Winners of Govt’s MSME Business Roadshows Now Exporting Their Products – Minister

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness (third left) and Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, congratulate MSME Masters Business Pitch Winner, Kavelle Hylton (fourth right), CEO and founder of Stembuilders Learning Hub, during the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s (MIIC) MSME Linkages Day on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at UTech Auditorium. Hylton earned a cash prize of J$2M to invest in her business. Sharing in the moment are: (from left): Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer, Permanent Secretary at MIIC, Ms. Karisa Ribeiro, Chief of Operations at Inter-American Development Bank, and Dr. David Lowe, managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica.

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill says each of the winners of the ministry’s Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME Business Roadshows are now exporting their products.

Senator Hill was speaking on Cliff Hughes Online on Tuesday.

The ninth roadshow in the series held by the ministry happened at the University of Technology in St. Andrew on Wednesday.

Business operators who attend the roadshows can win cash grants to improve their operations by participating in a business pitch competition.

Senator Hill says the prize money for the winning MSMEs is also increasing.

Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce.