Guyanese businesswomen to benefit from new US-backed regional business grouping

The Caribbean attendees at the March forum for women entrepreneurs in Washington

Guyanese businesswomen are poised to benefit from the newly formed Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs (WEN) established last March and arising out of a forum for Caribbean women entrepreneurs organized by the United States State Department’s Global Women’s Issues Initiative being led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

At the March 12-13 meeting held in Washington DC, the twenty-two women entrepreneurs were charged with utilizing WEN to strengthen the voice, visibility and viability of women-led businesses in the region through advocacy, training, networking, sharing best