explore topics surrounding the market trends for oil extraction, raw material supply and the needs and sources to start an essential oils business. Participants will also be exposed to the various types of oils that can be extracted...


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PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception

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 20 Oct 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges pleasantries with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds (centre), and Division Chief, Division of Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, IDB, Gonzalo Rivas. The occasion was the IDB’s Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue network forum cocktail reception at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (October 18). Source: JIS


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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer.

Second MSME Business Roadshow Slated For October 26

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 20 Oct 2023    admin   
The second leg of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow’ is slated for Thursday, October 26 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the event’s initial staging in August where operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefited from a series of activities geared towards growing their businesses. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer, noted that the first roadshow “got off to a successful start in Mandeville”. “We will [therefore] be taking the message and services of the Ministry, our 20...


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Director of the Standards Division at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Julia Bonner Douett.

 

Director of Standards at BSJ Gets Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service

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 18 Oct 2023    admin   
Hailing from a small farming community in St. Andrew East Rural, Julia Bonner Douett always knew that her passion would, one day, lead to much success. The current Director of Standards at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Mrs. Bonner Douett will grace the stage at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony, on October 16, to be pinned with a Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service for her contribution in the field of standardisation at the Bureau. Mrs. Bonner Douett tells JIS News that she feels “very blessed” to receive the honour from her country. Her current success, she says, is as a...


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