Women in Business …Cheryl Bassoo holding her own in competitive beauty sector

Cheryl Bassoo

Cheryl Bassoo exudes the satisfaction of a woman who is enjoying the rewards of having realized a lifelong ambition. Three years ago she acquired the popular Nalini Hair Salon and Spa, one of the best-known establishments in the local beauty industry.  That, she says was the culmination of an ambition nurtured over four decades.

The preoccupation with being a businesswoman was nurtured at school and strengthened during her stay at the financial institution TD Canada Trust. Over several years she built a career for herself. Three years ago she returned to Guyana along with her husband Dr Errol Bassoo.

The couple had returned seven years earlier and had established the