{"id":20381,"date":"2024-06-07T15:05:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20381"},"modified":"2024-06-07T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T15:05:33","slug":"wccig-and-amcham-to-host-seminar-for-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wccig-and-amcham-to-host-seminar-for-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"WCCIG and AmCham to Host Seminar for Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Women\u2019s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) is set to hold a seminar in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce \u2013 Guyana (AmCham) on Saturday, June 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar aims to empower entrepreneurs by offering insights into proper business practices and addressing critical challenges they face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lisa Mohamed, Events Director at WCCIG, highlighted that the seminar is designed to provide valuable resources for business entrepreneurs, including access to finance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts will be available for networking, providing guidance on investment strategies, asset identification, and communication with financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rowena Elliot, President of WCCIG, noted that the forum will focus on educating participants on preparing business proposals to secure financing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized that the presence of financial institutions at the event will help demystify the process of interacting with banks, offering a more relaxed environment for entrepreneurs to ask questions and gain understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Relations Officer Martina Johnson added that the seminar will address financial literacy, a crucial topic as Guyana\u2019s business market expands, particularly in the oil and gas sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pointed out that many people are looking to leverage their assets but lack the necessary knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seminar aims to fill that gap, helping participants better navigate the changing business climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar is open to all and will be held at the Guyana Marriott from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are available at the AmCham office on the ground floor of the Marriott, or by calling 231-2524.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women\u2019s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) is set to hold a seminar in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce \u2013 Guyana (AmCham) on Saturday, June 15.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20381","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=20381"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20383,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20381\/revisions\/20383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}