The purpose of the Jamaica Business Fund is to promote economic development through inclusive growth in high-potential supply chains. This will improve productivity of SMEs in the supply chain and pass cost savings and increased output through to medium and larger buyer (anchor) firms, and their downstream clients, enhancing the competitiveness of exports and import-competing products.

Key to the design of the Fund is the recognition that Anchor firms present significant capacity to multiply outputs and increase incomes for all actors in the supply chain. Anchor firms often work with a large number of SME suppliers and their co investments with these suppliers can accelerate the growth process in the supply chains, which provides increased market opportunities for the SMEs; and allows the Anchor firms to offer differentiated products of greater quality and value, giving all the market actors a competitive advantage.