Small businesses in Guyana now have additional support with the establishment of a resource centre to help entrepreneurs advance their operations.
Chief Executive Officer of the Small Business Bureau (SBB), Mohamed Ibrahim yesterday told the Department of Public Information (DPI) that the initiative was launched, following consultations with numerous small businesses.
The resource centre is located at the SBB’s head office at Lot 1, La Penitence, Georgetown.
“They need some type of resource centre, somewhere they can go and get readily available information that can assist them with registering their businesses, or all the needs of the GRA (Guyana Revenue Authority) or the NIS (National Insurance Scheme) on general insurance, on customs, [and] on brokerage,” Ibrahim said.
Persons can schedule a time to use the centre, print documents, and receive business advice free of charge, DPI said.
“They could get access to a personalised business advisor that will sit with them and they can share their ideas, and this person can advise them,” the CEO stated.
In addition to the resource centre, the SBB is creating a database to better understand the needs of small businesses.
Meanwhile, the SBB continues to offer training programmes and has trained more than 1000 small businesses across the country in various areas, DPI said.
