Balcostics Ltd in partnership with the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) conducted a survey of Jamaican SMEs who were in attendance at the recently held “NCB/ IDB SME Conference” sponsored by the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica (NCB), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The conference was held over a three day weekend (June 21st -23rd,2013), at the Hilton Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
The survey provide answers to the following questions:
- Who are Jamaica’s rising SMEs? (age, gender, education level, years in operation)
- What are the main challenges facing SMEs?
- What are the main reasons persons’ choose entrepreneurship?
- What type of social media, if any, are entrepreneurs using in their businesses?
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Would you kindly break out the data in your next survey of MSMEs distinctly between Micro businesses vs small businesses as they are distinctly separate in the Jamaican context.
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