In primary school, it looked like helping her classmates draw cartoon characters in their notebooks. Fast forward a few decades, and Donna-Gay Uter is helping hundreds of Jamaican artisans achieve […]
Morgan Kret was looking for something the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) had just spent months developing. The founder of handcrafted apparel and accessories brand Geometric wanted to produce more […]
Creating a good product is one challenge. Finding the right market for it is another. At the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), supporting Jamaica’s fashion and creative industries does not […]
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is a magnet for creatives. Fashion designers and artisans come with ideas, skills and an instinct for creating, and leave with a clearer pathway […]
Charmaine Brown already knew how to sew. She had studied garment construction at HEART, invested in equipment and spent more than 15 years building Jessica’s Fashion. What came next in […]
Before a Jamaican designer cuts the first pattern or makes the first stitch, there is the fabric. And more often than not, that fabric started its journey somewhere else. Jamaican […]
In the hands of a designer who understands the possibilities, a piece of fabric can become almost anything. It can be draped, folded, pleated, dyed, printed, reconstructed or paired with […]
The perfect stitch goes beyond talent because Jamaica has no shortage of fashion talent. But turning that creativity into a sustainable fashion business requires much more than being able to […]
Black, green and gold. Put the three colours together and there is little doubt about the country they represent. Since Independence, the colours of the Jamaican flag have become an […]
For many entrepreneurs, the journey from having a business idea to becoming loan-ready, grant-ready or procurement-ready can feel unclear. One business may still be trying to formalise, while another may […]