An agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, the JBDC is Jamaica’s premier business development organisation working collaboratively with government, private sector, as well as, academic, research and international communities.
what we offer
Effective Interventions for your Business
Whether you are planning to become an entrepreneur or you have already begun your journey, JBDC’s suite of services can significantly impact your success. We have served thousands of Jamaican entrepreneurs across various industries ‘From Concept to Market’. How can we help you?
Business Advisory Services
We act as a resource centre for entrepreneurs by answering queries, providing information such as details about the business environment that business owners need to know about.
Technical Services
We assist clients in improving existing or creating new products which are market-ready and meet required national and international standards and regulations.
Incubators
The JBDC Incubators provide short-term production facilities for MSMEs in Craft, Fashion & Sewn Products and Agro-processing.
Marketing Services
Through a thorough screening process, we assess a product’s strengths and weaknesses to guide clients to prepare their products/services for the market.
our priorities
Core Values
Integrity
We uphold honesty, decency and good morals in our dealings with staff and clients. We expect employees to be truthful, fair, and upright in their interactions with clients and with each other so as to build a harmonious and productive work environment accentuated with trust and sincerity.
Innovation
This is the key to creating new methods, processes and products, and JBDC, as an enabling provider for MSMEs, encourages the application of creativity, information, and initiative toward the development of goods and services that create value.
Confidentiality
JBDC has a practical, ethical and legal obligation to protect the interests of our clients, business partners and employees. Confidential information relating to our company, clients and staff is entrusted to employees with the requirement that these will be handled honourably and conservatively.
Quality in Engagement
As a premier capacity-building establishment for MSMEs, our consultations with clients will have both relevance and substance. We will focus on meeting our customers’ needs, and on providing superior customized advice and solutions to entrepreneurial aspirations and challenges.
Solution-oriented
We believe in focusing on the solution rather than on the problem. Employees are encouraged to use their experience and knowledge to systematically and strategically find workable solutions to problems through the application of internal resources, or where necessary, the engagement of appropriate external resources.
what we do
Our Programmes
Regardless of the stage of the entrepreneur’s development, there is a programme at JBDC which provides the critical intervention needed for growth. With the only incubation system of its kind in Jamaica, we are serious about taking our clients ‘From Concept to Market’.
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What People Say About Us
“JBDC has been a fulfilling experience. It’s like taking a child from different stages to maturity. Other entrepreneurs should work with JBDC because they specialise in start-up businesses. And, in order for you to get a good start, you have to start with JBDC.”
Sonia Moodie
PORTLAND AUTHENTIC JERKRUNNER-UP JBDC B.O.S.S LADY OF THE YEAR 2021
“I think a lot of fear spurred my introduction to JBDC, because I became an entrepreneur without really looking for a business. When I came to JBDC, they told me the opposite of what I was looking for. They said, “You have a business on your hands.” The staff was engaging. They gave me that listening ear. They were reassuring.”
Tanya Powell-Edwards
TAYNA’S BODY CARE
“The JBDC is quite professional. Working with the JBDC, you can get feedback from several persons, not just your Business Development Officer. With the JBDC, I see my business, over the short-term gaining a lot of traction and just growing from strength to strength.”
Alex Baxter
RAJEUNIR
“I remember seeing an ad on social media with a lot of bold promises about what this Accelerator Programme had to offer. My JBDC experience was simply transformational. We were able to really turn around our business. We had a significant increase in our team members. We brought new products to market. We entered new territories, not just regionally, but also internationally.”
Leighton Campbell
MOBILE EDGE SOLUTIONSJBDC B.O.S.S MAN OF THE YEAR 2019
“Since I’ve joined the JBDC family, I’ve now developed the confidence to be able to tweak my vehicle to go all the way. I now have the tools; I have the knowledge to be able to scale my operation to achieve the objective that I want to achieve.”
Almando Cox
RESOLVE ITJBDC B.O.S.S MAN OF THE YEAR 2020
“JBDC offers a whole lot. But, for me it has been product development. whenever I have an idea, I could always run it by Donna or Robert and they would give me wonderful feedback. The workshops that they have for me to enhance my skills in jewellery-making...a lot of what I do was garnered right here at JBDC.”
Lashawndla Bailey Miller
INZZPIRE 365
“We had no idea how to get our product to market. They seemed to have the programme that we wanted to get our product to market. JBDC has actually helped us a lot in product development. Here is where we do our testing of new products.”
Carl Sharpe
CHOCOLLOR CHOCOLATEJBDC B.O.S.S MAN OF THE YEAR 2021
“The experience has been a wonderful one for me from day one. I spoke to Miss McFarlane and she was able to recognise that I had a good product but when she looked at the branding, it was not up to par. And the first thing that was done was that they recommended that I change my logo. I have been recommended to go to a lot of shows just because of my interaction with the JBDC.”
Claudine Campbell-Bryan
SCENTRE YOURSELF
“I do a lot of catalogue shopping. All of that wonderful brilliance came through the support and the handholding of JBDC. Based on my JBDC experience, in the short-terms, I will be relaunching about half of our catalogue.”
Dr. Elorine Turner-Pryce
EDEN JOY FOODS
“I decided to go to JBDC to fulfil my dreams. My JBDC experience was a Blessing in disguise. My Business Development Officer was able to put me on podiums and take me to places that I didn’t believe I would have gone to.”
Garry Parrish
GARRY’S CONCEPT
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