“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”