Event: Information Sessions – 4th Call for Proposals

date January 2, 2020
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Event: Information Sessions – 4th Call for Proposals

4th Call for Proposals [CONCEPT NOTE STAGE] Clarification/Information Sessions for January 2020

Furniture makers dip toes into US market, eye more exports

date April 23, 2019
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Furniture makers dip toes into US market, eye more exports

Recently, Jamaica Business Fund grant beneficiaries, Sam Lachet Distributors, were highlighted in a Loop News feature, entitled Young People in Business. See excerpts from the interview below. Samantha and Najeeb Azan are celebrating arguably their […]

Capacity Building Support and Training Workshops for JBF Beneficiaries

date April 3, 2019
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Capacity Building Support and Training Workshops for JBF Beneficiaries

Under the Jamaica Business Fund (JBF) grant program, supported by the Development Bank of Jamaica, the Government of Jamaica, and the World Bank, participating supply chain members benefit from capacity building initiatives among other things. […]

Samantha Azan: Knocking on Wood

date March 8, 2019
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Samantha Azan: Knocking on Wood

It is often said that women, once they put their minds to it, can accomplish anything, even the unconventional. Of entrepreneur Samantha Azan, this saying certainly rings true as she is one of Jamaica’s only […]

Spanish Grain Store Demonstrates Use of Onion Transplanter to Agricultural Stakeholders

date March 7, 2019
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Spanish Grain Store Demonstrates Use of Onion Transplanter to Agricultural Stakeholders

Spanish Grain Stores (SGS), through the assistance of the Jamaica Business Fund, hosted an Onion Transplanter field demonstration day on February 19, 2019 at the Amity Hall Agro-Park in Old Harbour, St. Catherine. Among those […]

A New Model for SME Success, through Supply Chain Development

date February 7, 2019
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A New Model for SME Success, through Supply Chain Development

In 2016, when Ronald Dubrisingh, the future Fund Manager of the Jamaica Business Fund (JBF) saw the design of the proposed grant funding initiative for MSMEs, he immediately wanted to be involved because of the […]

Sandals Foundation Committed to Helping Artisans

date October 22, 2018
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Sandals Foundation Committed to Helping Artisans

The Jamaica Business Fund (JBF) signed a grant agreement with Sandals Foundation on behalf of local artisan supply chain members on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at the offices of the Jamaica Business Fund. The scope […]

World Bank REDI II Visit JBF Project

date October 20, 2018
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World Bank REDI II Visit JBF Project

The World Bank REDI II team and local representatives JSIF made a site visit to the Jamaica Business Fund and Spanish Grain Store’s onion value chain project in Colbeck , St. Catherine on Friday June […]

B&D Trawling Launches Supply Chain Grant Project Among Fisherfolk

date October 17, 2018
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B&D Trawling Launches Supply Chain Grant Project Among Fisherfolk

Just in time for International Fisheries Day, B&D Trawling Limited (B&D) officially launched its sustainable fishing project in Rocky Point Clarendon, on June 29 with guest speaker Minister Rudyard Spencer, Member of Parliament for Rocky […]

JBF Multi-Firm Grant Signing

date June 25, 2018
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JBF Multi-Firm Grant Signing

The Jamaica Business Fund (JBF) signed four grant agreements with anchor firms on behalf of local supply chains on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ).  The supply chains will […]