Distinguished
guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
Wealth
Magazine is thrilled to be a part of this exciting event which caters to the
heart of the Jamaican economic machinery, and I applaud the Jamaica Business Development Corporation for continuing
this bold initiative for the fifth consecutive year.
Wealth Magazine is
a sophisticated bi-monthly feature, which depicts Jamaica from a primarily
financial perspective with a hint of Jamaican lifestyle. Owned and exclusively
distributed by Creative Media and Events,
the magazine’s mission
and focus is to expose wealth in all spheres. This is to create a culture,
which, characteristically, encourages honest accumulation and liberal,
dignified display of wealth. Invariably, we will expose entrepreneurial role
models and nation builders.
Like
the JBDC, Wealth Magazine is founded on a premise of assisting individuals, and
businesses to unearth talent, foster development, and most of all to create
wealth. Not only in terms of financial gain, but the kind of wealth that will
ensure sustainable development, ecologically sound advancement, and
possibilities which engage the mind to think creatively, and to unravel the
richness of human thought. Our mantra is to INSPIRE. EDUCATE and
EMPOWER.
The
Jamaica Business Lab’s i3 High School Entrepreneur Competition is one aspect of
unravelling this creativity. I applaud the entrants in this year’s competition,
especially the top ten finalists and, of course, the winners. I know you have
worked tenaciously to bring out those brilliant ideas and I look forward to
viewing your exhibitions, along with the many others at the Expo (on May 17th)
isn’t this the same day you’ll be giving the speech? This is a significant landmark,
and I challenge you to build on this critical stepping stone to pave the way
for the future.
The
micro, small and medium sized enterprises are central hubs of activity which
provide critical income generation for our citizens, and to see the JBDC
catering to this sector, I must say congratulations. This year’s theme - Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: From Ideas
to Reality is quite fitting, because in any economy, people are needed with
the adequate skills set to drive ideas from conceptualization to realization.
Team JBDC, you continue to invest in the many talents that we have in this country. You are an essential business development organization, one that tends to little seedlings of businesses, and enables them to become giants in their own right. And to many, you have been a lighthouse, guiding the way with new and essential information for business development, and staying ahead of the game despite the challenges.
Well
done, we at Wealth Magazine, look forward to working with you in the future.
I
thank you.