President of the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association (GMSA) Ramsay Ali has told the Stabroek Business that a meeting agreed to between himself and two senior government officials, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, to discuss aspects of government support for the small business sector, should materialize in “about two weeks’ time.” While the stated purpose of the meeting will be to discuss a relationship between the GMSA and the state-run Small Business Bureau (SBB), it is likely that the engagement could shape a broader agenda that could see the private sector umbrella body influencing operational changes in the SBB in order to better facilitate the wishes of local small businesses seeking various forms of assistance from the state-run body.