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.

Contact

1876-928-5161-5
1876-928-0275
1876-928-4136

Mobile (Digicel)

1876-881-6146
1876-577-3145

14 Camp Road, Kingston

Alex Baxter
RAJEUNIR

“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.”

Almando Cox
RESOLVE IT
JBDC B.O.S.S MAN OF THE YEAR 2020

“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.”

Carl Sharpe
CHOCOLLOR CHOCOLATE
JBDC B.O.S.S MAN OF THE YEAR 2021

“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.”

Claudine Campbell-Bryan
SCENTRE YOURSELF

“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.”

Dr. Elorine Turner-Pryce
EDEN JOY FOODS

“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.”

Garry Parrish
GARRY’S CONCEPT
“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.”
Lashawndla Bailey Miller
INZZPIRE 365

“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.”

Leighton Campbell
MOBILE EDGE SOLUTIONS
JBDC B.O.S.S MAN OF THE YEAR 2019

“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.”

Sonia Moodie
PORTLAND AUTHENTIC JERK
RUNNER-UP JBDC B.O.S.S LADY OF THE YEAR 2021

“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.”

Tanya Powell-Edwards
TAYNA’S BODY CARE

“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.”