About this event
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will stage its 9th Annual Small Business Expo & Conference theme; 'Opening the Door to Financing Opportunities' on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. This year’s event is being hosted against the background of the Corporation’s 15th Anniversary celebrations and promises to deliver another exciting and intensive engagement with the MSME sector.
The event will highlight traditional and alternative financing including; Venture Capital & Crowd Funding, Angel Investments, the Junior Stock Exchange as well as outline the important steps in making a business Pitch Ready.
Other critical areas to be explored include:
Ø Marketing for MSMEs Ø Proposal Writing for Grant Funding Ø Youth Entrepreneurship & Technology Ø Emerging Business Trends Ø Understanding Cash Flow Ø Appropriate Financing: Identifying the right funding sources
In order to ensure that our client group, the MSME sector, is prepared to capitalize on the opportunities which will emerge from this discourse, JBDC has lined up an outstanding cadre of speakers to provide insight on these relevant topics.