For Samantha Corlette, entry into the world of business was a matter of opportunity rather than considered choice. She owns a modest craft shop called Treasure Box, run from Triumph on the East Coast Demerara specializing in the production of items made from bamboo and leather.
The Treasure Box is one of a number of emerging businesses in the craft sector that put in an appearance at last month’s Business Exposition, a display and marketing forum staged by the Ministry of Business to facilitate the small business sector.
Corlette was upbeat about being at the Business Expo. It was a debut event for her. She had gone to Sophia, she said, “with an open mind” and at the end of the day was satisfied with the outcomes in terms of both sales and product promotion, though she, like others, told Stabroek Business that the