THE Jamaica Observer's Mogul in the Making programme aims to bring entrepreneurs from all over the island front and centre, celebrating their accomplishments and encouraging others to emulate them.
Nominations are now open for candidates that can meet a few simple conditions. They must be properly registered, tax compliant, and not more than three years old. And, of course, they must be generating sales. Businesses of every size and type, whether in hairdressing or high-finance, are welcome to apply.
If you own such a business, or know someone who does, please send the business name and the contact details of its owners to us at editorial@jamaicaobserver.com with "start-up" in the subject line. A brief paragraph in the text explaining what the company does that makes it special would also be helpful. The deadline for receiving nominations is midnight on May 1.
In June, we will publish articles about selected nominees, how they got started, the obstacles and opportunities they faced, and how they dealt with them. We hope that this will encourage others to take a risk and try to make Jamaica a better place.
You'll be able to view them on our website and indicate the one you like the most.
All of these companies can be thought of as winners, simply by virtue of giving it their best shot in the marketplace. But we'll be spotlighting three in particular when the programme reaches its grand finale on July 10, 2013.
Being selected by our judges won't guarantee success, of course, because starting a business is tough. We hope, though, that the public exposure of being in the programme will attract the attention from customers, suppliers and business partners that our nominees need.
Because our country needs them.
The inaugural staging of Mogul in the Making showcased 21 start-ups, of which three were chosen as 'ones to watch'.
The Reader's Choice was Jamaicansmusic.com, founded by Alex Morrissey, with more than 3,500 votes in the online poll.
The expert panel selected C&E Innovational Services, led by Erica Wynter.
And the Observer business journalists picked Angelica Barrett's Glad Helpers
Nominations are now open for candidates that can meet a few simple conditions. They must be properly registered, tax compliant, and not more than three years old. And, of course, they must be generating sales. Businesses of every size and type, whether in hairdressing or high-finance, are welcome to apply.
If you own such a business, or know someone who does, please send the business name and the contact details of its owners to us at editorial@jamaicaobserver.com with "start-up" in the subject line. A brief paragraph in the text explaining what the company does that makes it special would also be helpful. The deadline for receiving nominations is midnight on May 1.
In June, we will publish articles about selected nominees, how they got started, the obstacles and opportunities they faced, and how they dealt with them. We hope that this will encourage others to take a risk and try to make Jamaica a better place.
You'll be able to view them on our website and indicate the one you like the most.
All of these companies can be thought of as winners, simply by virtue of giving it their best shot in the marketplace. But we'll be spotlighting three in particular when the programme reaches its grand finale on July 10, 2013.
Being selected by our judges won't guarantee success, of course, because starting a business is tough. We hope, though, that the public exposure of being in the programme will attract the attention from customers, suppliers and business partners that our nominees need.
Because our country needs them.
The inaugural staging of Mogul in the Making showcased 21 start-ups, of which three were chosen as 'ones to watch'.
The Reader's Choice was Jamaicansmusic.com, founded by Alex Morrissey, with more than 3,500 votes in the online poll.
The expert panel selected C&E Innovational Services, led by Erica Wynter.
And the Observer business journalists picked Angelica Barrett's Glad Helpers