Forty local businesses registered by Exxon development centre

One of the classrooms at the Centre for Local Business Development

In the two weeks since its opening, the Centre for Local Business Development, set up by ExxonMobil affiliate ESSO Exploration & Production Guyana Ltd and United States-based development company DAI Global, LLC, has already registered 40 businesses, according to Director Patrick Henry.

The Centre is intended to assist local small and medium-scale businesses to become more competitive in the larger economy and to be prepared for the imminent oil and gas supply chain.