Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sagicor Bank Limited, Chorvelle Johnson-Cunningham, is calling on businesses to use the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a catalyst for improving how their customers are served. “COVID is our practice area. (We need to) use COVID to see how we can do things differently. During COVID, did we operate as chameleons? Did we pivot quickly enough?...

Brand Growth Strategist, Mario Romans, is encouraging local businesses to commit to strategic branding principles in order to differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace. He noted that with various alternatives on the market, consumers can easily move from one product to the next, so it is important that firms set themselves apart from the competition. “When you brand your product,...

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to utilise social media to collect primary data in order to gain a better understanding of and serve their target market. Chief Executive Officer of BlueDot Insights, Larren Peart, in giving the advice said that social media is a cost-effective way for entrepreneurs to solicit feedback on the products and services...

Jamaica, through the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), will join the rest of the world on September 18 in commemorating World Bamboo Day 2020. World Bamboo Day aims to increase awareness of bamboo throughout the world and is a day to celebrate the many and varied benefits that growing, processing and using bamboo bring to the millions of people involved...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be providing grants of up to $400,000 to entrepreneurs in six communities in the parishes of St. James, Clarendon, Kingston and St. Andrew. Eligible entrepreneurs must be from the communities of Salt Spring and Anchovy in St. James; Treadlight in Clarendon; and August Town, Greenwich Town and Denham Town, in Kingston and St....

Local entrepreneurs are being encouraged to use qualitative and quantitative research methods to access data and information to grow their business on a budget. Speaking at a Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) weekly online series, ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, today (September 9), Chief Executive Officer of Blue Dot Insights, Larren Peart, said entrepreneurs should have a few specific objectives before...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) are working together to establish an online platform to facilitate the Authority’s application process. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director of Research Development and Communications at the CLA, Felicia Bailey, said that the project, which is being piloted by JAMPRO, will further the growth of...