Jamaica Business Development Corporation — JBDC
TrainingTechnical assistanceProduct development
Type of support: Business advice, training and technical assistance
What the agency does
- Business advice
- Training
- Mentorship
- Incubation
- Technical assistance
- Help preparing for financing
- Marketing and business-development support
Who may find it helpful: New and growing small businesses that want guidance, training or help getting ready to approach a lender.
Possible documents to prepare
- Identification
- Business-registration documents, where available
- Basic business information
- Business plan, where available
Development Bank of Jamaica — DBJ
LoanGrantCost-sharing grantTechnical assistance
Type of support: Financing, grants for eligible projects and technical-assistance vouchers
What the agency does
- Business loans through approved financial institutions
- Grants for eligible innovation projects
- Technical-assistance vouchers
- Business-support programmes
Who may find it helpful: Businesses looking for financing through an approved financial institution, or help paying part of the cost of approved professional services.
Possible documents to prepare
- Business-registration documents
- Valid Tax Compliance Certificate
- Business plan
- Financial statements or bank statements
- Quotations for the approved service or equipment
- Proof of the owner's contribution
The DBJ Voucher for Technical Assistance may cover part of the cost of approved professional business services. The business may be required to pay the remaining amount.
HEART/NSTA Trust
TrainingTechnical assistance
Type of support: Training, skills development and MSME support programmes
What the agency does
- Entrepreneurship training
- Skills training
- Mentorship
- Business-development support
- Certain MSME support programmes
Who may find it helpful: Owners and workers who want training, certification or entrepreneurship support.
Possible documents to prepare
- Identification
- Business-registration documents, where required
- Tax Compliance Certificate, where required
- Business plan or financial information, where required
Some HEART/NSTA programmes may require business registration, tax compliance, a viable business plan or financial information.
EXIM Bank Jamaica
LoanExport supportTechnical assistance
Type of support: Loans, working capital, export and equipment financing
What the agency does
- Business loans
- Working-capital financing
- Export financing
- Equipment and expansion financing
- Business advisory services
Who may find it helpful: Operating businesses that need financing for working capital, equipment, expansion or export activity.
Possible documents to prepare
- Business-registration documents
- TRN
- Valid Tax Compliance Certificate
- Financial statements
- Bank statements
- Cash-flow projection
- Quotations for equipment or services
- Evidence of sales
EXIM financing is a loan and must be repaid according to the approved terms.
JAMPRO
Export supportTrainingTechnical assistance
Type of support: Export readiness, market information and export promotion
What the agency does
- Export-readiness guidance
- Export-market information
- Business-development programmes
- International market support
- Export promotion
Who may find it helpful: Businesses selling, or planning to sell, products or services to markets outside Jamaica.
Possible documents to prepare
- Business-registration documents
- Product or service information
- Evidence of sales or production capacity
- Project proposal, where required
Scientific Research Council — SRC
Product developmentTechnical assistanceTraining
Type of support: Product development, testing and incubation
What the agency does
- Product development
- Product testing
- Food processing assistance
- Personal-care product development
- Training
- Technical assistance
- Incubation support
Who may find it helpful: Food, beverage, agro-processing and personal-care businesses developing or improving a product.
Possible documents to prepare
- Product information and samples, where requested
- Business-registration documents, where required
- Project proposal
- Identification
Bureau of Standards Jamaica — BSJ
Standards and certificationTrainingTechnical assistance
Type of support: Standards, quality control and market-readiness support
What the agency does
- Standards guidance
- Quality-control support
- Training
- Product and market-readiness assistance
- Client Services Programme
Who may find it helpful: Businesses preparing products for retail shelves, certification or export markets.
Possible documents to prepare
- Product and labelling information
- Business-registration documents
- Industry licences or certifications, where applicable
Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce — MSME Division
TrainingTechnical assistance
Type of support: MSME information and government programme information
What the agency does
- MSME information
- Government programme information
- Policy and business-support resources
Who may find it helpful: Any small or medium business that wants an overview of government support available to MSMEs.
Possible documents to prepare
- No documents are needed to read the information provided