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Javette Nixon Point Global Marketing is the culmination of Javette’s years of business experience and entrepreneurial spirit. It is a marketing and branding firm that creates compelling content for small and medium enterprises and brings them to market. “We’ll be amongst 250 young global business leaders from 36 other countries. That’s a tremendous network to tap into. It’s the opportunity to build not just on the knowledge of the U.S. market, but the global business climate.” Craslyn Benjamin Latoya West-Blackwood Latoya’s company, iPublish, is Jamaica’s first registered full service publishing consultancy, producing international standard content via both print and digital platforms, using technology and new media to make reading and storytelling engaging and accessible to all - hence the 2017 project to produce content for the printdisabled community. “I plan to use this opportunity to really grow the nonprofit arm of my business. Reading and literacy is a public health issue. A reading population is a thinking one.” Craslyn is the driving force behind Benlar Foods Limited. From her grandfather’s backyard farm to a career in exporting and international trade, Craslyn has experienced food production and sales on all scales of business. Benlar aims to produce and distribute high quality produce, while remodeling Jamaica’s agricultural sector to compete in the global market. 21