Ten businesswomen begin venture acceleration programme

Ten Guyanese businesswomen yesterday began an eight months’ engagement which will see them better able to advance their ventures.

The 10 women have been selected to be part of the Women Innovators Network in the Caribbean Acceleration Programme (WINC AP). Through a multi-faceted holistic approach, WINC provides the methods, tools, and access to appropriate expertise, improving their competitiveness making them more investment-ready. It is part of the Entrepreneurship Pro-gramme for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) initiative funded through the World Bank Group’s InfoDev programme and the Canadian government.

Infodev is global programme in the Global Practice on Trade & Competitiveness of the World Bank Group. It supports growth-oriented entrepreneurs through path-breaking business incubators, accelerators and innovation hubs. EPIC is a