At 33, and 18 years after harvesting honey for the first time, Devon Gilead is still seeking a breakthrough from his present position as a micro-business owner in the bee products industry. Nature Gift, the brand name given to his products, is still, after a decade, a fledgling entity, beset by the customary cottage industry challenges and, as is customary in the local small business sector, lacking in institutional support beyond the sweat and effort of personal initiative.
Stabroek Business met Gilead at last Monday’s Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI)-organized packaging and labelling seminar for local producers. He revealed that he and his wife run their operation from Islington, East Bank Berbice. Their product base includes beeswax, hairdressing pomade,
