Nine businesswomen benefiting from World Bank-funded entrepreneurial support programme

The nine Guyanese participants in the World Bank-funded Women Innovators Network programme along with entrepreneur Valrie Grant at extreme right

Nine Guyanese businesswomen are among participants from 14 Caribbean territories participating in the first ever Women Innovators Network in the Caribbean Acceleration Programme (WINC AP), designed to provide accelerated support for women in business.

The women are Berlinda Duncan-Persaud of Cheereemee Marketing Agency; Christine DeCambra-Forrester of Everything Makes Craft; Savitri Doerga of Venus – The Beauty Planet; Judy Beykaran of the Pink Shop; Junette Stuart of Junshazynas World of Fashion and Interior Designing Enterprise; Leisa Gibson of Leisa Salon n Beauty Supplies; Peggy Chin of Gardenland Nursery and Gift Shop; Renata Chuck-A-Sang of Zhuor Enterprises and Vassilia Constantine of the Orchid Foundation/ Crisel’s Enterprise.

Over the past six months the women have been meeting to learn how to further grow their respective entrepreneurial ventures through networking, marketing, prudent financial management and utilizing technology to upgrade their respective enterprises. The experience has