Operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Hanover will benefit from business development support services, when the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic stops in the parish later this month. The free business clinic will be held at the Lucea Parish Church Hall from February 24 to 25, and will cater to the needs of business...

The Self Start Fund (SSF) has begun a drive to educate and make access to their loan products easier for public sector workers who desire to start a business or increase their existing business output. Through this thrust, public sector workers will be able to use their salaries as a form of collateral when accessing loans from the SSF. Speaking...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says the anticipated lifting of the United States (US) trade embargo against Cuba will dramatically expand the regional marketplace for businesses and organisations, particularly in Jamaica. “Lifting of the embargo will open the door to increased trade, investment and business opportunities for manufacturers, service providers and agribusiness, and of...

The Government is implementing three key initiatives aimed at significantly changing the way trade transactions are conducted in Jamaica. These three key initiatives are the Customs Management System – Automated Systems for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World, the Port Community System and e-Trade, that is, the Government’s online trade facilitation system. Speaking at the Jamaica Customs Agency Bi-Annual Information Exposition at...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has welcomed Toyota Jamaica Limited’s $400 million investment in its new branch, which is expected to create 140 new jobs for Jamaicans. “That this investment should be made now in Jamaica, I think, supports and underpins the... growing confidence of investors in the Jamaican economy and the opportunity for Jamaica to...

Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Mr. Dwayne Vaz, is urging members of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Westmoreland to take advantage of the three-day mobile business clinic currently in progress in the town of Savanna-la-Mar. Speaking on January 27 at the launch of the clinic, Mr. Vaz said now more than ever, Jamaica’s future lies in the...

Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME) operators have been urged to take immediate steps to formalise their businesses, by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic Initiative in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 27, the Minister said once members of the sector formalise their operations,...