JAMPRO

What JAMPRO does

JAMPRO (Jamaica Promotions Corporation) is a statutory body of the Government of Jamaica, established under the JAMPRO Act, 1990, and operating as an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC). Its mandate is to promote export and investment opportunities for Jamaica by connecting Jamaican exporters with international buyers, facilitating foreign direct investment, and providing market intelligence and trade-facilitation services. The agency serves four primary customer groups: international buyers and importers, foreign investors evaluating Jamaica, Jamaican exporters seeking international markets, and domestic businesses navigating government processes. It operates from a headquarters in Kingston, with regional offices in Montego Bay, London (European Regional Office), and New York (North American Regional Office), enabling bilateral facilitation with major source markets in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

JAMPRO delivers its mandate through two core product platforms and a suite of facilitation services. The Jamaica Business Gateway (JBG), launched in 2023, is a digital business-to-government platform that centralizes permit and license applications, investment project registration, and government service access in a single dashboard, funded in part by the World Bank under the Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project and managed with the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI), launched in 2024 with a J$234 million budget allocation for FY 2024/25, is a film production rebate and incentive program that has already supported the Bob Marley: One Love production (a US$1.5 million rebate on over US$20 million of in-country spend). Beyond digital infrastructure, JAMPRO runs the annual Expo Jamaica trade exhibition (which drew 884 buyers from 25 countries in 2025), targeted trade missions (e.g., the ITC-vetted UK digital services mission in October 2025), and dedicated sector programs in agribusiness, global digital services, film/animation/music, manufacturing, logistics, mining, energy, and tourism.

As a government statutory body, JAMPRO does not generate commercial revenue from its facilitation services, which are provided at no direct cost to users. It is funded through government budgetary allocations and supplemented by donor-financed programs (World Bank, IDB, UK FCDO, ITC). Its go-to-market motion is event-driven and institutional: it leverages Expo Jamaica, international trade missions, buyer-seller matchmaking, the JBG digital platform, and Jamaican diplomatic missions to reach investors and buyers. Reported operational scale signals include Jamaica's BPO/global services sector employment of 50,000+ workers and agribusiness GDP contribution of US$1.207 billion (2021), which are sector-level indicators rather than JAMPRO-attributable revenue.

Name

JAMPRO

Legal name

Jamaica Promotions Corporation

Website

https://dobusinessjamaica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

JAMPRO is Jamaica's government export and investment promotion agency, statutory under the JAMPRO Act 1990, connecting Jamaican exporters with international buyers and facilitating foreign direct investment via regional offices, trade events, and the Jamaica Business Gateway digital platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston

HQ country

Jamaica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: JAMPRO operates as a statutory body under the JAMPRO Act, 1990, functioning as an Agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. The agency is funded through government budgetary allocations rather than commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JAMPRO is the Government of Jamaica's official export and investment promotion agency, providing facilitation services that connect Jamaican exporters and suppliers with international buyers and foreign investors. It operates the Jamaica Business Gateway (JBG), a digital business-to-government platform for permits, licenses, and investment project registration, and runs programs such as the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI) to incentivize film production. Core services include market intelligence, buyer-seller matchmaking via Expo Jamaica, international trade missions, and regulatory guidance across agribusiness, global digital services, manufacturing, tourism, logistics, and mining.

Product overview

JAMPRO (Jamaica Promotions Corporation) is the Government of Jamaica's export and investment promotion agency, operating as a statutory body under the JAMPRO Act, 1990. The organization offers two primary products: the Jamaica Business Gateway (JBG), a digital platform launched in 2023 that serves as a business-to-government central application and processing platform enabling online permit and license applications; and the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI), launched in 2024 as a film industry development program providing stipends and production rebates to support local creatives and attract film productions. Beyond these digital and initiative-based products, JAMPRO provides investment facilitation services, export promotion support, market intelligence, and sector-specific guidance across areas including agribusiness, global digital services, tourism, manufacturing, and logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brand Jamaica: A symbol of superior quality, innovation and profitability representing Jamaican exports and investment opportunities
• Jamaica Business Gateway (JBG)

Products and services

• Jamaica Business Gateway (JBG) A business-to-government digital platform that enables investors and businesses to submit applications for permits, licenses, and registrations online, access services from multiple government agencies in one place, and manage all applications via a single dashboard with 24/7 availability. Target users are local and international businesses establishing or operating in Jamaica.
• Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI) A film industry development program providing stipends and production rebates to support local creatives and attract international film productions to Jamaica, creating jobs in the film industry. Target users are local filmmakers, production companies, and international film producers considering Jamaica as a filming destination.
• Expo Jamaica Trade Exhibition An annual flagship trade exhibition that brings international buyers directly to Jamaican suppliers through curated B2B matchmaking sessions, networking events, and sector-specific showcases. Targets international buyers seeking Jamaican products and Jamaican exporters seeking global markets.
• International Trade Missions Organized delegations of Jamaican companies to international markets to meet with potential buyers and partners, including ITC/UKTP-vetted Jamaican digital services missions to London. Targets Jamaican exporters and international buyers.
• Investment Facilitation Services Services supporting foreign investors establishing or expanding operations in Jamaica, including regulatory guidance, permit and license support via JBG, project registration, and information on incentives such as Special Economic Zone, Omnibus Tax Incentives, and headquarter operation tax relief. Targets foreign investors across sectors including agribusiness, manufacturing, tourism, logistics, mining, energy, and global digital services.
• Exporter Facilitation Services Services supporting Jamaican exporters — including SMB to enterprise — with export readiness assessment, sample product analysis, financing linkages via Development Bank of Jamaica, customs/trade compliance sensitisation, and trade agreement utilization guidance. Targets Jamaican companies looking to expand into international markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 884 international buyers from 25 countries engaged at Expo Jamaica 2025 with 469 B2B meetings and 245 business leads generated
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026JAMPRO works collaboratively with GSAJ to support Jamaica's BPO and global services sector. The partnership aims to connect smaller operators and entrepreneurs with the global digital ecosystem, supporting the sector that employs over 50,000 workers across the island.
• Port Authority of JamaicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026Collaborates with JAMPRO on the Portmore Incubator initiative to provide office space and industry linkages to emerging outsourcing firms, strengthening Jamaica's BPO ecosystem.
• International Trade Centre (ITC) - EU-ACP Business Friendly ProgrammeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026ITC led Jamaica's participation at CHOCOA 2026 in Amsterdam, selecting three Jamaican chocolatiers based on their capacity to provide premium chocolate products. The programme supports local companies' market diversification strategies.
• International Trade Centre (ITC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025ITC vetted Jamaican Global Digital Services firms for the UK trade mission. The partnership supports market diversification strategies and export opportunities for Jamaican digital services companies.
• Jamaica Customs AgencycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJAMPRO collaborates with Jamaica Customs Agency to enable the local business community with key exporting insights, including sensitisation sessions on customs procedures and trade compliance.
• Trade Board LimitedcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJAMPRO partners with Trade Board Limited to host sensitisation sessions for exporters, providing practical opportunities for entering untapped markets and understanding trade agreement benefits.
• Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe CLA is actively engaged with the Jamaica Business Gateway platform, using JAMPRO's digital system for business facilitation in the regulated cannabis industry.
• Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJBG is part of the Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project, funded by the World Bank and managed by PIOJ, supporting Jamaica's digital transformation agenda.
• UK Jamaican Digital Services FirmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTen ITC-vetted Jamaican digital services companies (Adtelligent, Advantum, Innovate 10x, MC Systems, Niritech, ResolveIT, Shift Left, Software Architects, ThinkNChange, VLBPO) participate in trade missions to UK SMEs, offering software development, cybersecurity, cloud, and BPO services.

Scale indicators9 records

Regional players

• IDA Ireland: Ireland's statutory investment promotion agency with a comparable mandate to attract foreign direct investment and support export-oriented client companies. Both JAMPRO and IDA Ireland operate as government-backed FDI agencies with regional offices in source markets, sector-specific promotion teams, and statutory exclusivity over inbound investment facilitation in their respective countries.
• Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB): Singapore's lead government agency for investment promotion and industrial policy. Like JAMPRO, EDB combines statutory authority with a global office network to connect international investors to domestic opportunities, and runs dedicated sector programs for high-value industries — making it a benchmark for the institutional trade/investment promotion model JAMPRO operates.
• UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT): The UK's official trade and investment promotion department and a direct counterpart to JAMPRO given the FCDO/UKTP co-funding relationship. DBT runs export promotion campaigns, buyer missions, and investment facilitation services that structurally mirror JAMPRO's mandate, with sector-specific teams analogous to JAMPRO's agribusiness, digital services, and creative divisions.
• ProColombia: Colombia's export and investment promotion agency operating under a near-identical mandate to JAMPRO: non-tourism export promotion, FDI attraction, and international buyer matchmaking across sector verticals. Both agencies run flagship annual trade events, regional offices in target markets, and digital B2G facilitation platforms.
• Invest India: India's official investment promotion and facilitation agency. Comparable to JAMPRO in operating a single-window investor facilitation platform (India's Investment Clearance Cell parallels Jamaica Business Gateway), running sector-specific promotion tracks, and serving as the statutory first point of contact for inbound foreign investors in their respective markets.
• CINDE (Costa Rica): Costa Rica's private non-profit investment promotion agency and JAMPRO's most direct Caribbean/Latin America competitor for nearshore BPO and shared services FDI. Both agencies target the same North American nearshoring buyer pool, promote similar talent/English-language value propositions, and compete head-to-head for outsourcing and digital services mandates.
• ProDominicana: Dominican Republic's export and investment promotion center under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs. Operates the same statutory trade/investment promotion model as JAMPRO from a directly competing Caribbean geography, sharing buyer audiences, tax incentive narratives, and Caribbean FDI competition dynamics.
• NZ Trade and Enterprise (NZTE): New Zealand's government economic development and trade promotion agency. Comparable to JAMPRO in providing international buyer connections, export capability building, and investment facilitation services to its country's businesses, with a global office network analogous to JAMPRO's London, New York, and Montego Bay footprint.
• Invest in Canada: Canada's lead investment promotion agency and a peer in the small-economy FDI attraction category. Both agencies leverage preferential trade agreements, multilingual talent pools, and sector-specific promotion to attract investment into their respective jurisdictions, and both maintain regional presence in the other country's primary market.
• Invest Barbados: Barbados's national investment promotion agency and a direct Caribbean peer to JAMPRO. Operates the same statutory investment promotion mandate targeting financial services, BPO, and creative industries in the Caribbean, sharing JAMPRO's institutional form (government agency), customer base (international investors), and channel mix (events, missions, digital facilitation).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/jamprotv
• Xx.com/jamprocorp

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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