{"id":14886,"date":"2024-01-02T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14886"},"modified":"2024-01-02T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:00:57","slug":"boosting-small-businesses-in-the-christmas-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/boosting-small-businesses-in-the-christmas-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Boosting Small Businesses in the Christmas Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In the festive spirit, around 50 small businesses seized a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services at a pop-up shop hosted by Pop Up Nation 592 at MovieTowne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collaborative effort with the Women\u2019s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana aimed to provide entrepreneurs with a special platform during the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pop-up shop transformed into a cozy shopping experience, offering a diverse range of options to cater to everyone&#8217;s wish lists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shazim Ali, the Founder of Pop Up Nation 592, highlighted the timeliness of the marketing initiative as the Christmas shopping rush continues throughout the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Insights from Small Business Owners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shazim Ali (Founder \u2013 Pop Up Nation 592) shared the diversity of offerings at the pop-up shop, including gift ideas, anime collections, home d\u00e9cor, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conika Marks (Owner \u2013 Nika\u2019s Knick Knacks) encouraged small businesses to continue pushing, emphasizing that they can grow and become more significant with community support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Takeisha Deleon (Representative \u2013 Tour Guyana) highlighted the privilege of spreading awareness about local businesses and promoting Guyana&#8217;s tourism industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrie Su (Representative \u2013 Tropical Construction) emphasized the importance of reflecting on business improvements for the upcoming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Encouraging Support for Local Businesses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pop Up Nation 592 plans to continue providing venues for small businesses at upcoming events, with an anticipated event scheduled for January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encouraging individuals to come out and support local businesses, the initiative strives to contribute to the growth and success of entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Christmas season unfolds, this pop-up shop serves as a testament to the resilience and creativity of small business owners, offering them a platform to connect with customers and showcase their unique offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the festive spirit, around 50 small businesses seized a unique opportunity to showcase their products and services at a pop-up shop hosted by Pop Up Nation 592 at MovieTowne.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14888,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14886\/revisions\/14888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}