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For the first time since the inception of the National Business Model Competition (NBMC), an initiative of the Development Bank of Jamaica and partners, five teams, from two universities (University of the West Indies and Northern Caribbean University), will compete in the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) in Utah, USA on May 10-11, 2018.
 
At the fifth staging of the NBMC held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on March 23, the University of the West Indies (UWI) based team, Queritel, a market research business, was selected as the winner and is the official representative of Jamaica…

Kingston, Jamaica, 25.10.2017 - Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scene has come to Jamaica for the first time. With the support of Development Bank of Jamaica and Continental, in association with Kingston Beta, Seedstars World will be holding a dynamic pitch event on Thursday October 26th. In line with its mission to place the spotlight on entrepreneurs from emerging markets, Seedstars World is travelling to more than 75 countries this year to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1 million and network with…

On Thursday, October 26, 2017, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) in collaboration with Seedstars World - the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes - hosted the first Jamaican Tech Startup Competition to identify teh best Jamaican Startup. The event was hosted was held in association with Kingston Beta and took place at JAMPRO's Training Room at which ten (10) selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the local jury panel.