Voices Magazine-Vol4-Issue

7 January – April 2021 | VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica F ive companies are proud graduates of the business incubation programme of the Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) – a special unit of the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership (JDSEEL), in the College of Business and Management (COBAM), University of Technology, Jamaica. The successful completion of the incubation period for EduFocal Limited, M Mobile Labs, Dirty Hands Design, International Work & Travel Services and Youth for Development Network was celebrated in a virtual Client Awards and Graduation Ceremony hosted by the TIC on March 30, 2021, which featured the recognition of client graduates for the 2019 and 2020 period. UTech, Jamaica’s Technology Innovation Centre, established in 2002, provides clients with services critical to the startup, growth and development process of their business ventures. Professor Gyles also lauded the leadership of the TIC, noting that strategic partnerships that have recently been forged with entities such as the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) for capacity building, have strengthened the work of the TIC. He also reiterated that “the University remains open, committed and ready to help start-up entrepreneurs to grow and develop their businesses.” The ceremony also included special awards to clients and client graduates of the TIC who were outstanding in their respective fields during the 2019 and 2020 period. CEOs and founders of TIC’s client graduate companies: (top l-r) Mr. Gordon Swaby, EduFocal Limited and Mr. Melvin Johnson, M Mobile Labs, (bottom l-r) Mr. Andri Brown, Dirty Hands Design, Mr. Wayne Hamilton, International Work & Travel Services and Mr. Andre Wilson, Youth for Development Network. Five Companies Graduate from UTech, Jamaica’s Business Incubation Programme in Virtual Ceremony Client Awards for 2019/2020 Award Client Recipient 2019 2020 The Trailblazer PreeLabs Limited The Innovator It’s Pixel Perfect Smart Term Limited Top Resident EduFocal Limited Dirty Hands Designs Client of the Year DoorStep Jamaica