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Apr 19
Vincent Hosang UWI Venture Competition 2022 launched
Dr David McBean, executive director, Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM), addresses guests at the launch of the Vincent Hosang Entrepreneurship Programme (VHEP) at the MSBM.   The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) through its Vincent Hosang Entrepreneurship Programme (VHEP) launched the 2022 Vincent Hosang UWI Venture Competition (UWIVC) on Wednesday (October 5) during an event attended by students, faculty members and members of the business community. ››Read More
Eco Structure pitch wins Vincent HoSang venture competition
Recognising that solid waste management poses a huge threat to Jamaica's natural environment, team Eco Structure presented a winning solution and emerged as champions of The Vincent HoSang University of the West Indies (UWI) Venture Competition. In its 14th year, the Vincent HoSang Family Foundation-sponsored pitching competition was held last week at the UWI's Mona campus. Though 29 start-ups had begun the journey to win the grand prize of $300,000 in grant funding in November l ››Read More
Vincent HoSang UWI venture competition 2017 launched
(From left) Acting executive director of Mona School of Business and Management Michael Williams joins chairman of the JoanDuncan Foundation Patricia Sutherland, marketing and public relations officer of the Vincent HoSang Family Foundation JaniceJulian, and director general of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Nari Williams-Singh at the recent launch of the 2017 VincentHoSang UWI Venture Competition at the business school. SINCE the inception of the Vincent HoSang University ››Read More
Intriguing journey - Friends hurdle bureaucratic obstacles into technology
Norman Grindley Marvin Richards (left) and Odaine Williams display one of the apps that the group developed - the Larceny Tech App. Three young friends from rural Jamaica, each of them age 21, have accepted the challenge to embrace entrepreneurship. Along the way, they have experienced the usual bureaucratic hurdles that the authorities have long acknowledged, need to be removed to create an enabling environment for business to thrive. They overcame some to win a major business ››Read More