Grassroots entrepreneurs supported by the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP) have generated more than $100 million in sales over the past five years.
This was disclosed by Director, Local Economic Development at the SDC, Avril Ranger, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Television Department in Kingston.
“We have put on, over last five years, over 400 activities and that would have garnered sales in excess of $100 million for our local economic initiatives (LEIs),” said Ms. Ranger.
She explained that the sales figures are a direct result of sustained business development support, training and market access provided by the SDC through the LEDSP. Click here to view full story from JIS