Start-Up Jamaica launched to jumpstart entrepreneurs

A new initiative to jump-start Jamaica’s entrepreneurial tech sector is now up and running and is taking lessons from countries as diverse as Chile, Vietnam and Jordan.

Start-Up Jamaica, whose website was launched last week, is a government-sponsored program that has been launched as a 5-year initiative to support and develop start-ups in the country.

The initiative is designed to help entrepreneurs transform business ideas over a period of about 100 days into effective business plans capable of attracting investment.

Start-Up Jamaica is receiving seed funding from Jordan-based Oasis500, an accelerator company, which has committed to providing US$30,000 to each entrepreneur in the program.

Read more: Jamaica Gleaner