{"id":4129,"date":"2022-05-30T14:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T14:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/?page_id=4129"},"modified":"2022-10-29T05:52:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T05:52:01","slug":"national-business-model-competition-nbmc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/national-business-model-competition-nbmc\/","title":{"rendered":"NBMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4129\" class=\"elementor elementor-4129\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c68bdf elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c68bdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71514bf5\" data-id=\"71514bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcd6a67 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fcd6a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771-1024x225.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771-768x169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771-1536x338.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771-2048x450.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771-640x141.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/NBMC-logo-scaled-e1661549454771-400x88.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca85da3\" data-id=\"3ca85da3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0fa4bd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0fa4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2013, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) through the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCapital) and in collaboration with its partner, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), have been hosting the annual National Business Model Competition (NBMC), an initiative that supports and encourage student entrepreneurship on the campuses of our local universities.\u00a0The NBMC receives strong support from Jamaica\u2019s investment and business community through sponsorship, provision of coaches, mentors and judges at the semi-finals and finals.In the first couple years, three universities (University of the West Indies &#8211; UWI, University of Technology, Jamaica \u2013 UTECH, and Northern Caribbean University \u2013 NCU, signed on to the initiative. In 2015, Edna Manley College of the Visual &amp; Performing Arts (EMC) came on board and in 2020 and 2021, the College of Agriculture, Science &amp; Education and University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, respectively, signed on to the programme. There are now six (6) universities participating in the competition<\/p>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24ba185f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"24ba185f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-413eb487\" data-id=\"413eb487\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e48ef5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51e48ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective of Competition <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e2460 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23e2460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe objectives of the NBMC are to encourage potential entrepreneurs, and support growth of jobs and GDP in the country. To compete for the business competition prizes, there must be a serious intent to launch the proposed business.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecb341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fecb341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The Competition provides:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b47257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b47257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef0843e\" data-id=\"1ef0843e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384ec62c pb-1 m-b-sm ps-0 pe-lg-5  elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_info_box\" data-id=\"384ec62c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"porto_info_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-sicon-box style_1 default-icon\"><div class=\"porto-sicon-default\"><div class=\"porto-just-icon-wrapper porto-sicon-img  porto-icon-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce porto-u-circle\" style=\"margin-right:17px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-5.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"61\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"porto-sicon-header\"><p >-\tA unique opportunity for students to put entrepreneurship practices into practice through an integrated learning experience<\/p><\/div> <!-- header --><\/div><!-- porto-sicon-box -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4944f19d pb-1 m-b-sm ps-0 pe-lg-5  elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_info_box\" data-id=\"4944f19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"porto_info_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-sicon-box style_1 default-icon\"><div class=\"porto-sicon-default\"><div class=\"porto-just-icon-wrapper porto-sicon-img  porto-icon-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce porto-u-circle\" style=\"margin-right:17px;margin-bottom:14px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Asset-6.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"61\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"porto-sicon-header\"><p >-\tLinkages between budding entrepreneurs and private sector mentors and financiers<\/p><\/div> <!-- header --><\/div><!-- porto-sicon-box -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7586f3 pb-1 m-b-sm ps-0 pe-lg-5  elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_info_box\" data-id=\"3d7586f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"porto_info_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-sicon-box style_1 default-icon\"><div class=\"porto-sicon-default\"><div class=\"porto-just-icon-wrapper porto-sicon-img  porto-icon-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce porto-u-circle\" style=\"margin-right:17px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/imgbin-student-higher-education-computer-icons-university-graduates-tFdZ99eEdk6Nhj4eMKK3jmNvP-removebg-preview-e1665162626948.png\" width=\"432\" height=\"312\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"porto-sicon-header\"><p >-\tStudents enrolled at tertiary institutions with the opportunity to create their own employment<\/p><\/div> <!-- header --><\/div><!-- porto-sicon-box -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c19ecc pb-1 m-b-sm ps-0 pe-lg-5  elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_info_box\" data-id=\"61c19ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"porto_info_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-sicon-box style_1 default-icon\"><div class=\"porto-sicon-default\"><div class=\"porto-just-icon-wrapper porto-sicon-img  porto-icon-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce porto-u-circle\" style=\"margin-right:17px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-icon\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/19314267021530513411-128.png\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"porto-sicon-header\"><p >-\tPotential entrepreneurs with the opportunity to support economic growth and job creation<\/p><\/div> <!-- header --><\/div><!-- porto-sicon-box -->\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a83a2f\" data-id=\"34a83a2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\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\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5adf646f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5adf646f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1004088c\" data-id=\"1004088c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdacbd1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fdacbd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NBMC Info<\/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<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-918f069 animated-fast elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"918f069\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cdc9fd3\" data-id=\"2cdc9fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5546fa64 elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"5546fa64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">The Approach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Our Universities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">The Approach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14301\" class=\"elementor elementor-14301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f3cc5fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f3cc5fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5823f6ff\" data-id=\"5823f6ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137a418e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"137a418e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d77dc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d77dc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-211f366\" data-id=\"211f366\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c11c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c11c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">implementation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e73101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e73101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn implementation, a multi-stage approach is adopted to the overall preparation of the teams for participation in the local as well as the international competition. The stages followed are:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e194e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e194e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n \t<li>Intra-university competitions to select representative(s) for their respective institutions in the national competition<\/li>\n \t<li>The National Competition among the universities to select one representative to represent the country<\/li>\n \t<li>The international competition attended by the National Representative and coach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b742b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b742b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">intra-university event<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fa483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6fa483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the intra-university event, each institution develops a network of coaches, faculty advisors and sponsors in order to select student teams, train them on utilizing the Business Model Canvas, coach them on customer identification and pitching. A standard template, refined over the years, is utilized to host the competition and select the best teams. To this end the schedule of activities includes:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48376ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48376ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Host sensitization sessions, competition launch, boot camps and training sessions between October and February annually<\/li><li>Host internal events, by end of January\/md February yielding up to four entrants per university to go forward to the national competition<\/li><li>Participate in the national competition to be held by the fourth week in March annually<\/li><\/ol>\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\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Our Universities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14357\" class=\"elementor elementor-14357\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-533f707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"533f707\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8318f1e\" data-id=\"8318f1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0cea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0cea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fd6ee3\" data-id=\"9fd6ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c31d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c31d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mona.uwi.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/uwi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14344\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a1068\" data-id=\"53a1068\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67aa697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67aa697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utech.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/utech.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14345\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6296a2a\" data-id=\"6296a2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcd881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0bcd881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ucc.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UCC.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UCC.png 605w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UCC-400x153.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10007ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10007ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12b6161\" data-id=\"12b6161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5bc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be5bc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncu.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/logo.302bab0a.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14350\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae9624\" data-id=\"6ae9624\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434e469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"434e469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/emc.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EMCVA.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EMCVA.png 556w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EMCVA-400x164.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceb5c1c\" data-id=\"ceb5c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf5a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf5a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/case.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CASE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CASE.jpg 474w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CASE-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CASE-367x367.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8064f4 elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"b8064f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1921\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">The Approach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1922\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1922\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Our Universities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">The Approach<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1921\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1921\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14301\" class=\"elementor elementor-14301\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f3cc5fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f3cc5fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5823f6ff\" data-id=\"5823f6ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137a418e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"137a418e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d77dc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d77dc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-211f366\" data-id=\"211f366\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c11c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c11c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">implementation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e73101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e73101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn implementation, a multi-stage approach is adopted to the overall preparation of the teams for participation in the local as well as the international competition. The stages followed are:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e194e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e194e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n \t<li>Intra-university competitions to select representative(s) for their respective institutions in the national competition<\/li>\n \t<li>The National Competition among the universities to select one representative to represent the country<\/li>\n \t<li>The international competition attended by the National Representative and coach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b742b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b742b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">intra-university event<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6fa483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6fa483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the intra-university event, each institution develops a network of coaches, faculty advisors and sponsors in order to select student teams, train them on utilizing the Business Model Canvas, coach them on customer identification and pitching. A standard template, refined over the years, is utilized to host the competition and select the best teams. To this end the schedule of activities includes:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48376ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48376ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Host sensitization sessions, competition launch, boot camps and training sessions between October and February annually<\/li><li>Host internal events, by end of January\/md February yielding up to four entrants per university to go forward to the national competition<\/li><li>Participate in the national competition to be held by the fourth week in March annually<\/li><\/ol>\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\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1922\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Our Universities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1922\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1922\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"14357\" class=\"elementor elementor-14357\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-533f707 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"533f707\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8318f1e\" data-id=\"8318f1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d0cea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d0cea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fd6ee3\" data-id=\"9fd6ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c31d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c31d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mona.uwi.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/uwi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14344\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a1068\" data-id=\"53a1068\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10007ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10007ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12b6161\" data-id=\"12b6161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5bc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be5bc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncu.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/logo.302bab0a.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14350\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae9624\" data-id=\"6ae9624\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434e469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"434e469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/emc.edu.jm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EMCVA.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EMCVA.png 556w, https:\/\/thinkbigee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/EMCVA-400x164.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceb5c1c\" data-id=\"ceb5c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf5a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf5a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab75c2b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab75c2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb0cec0\" data-id=\"3bb0cec0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e31a016 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e31a016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-617b3812 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"617b3812\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6192cbf6\" data-id=\"6192cbf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f420f1 elementor-align-justify elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"18f420f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">IGNITE Fact Sheet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d73d5b8 elementor-align-justify elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d73d5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">IGNITE Magazine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac00bce\" data-id=\"4ac00bce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\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\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e73a7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e73a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ab8b38\" data-id=\"36ab8b38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc3c39e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc3c39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NBMC'S REACH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a115bf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a115bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSkills That Make a Meaningful Difference for Your Busines\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657e9d03 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"657e9d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cras a elit sit amet leo accumsan volutpat. Suspendisse hendreriast ehicula leo, vel efficitur felis ultrices non. Cras a elit sit amet leo acun volutpat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-499791d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"499791d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aad5637\" data-id=\"4aad5637\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530087e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"530087e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">entrepreneur Reached<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76a6ce1d\" data-id=\"76a6ce1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d0ab43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"77d0ab43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb9ae2e\" data-id=\"7cb9ae2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee79776 premium-blog-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"3ee79776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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