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JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation partners with UTech in support of youth entrepreneurship
JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation's Celia Ebanks smells the hemp soap packaged in a disposable soap wrapper, as Raheem Jagdeen of Team Limpid carefully observes. This environmentally conscious innovation developed by Team Limpid saw them walking away with the second place prize, Most Developed Prototype prize, and $200,000 in prize money.
Career & Education
April 21, 2024

JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation partners with UTech in support of youth entrepreneurship

THE University of Technology, Jamaica through the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership (JDSEEL) recently hosted the finals of its business model competition at its Papine-based campus. The event is designed as a platform for growth for student entrepreneurs, by equipping them with the resources they need to move their ideas from concept into full-fledged businesses. Additionally, four sectional prizes were awarded to the finalists in the competition namely:

• International Market Potential

• Most Developed Prototype

• Most Innovative Venture

• Best Speaker.

JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation and the Development Bank of Jamaica, whose organisations have a mandate to encourage entrepreneurship, have been long-standing supporters of the event.

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