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The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is encouraging gift and craft entrepreneurs to make use of case studies as a part of their business development strategy. “Case studies provide insight into what has worked and what has not and provide key lessons. So if you are doing something that has already been done, you wantContinue reading “Gift And Craft Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Make Use Of Case Studies”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said the Government is committed to facilitating the export efforts of local businesses. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Dr. Dunn said the Government has been pursuing several initiatives to facilitate increased exports. “We believeContinue reading “Government Supports Export Efforts Of Local Businesses”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to creating and maintaining an enabling environment for Jamaican innovators to register, protect, monetise and commercialise their intellectual property (IP) rights. “The protection of the intellectual property of our innovators is another step in the ecosystem that we must bolster inContinue reading “Government Commits to Jamaican Innovators”

NCBJ launches Food Safety Management System In an effort to strengthen and support Jamaica’s food industry, the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has launched the ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System, which is geared toward improving standards and safety and giving the assurance thatContinue reading “NCBJ launches Food Safety Management System”

November 16 – 22, 2020 is being observed as Global Entrepreneurship Week under four distinct themes: Education, Ecosystems, Inclusion and Policy. These themes are rather pertinent at this time, particularly in light of the battering that world economies have had to endure to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Entrepreneurship represents the lifeline of any economy andContinue reading “Global Entrepreneurship Week Message”

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) is a crucial aspect of the Government’s public-sector transformation and modernisation programme. JSWIFT is a one-stop-shop facility designed to provide fully automated services to enable traders and their representatives to transactContinue reading “JSWIFT Crucial Part of Modernisation Programme – Dr. Dunn”

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says he is confident in Jamaica’s capacity to safely pursue its engagement with nuclear science and technology in all aspects of national development and wealth creation strategies. He said this is made possible through the establishment of the Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA). “Our use of radiation,Continue reading “Minister Shaw Expresses Confidence in Jamaica’s Capacity to Safely Use Nuclear Technology”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has recommended the inclusion of the trade unions represented by the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU); the Small Business Association; the Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA), and the Women’s Entrepreneur Network (WEN), to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). Minister Shaw made the recommendations as he chairedContinue reading “Minister Shaw Chairs First Meeting of the National Competitiveness Council”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw has commended Jamaica’s growing social enterprise sector for its contribution to the country’s economic and social development. The Minister made his comments at a virtual stakeholder sensitization session themed: ‘A roadmap for growing the social sector in Jamaica,’ put on by the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)Continue reading “Minister Shaw Lauds the Contribution of Jamaica’s Social Enterprise Sector to National Development”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging Government agencies to seek international standard certification so that they can be more competitive in the global market place. He noted that the ISO 9001 Quality Management System is the world’s most popular international standard that focuses on the quality of goods and servicesContinue reading “Government Agencies urged to become ISO 9001 certified”