{"id":13248,"date":"2022-09-01T21:05:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/?page_id=13248"},"modified":"2022-10-29T05:53:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T05:53:56","slug":"miep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/miep\/","title":{"rendered":"MIEP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mentorship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme\u2019 (MIEP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe connect entrepreneurs and SMEs with local and international industry experts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through its Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCapital) launched the pilot Mentors for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Programme (MIEP), in 2020, to support high-growth potential research\/technology-based start-ups with innovative products or services. The pilot saw twelve start-up entrepreneurs connected with local and international industry experts as well as trained business advisors who assisted them in reducing or removing specific development hurdles hindering the growth of their companies. The programme was transferred to the BIGEE project effective January 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t
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MIEP Goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe goal of the MIEP was to fill one of the market gaps identified in the ecosystem- a lack of technical\/business mentorship for entrepreneurs leading high growth potential start-ups and scale-ups. The Programme design was based on the following ten hypotheses, resulting from the findings of the primary and secondary research conducted into local and international business and personal mentorship programmes: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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