Even as micro and small businesses drawn predominantly from the agro-processing, handicraft, fashion, and light manufacturing sectors, express appreciation for the recent product display staged by the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) to coincide with the last week’s high profile oil & gas forum hosted by the Government of Guyana, participants continue to be concerned that their involvement in events of this kind are seen largely as decorative add-ons rather than initiatives that are planned and executed in a manner that make a meaningful contribution to helping them consolidate their respective entrepreneurial pursuits.
“What happens next is the real issue here. OK we have turned up with our products, some of the visitors for the conference have seen what we have to offer and we have sold small amounts of product. What happens next?” The arts and craft producer who raised this issue with the Stabroek Business seemed genuinely perplexed.