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Small business owners from central Jamaica were recently informed of a number of strategies to keep their businesses afloat in light of the global economic crisis. The business owners who were attending the Jamaica National Small Business Loans (JNSBL) Biz-Grow Seminar at the Mandeville Baptist Church Hall on Thursday (Jan. 29) were implored by Business Consultant with the Jamaica Business...

The four-day Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment and Capital Markets Conference, which was held at the Rose Hall Resort and Country Club in Montego Bay, from January 27 to 30, has been described by General Manager, Marlene Street Forrest as "very successful", having satisfactorily achieved its main objectives. "Overall, the conference has served its purpose, given the fact that our...

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for St. Thomas, Caswell Glover, has lauded the establishment of the Export Centre and Business Information point (EC/BIP) in the parish, which he said will impact on export potential. The EC/BIP is a component of the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP), which is a five-year project jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica...

The establishment of Export Centres/Business Information Points (ECBIP) across the island has made it easier for owners of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to conduct business with public entities. This is the word from Deputy Programme Manager for the Private Sector Development Project (PSDP), Eleanor Henry, at the opening of an ECBIP yesterday (Jan. 29), at the Rural Agricultural...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has advised business owners to pursue smarter, more effective marketing strategies in order to maintain market share during these turbulent economic times. Addressing a function to launch the Jamaica Employers Federation's, (JEF) 27th Annual Business and Workplace Convention and Exposition 2009, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston yesterday (Jan. 27), Mr. Bartlett said the...

The first Jamaica-United Kingdom Investment Forum, which will highlight the broad range of investment opportunities available in Jamaica, will be held in Westminster, London on February 5. The event is being organised by Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), through its European Regional Office, in association with the London-based Developing Markets Associates (DMA). The forum, which will showcase the island's growing...

Executive Director of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Merline Bardowell, has lauded the Organization of American States (OAS)-funded Caribbean Innovation and Entrepreneurship project, in terms of its ability to foster and enhance innovation in technology in the region. She was speaking at the opening of an entrepreneurs' workshop at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston recently, to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has said that the Government has and will continue to make direct interventions to stimulate investment in innovation. He said that a number of initiatives are already in place including a Technology Investment Fund, established through the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) to finance investment...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern is urging the small business sector to 'think big' in order to develop their business, which will contribute to the overall growth of the country. "This I believe is the mindset that every Jamaican entrepreneur must have in order to be truly world class...from small acorns grow...

An Export Centre/Business Information Point (EC/BIP) will be officially opened at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) St. Thomas parish office in Morant Bay on Thursday, January 29. The EC/BIP is a component of the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP), which is a five-year project jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica and the European Union. A partnership involving the...

The Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP), a five year initiative between the Government of Jamaica and the European Union, will stage a two-day symposium at the Girls Guides Headquarters in Kingston on January 21 and 22, targeting Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises for business development opportunities and options. Programme Manager for the PSDP, Wynette Anderson, told JIS News that the...

Another of America's leading rating agencies, Moody's, has maintained Jamaica's B (stable) rating, in its latest update issued yesterday (February 23).Moody's says: "The outlook for all ratings is stable, reflecting a balance between ongoing efforts at fiscal consolidation and the vulnerability of the country to external shocks". The agency cites Jamaica's strengths as - a commitment to fiscal discipline, proven...