March 2009

 ON MARCH 17 2009, Stephen Spence, the chief executive of technology company SMS communications Limited, was elected new president of the Young Entrepreneurs' Association of Jamaica(YEA)

An's.: SMS Communications donated $50,000.00 on Saturday, and efforts are being made to contact more sponsors this week. We are also seeking donations in kind as the team will self cater some of the time while on tour. http://www.jamaicahockeyfed.org/news2009.htm

The largest and most prestigious Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) forum in the Caribbean.

Government utilizes SMSC’s text messaging solution to alert residence in communities across Jamaica of tropical storm GUSTAV.

SMS Communications was one of the main presenters at The Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League who hosted the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions' Convention & AGM during the period June 30 - July 2, 2008.

 Stephen Spence, CEO of SMS Communications and Young Entrepreneur of Jamaica awardee 2007 gave a lightening talk which could easily have been titled…LINK

 Stephen Spence is presently the founder and Managing Director of SMS Communications Limited. He is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Association (YEA) the ...JEF CONVENTION 2008, GOTO LINK

 Now he’s branched out and is right now testing Mbanking services with RBTT and Scotiabank. So soon Jamaican customers will be able to check their bank balances and pay their bills using their cellphones.Mobile MOneyThen there is Damion Daley, young software developer who will launch a host of Mcommerce services next month. GOTO LINK

So watch for more companies and brands and the retail industry seeking to build their own mobile commmunities, wanting to speak to their customers directly, instantly and more cost effectively. Since currently, there is only one mobile marketing platform provider in Jamaica, SMS Communications (with the Ucantel Brand) expect additional providers this year as Indian and American companies have been sniffing the marketplace for opportunity to enter. GOTO LINK

SMS Communications' Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Spence was listed in The Daily Observer as one of "all woman 50 Most Influential Men 2007"

Jamaica Observer

 In addition to the lucrative $500,000 cash prize received for winning the Digicel Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Stephen Spence, head of SMS Communications Limited, will gain valuable expertise on a two-day sojourn with Denis O'Brien, chairman of the telecommunications giant.

O'Brien made the announcement during his keynote address at the Young Entrepreneurs Awards Gala, held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on Thursday. Spence was the winner of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) and Young Entrepreneurs' Association's (YEA) Young Entrepreneurs' Challenge - a competition that seeks to reward young Jamaicans who own businesses.

Jamaica Observer

Digicel Young Entrepreneur Award winner, Stephen Spence, (right) proudly holds his prize aloft after receiving it from company chairman, Denis O'Brien

Scotiabank Technology Award

Stephen Spence emerged from a field of worthy contenders for The Scotiabank Technology Award in the recently concluded Young Entrepreneurs Challenge Competition.

September 2007,... SMS Communications offers services to Caribbean Islands