_Strengthening & Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Jamaica

About the Strengthening & Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Jamaica Project
Strengthening & Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Jamaica is a 3-year project, being implemented by Women Business Owners Ja. Ltd. (WBO), and funded by the Multi-Lateral Investment fund, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank. The WBO is headed by some of Jamaica’s leading business women with the aim of mentoring and assisting in the growth of women-owned business in Jamaica. The project aims to educate, train and mentor women who own small and medium businesses, to facilitate the growth of their businesses. The project is targeting 300 direct beneficiaries (women who have grown their businesses), but will engage women on a national level through publicity, communications and events.
 
Goal of the Project
The goal of the project is to contribute to growth and sustainability of women owned small and medium businesses in Jamaica. The purpose is to strengthen 300 women-owned small and medium businesses by improving their prospects to access finance.
 
Project Components
In order to reach these objectives, the project will implement four components:
 
i. An awareness-building campaign and mapping exercise
ii. The development and implementation of a technical assistance programme for the strengthening of women-owned businesses
iii. Access to finance
iv. Systematise the lessons learned for sustainability, replication and expansion

Project Activities

  • 5 Sensitization Events across the island, the first of which will be a major launch event
  • Creation of a Financial Instrument for women in business to access.
  • High profile PR & Communications Strategy will launch, sustain and close the project.
  • In-depth training of 300 business women on important entrepreneurial skills and tactics
  • Technical Assistance from Mona School Of Business
  • A major Closing Event
  • Series of Videos following the event progress and milestones
  • Documentary on the project
  • Project Website engaging women business owners across the country
  • Case Study Book highlighting successful business women, their challenges and how they overcame them
  • Case Study Book to be used in tertiary institutions across the Caribbean & beyond
Strengthening & Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Jamaica