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Export dream realised for Paris Ruby Gourmet Cakes
Paris Ruby Gourmet, Smith’s micro, home-based operation, has become an international export success story. Her inaugural shipment has placed her cakes on the shelves of Broward Meat and Fish Company in Margate, Florida, marking the culmination of a strategic business approach that began in 2019. Smith was among three winners of the MSME Business Pitch Competition, held […]
Shadine Salmon pumps $300K of MIIC 2023 MSME Business Pitch Grant into Xquisite Events
Through her artistry, she creates beautiful decorations for corporate events, gender reveals, weddings, christenings, and engagement parties. Her three-year-old business has enjoyed significant revenue growth since claiming one-of-three Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce (MIIC) MSME Business Roadshow Pitch Competition’s grant prizes in August 2023. Salmon admits that the $300,000 prize allowed her to attain […]
All roads lead to Clarendon for MSME Business Roadshow
The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, is set to host the second MSME Business Roadshow for 2025 at Juici Empowerment Park, Clarendon, on February 20. This initiative continues MIIC’s commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and business growth across Jamaica.
Pitch win grabs KlutchJa Organics profits
Hand-made, all natural, and made with love; those are the promises by KlutchJa Organics. The company — led by CEO Sheldon Cardoza and COO Shanika Cardoza and producer of natural skin- and haircare products — is also one of the pitch winners of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) MSME Business Roadshows. With […]
STEM Builders Learning Hub grows with J$300,000 grant
Fourteen months ago, Kavelle Hylton knew she had a great product — the STEM Builders Learning Kits. The kits were a product from her STEM Builders Learning Hub and a part of her educational enterprise. Hylton, as a trained science teacher works with “students, teachers and other educational stakeholders to improve access to quality STEM […]
MSME Business Roadshows for 2025 Kick Off on January 16
The Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Business Roadshows for 2025 kick off on Thursday, January 16, at the Twickenham Park Church of the Open Bible in St. Catherine, commencing 9:00 a.m. Thursday’s staging is the first of three already slated for the year by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, which spearheads the […]