Chairman of the United States-based Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) Eldon Bremner told a forum here that small businesses do not have to remain small; that with the right combination of effective strategies and the right attitude on the part of their owners, these can grow to become big entities.
Speaking at Monday’s forum at the Critchlow Labour College, convened to help local small businesses design effective strategies for exporting to the United States, Bremner noted, “Large corporations, such as Nike started off as a small business and grew to become major players in the international marketplace. Many computer-industry leaders began by working out of their garages.” He cited Microsoft and Amazon as “prime examples of how a small business idea, transformed into a workable, well implemented, and managed plan can change the world. As one who has worked for decades in the hotel and tourism industry, I can attest to the international demand for quality products which reflect a unique and prestigious cultural and geographic and even historic flair.”
