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Entrepreneurs jostle for investment
<p>Yanique Forbes Patrick, vice president marketing for CaribbeanCentral at Scotiabank (right) observes as Scotia Vision Achieverparticipant Sasha Palmer of Liqi Liqi shares her company vision on theVision Board at the recently held meet and greet. (PHOTO: JOSEPHWELLINGTON)</p>
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September 12, 2015

Entrepreneurs jostle for investment

Entrepreneurs were rubbing shoulders with potential investors last week at various functions across Kingston. Here are a few highlights:

Yanique Forbes Patrick, vice president marketing for Caribbean Central at Scotiabank (right) observes as Scotia Vision Achiever participant Sasha Palmer of Liqi Liqi shares her company vision on the Vision Board at the recently held meet and greet. (PHOTO: JOSEPH WELLINGTON)

Jonny Mack, founder and CEO of Cultur shows his phone to Sandra Glasgow, founding member and manager of First Angels and Roy Reid JMMB manager at a First Angels Jamaica (FAJ) networking session at the Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Limited (Pan Jam), Courtyard in New Kingston on Thursday night.

Stephen Facey, CEO and Chairman of Pan Jam (right) gets the camera’s attention as (from left) Paul Hanworth, COO of Pan Jam; Sharon Roper, director of SIAN Associates and First Angels investment recipient D’Andre Fracer, founder and CEO of Billodex look on.

Joseph Matalon, chairman of the FAJ grabs the attenion of (from left) Allison Turner, director of Turner Innovations – which has created a sorrel harvesting machine, and Therese Turner-Jones, IDB representative to Jamaica.

 

Jonny Mack (right), founder and CEO of Cultur, shows his phone to Sandra Glasgow, founding<br />member and manager of First Angels, and Roy Reid, JMMB manager, at a First Angels Jamaica<br />(FAJ) networking session at the Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Limited (Pan Jam) Courtyard in<br />New Kingston on Thursday night.
Joseph Matalon, chairman of the FAJ, grabs the attention of<br />(from left) Allison Turner, director of Turner Innovations, which<br />has created a sorrel-harvesting machine, and Therese Turner-<br />Jones, IDB representative to Jamaica.

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