{"id":18947,"date":"2024-04-22T18:09:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18947"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:09:25","slug":"we-lift-4-showcases-women-owned-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/we-lift-4-showcases-women-owned-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"WE LIFT 4 Showcases Women-Owned Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Aquatic Center was illuminated by the vibrant display of creativity and innovation from 250 small women-owned businesses across the country, marking the much-anticipated annual event, WE LIFT 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE LIFT 4 featured a diverse range of businesses spanning beauty, personal care, food, crafts, and more, providing a platform for women entrepreneurs to showcase their talents and products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCN NEWS seized the opportunity to speak with some of the business owners, capturing their words of excitement and encouragement for fellow entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandy Esbran, owner of Esbees, commended the initiative for providing a platform to showcase the entrepreneurial spirit of women in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronda Arthur, owner of R&amp;M Hair Growth Oil &amp; Cream, expressed her enthusiasm for the event, highlighting its potential to support her business growth and product expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oneca Yaw, owner of Hummingbird, shared her experience of attending the event and expressed anticipation for discovering more about the showcased businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shimane, owner of Nails by Shimane, offered words of encouragement to aspiring women entrepreneurs, emphasizing the importance of taking the first step towards realizing their business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE LIFT 4, now in its fourth edition, continues to serve as a platform to celebrate the creativity, business acumen, and innovation of women entrepreneurs from across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, held on April 20 and 21 at the National Aquatic Center, aims to empower and showcase the entrepreneurial prowess of women in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon The National Aquatic Center was illuminated by the vibrant display of creativity and innovation from 250 small women-owned businesses across the country, marking the much-anticipated annual event,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18947","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\/18947","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=18947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18949,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18947\/revisions\/18949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}