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The Incubator & Resource Centre (IRC) was established in 2008 to advance the productivity of MSMEs through:
1) Access to production space in Incubators for three specific sectors targeted by the Government of Jamaica: Fashion and Food and Craft.
2) Use of Conference Facilities, available to all sectors.
The IRC also houses the Technical Services (TS) Unit which has responsibility for assisting clients in developing products that meet competitive international standards. The TS team guides clients through the development and expansion of their technical and operational capacities through the use of IRC Services and several other business incubation methodologies including: training, hands-on technical assistance, product development, label and packaging counseling and production engineering.
Incubators
Since it may not always be feasible or possible for small businesses to purchase machinery of a certain type or size, IRC offers the use of specialized equipment on an ‘as needed’ basis to entities that do not possess their own or that require extra capacity to complete specific orders.
Incubators are equipped spaces set up for short term rental to clients that have specific orders to fill but are in need of production equipment and facilities. Incubators provide access to industrial tools and equipment as well as technical supervision in a structured production environment, at an affordable rate.
’Residents’ are accommodated for specifically designated periods ranging from one day to three months at a time at a very manageable fee. JBDC is responsible for the maintenance of all equipment provided. Operations in the incubator are overseen by an industry specialist, for example a production engineer or food technologist, who is available for client consultations or to identify the necessary technical support.
Fashion Incubator
The Fashion Incubator is designed to accommodate persons/ small entities which have orders to complete, but lack their own production facility and equipment.
Each client is provided with a Production Workstation which consists of the following equipment:
i. one straight stitch sewing machine
ii. one serger
In addition, specialized equipment is available for use on a scheduled basis for all residents of the incubator.
Fashion and Apparel Production Equipment
The following are available for use in the Fashion Incubator:
· Straight Stitch sewing machine
· Serger
· Hemming machine
· Button hole machine
· Button tack machine
· Bar tack machine
· Feed-off arm (Hemmer)
· Pocket welting machine
· 20 ft. Cutting table and cutting tools
Fashion Incubator clients have:
The fashion incubator has been accommodating micro entrepreneurs since Sept. 2009.
Food Incubator
The Food Incubator was set up in October 2010 through partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank. The Food Incubator is a commercial kitchen facility available for daily or hourly rental. It caters to enterprises that have orders to fill, have their own workers but limited or no operating space or equipment.
The Incubator offers production space with equipment to:
§ Start or expand a food related business without the huge expense involved in building and equipping your own commercial kitchen.
§ Teach cooking programmes, test recipes for your new restaurant, cook or bake products for sale and prepare for catering events.
The Food Incubator caters to two categories of clients:
· Food processors that manufacture and package jams, jellies, sauces, seasonings etc. are programmed to conduct formulation and testing sessions under the guidance of JBDC’s food technologists
· Cooked food producers/ caterers can utilize the facility to prepare commercial/ bulk meals
Food Production Equipment
The following are available for use in the Food Incubator:
i. Convection oven
ii. Cooking Range
iii. Deep fat fryer
iv. Griddle
v. Commercial mixer
vi. Blender
vii. Food processor
viii. Food slicer/shredder
ix. Commercial refrigerator
x. Freezer
xi. Additional food service and food warming devices
xii. Stainless Steel work tables
Craft Incubator
Physical space is available for the development of prototypes and limited production.
The Craft Incubator has been utilized by PIMJ[1] producer groups and other clients in the production of leather accessories, jewellery, banana paper products, straw based items and soft toys.
Craft Production Equipment
The following are available for use in the Craft Incubator:
Jewellery Craft Tools
· Saw frame w/screw end - 4"
· Saw blades (for metals)
· Pliers kit (flat, round, chain nose; diagonal cutter w/pointed end
· diagonal cutter w/flat end)
· Flex Shaft & Accessories (spindles, foot pedal, etc.)
· Burs (set) 3 1,200.00 3,600.00
· Drill bits – (Sizes from .5mm - 1.5mm) Diamond tip
· Drill bits - twist drill (Sizes from .5mm - 1.5mm)
· Buffing compound for plastic, shell, bone, wood (Tripoli)
· Buffing compound for plastic, shell, bone, wood (rouge)
· Rotary tumbler – 12 lb capacity
Leather Craft Tools
· Ind. Sewing machine, flat w/presser foot
· 1 lb Hammer (wooden handle)
· 8” Metal scissors
· Cutting knife, special
· Sharpening Stone
· Punches
· Set Square 45 degree
· Metal Ruler
· Cutting Ruler
· Set Square 30/60 degree
· French Curves
IRC assists clients to transition from the incubators:
Conference Facilities
As a part of its support services for small businesses, the JBDC’s Incubator and Resource Centre offers comfortable and spacious rooms suitable for seminars, workshops and meetings, at affordable rates
Each air-conditioned room comes fully equipped with audio visual equipment and can be configured in a variety of ways to fit our clients’ needs. Rooms range in capacity from 10 to 150 persons.
Additional support services available: wireless internet, graphics, printing and copying of presentation material, room decor and ample parking. The service is also complemented by sumptuous catering from the Food Resource Centre.
  Training room I People’s Board Room
 Training Room II
Contact Us
Jamaica Business Development Corporation
Incubator & Resource Centre
Address: 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, Unit 10a, Kingston 13, Jamaica, West Indies
Telephone: (876) 923-4729, (876) 758-3966-8, (876) 618-0605 Fax: (876) 923-6575
Email:
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Website: www.jbdc.net
[1] The Productive Integration of Micro-enterprises Project (PIMJ) is a technical cooperation project between the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)/Government of Jamaica (GOJ) and the Inter-American Development Bank.
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