Small business owners make the most of expo

Photographer Brian Gomes showcases some of his other framed photos which were on sale at his booth at the Business Expo.

Small business owners came out in their numbers to showcase their skills and products at Guyana’s first Business Expo, held this year in lieu of the annual GuyExpo.

The three-day event at the Sophia Exhibition Centre, which ends today, aims at not only providing income-earning opportunities for businesses but also allowing the testing of new products and services in preparation for Guyana’s 50th independence anni-versary celebrations next year. A wide range of service and, art and craft booths lined the available spaces with some of the more interesting displays including those by Wooden Memories, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Everything Makes Art and Brian Gomes photography.

For Chhman Sukhha, owner of Wooden Memories, the expo is a viable way of turning his hobby of wood etching into a potentially successful small business. Sukhha’s wood etching, a print making technique that can be used to create unique, artistic pieces, revealed works displaying Guyanese culture as