{"id":18556,"date":"2024-04-15T17:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18556"},"modified":"2024-04-15T17:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T17:45:45","slug":"georgetown-chamber-of-commerce-gcci-initiates-robust-training-program-for-small-business-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/georgetown-chamber-of-commerce-gcci-initiates-robust-training-program-for-small-business-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) Initiates Robust Training Program for Small Business Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) is set to launch an extensive training program targeted at its members, particularly small business owners, in the upcoming year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Re-elected President of the Chamber, Kester Hutson, revealed to NCN News the Chamber&#8217;s intentions to equip its members with the necessary tools for growth, expansion, and potential collaborations with larger enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hutson emphasized the significance of these training sessions, stating that they aim to enable small businesses to participate in profit-making ventures alongside larger corporations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed optimism that such collaborations could enhance the eligibility of small businesses for loans and garner support from commercial banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exclusive interview, Hutson highlighted the need for a shift in mindset and operational approach among small business owners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed the importance of refining business administration, financial management, and overall presentation to attract potential collaborators and secure funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Hutson outlined the operationalization of 14 committees within the GCCI, with recent additions including committees focusing on tourism and legal affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These committees are poised to provide valuable information and resources to GCCI members, thereby contributing to the development of Guyana&#8217;s private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hutson emphasized the Chamber&#8217;s commitment to facilitating access to information for its members through collaborations with the government, diplomatic community, and international chambers via Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses interested in joining the GCCI can access the application form through the Chamber&#8217;s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcci.gy\/\">www.gcci.gy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) is set to launch an extensive training program targeted at its members, particularly small business owners, in the upcoming year. Re-elected&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18556","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\/18556","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=18556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18558,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18556\/revisions\/18558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}