Hill says ‘banks must go find productive people
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Minister of Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill is encouraging banks to support small business operators who are seeking to grow and expand their businesses.
The minister recently issued the challenge during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s launch of EXPO 24 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Hill, who reflected on the journey and growth of one of Jamaica’s leading garment manufacturing companies, Designs by Marc Limited, owned by Marcia Nicely, stressed the importance of supporting local businesses and encouraged larger organisations to contribute to their expansion.
“Bankers must go and find productive people and them can’t tell me anything; me do it for years, I take little people like Miss Marcia Nicely, find a way to finance them now she runs a huge company. She operates in 24,000 square feet in the capital city. In 2007, her son Mark came back to run the business because under Miss Marcia leadership that company employs 140 staff,” Hill added.
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