Having seemingly set its sights firmly on creating an enhanced level of local market acceptance for the local manufacturing sector, the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) was this week finalizing arrangements for the staging of UncappeD 11, the second of what is envisaged as a series of marketing initiatives aimed at popularizing locally manufactured products.
On Wednesday, in a note to the Stabroek Business, GMSA President Shyam Nokta said that the Sunday April 29 event, titled UncappeD Marketplace will place a heavy premium on agro-processors and will allow manufacturers from across Guyana “to showcase and sell their products to a wider national audience and to also network and market their businesses.” Nokta says that Sunday’s event, which will be staged at the National Stadium, Providence, from 10:00 hrs to 20:00 hrs, will also allow already established manufacturers “to build and further promote existing brands.”
A significant dimension to this weekend’s event is the earlier announced support provided by ExxonMobil though the GMSA has disclosed no details of either the nature or the extent of the support. Local business community functionaries have said, however, that the collaboration provides an indication of the preparedness of the local business community to reach out to ExxonMobil, the global oil giant that has been at the centre of Guyana’s oil exploration and exploitation pursuits.