Women entrepreneurs hone plans for virtual office, bakery, janitorial services

The graduates of The Savings Group Training Initiative along with the project manager, facilitator and the CEO of the Volunteer Youth Corps. Back row (left to right)- Muna Nur, Osmine Williams, Tricia Wharton, Latanna Brandon, Melissa London, Joyann Blair, Antoinette Leslie, Alyce Cameron. Front row (left to right) – Goldie Scott, CEO of Volunteer Youth Corps, Eon Stephens, Facilitator of the project and Jelena Ivic, Women’s Entrepreneur Advisor (Cuso International Volunteer) 

Ten women entrepreneurs graduated on Wednesday evening from the Volunteer Youth Corps’ (VYC) business initiative, a component of the group’s Women Empowerment Programme.

The project, which ran for six weeks, aimed to provide an environment for start-up business-oriented women to focus on learning financial responsibility by advising them, among other things, on how to save and keep records, draft a business plan, and register their businesses.

The women were able to meet and network with representatives from