BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – SKNVIBES is offering passes to three established or emerging entrepreneurs to attend this year’s Small Business Symposium, organized by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank in conjunction with the UWI Open Campus (SKN).
This promotion is a collaborative effort between this media house and the central bank, and is geared to reach individuals interested in starting or enhancing their small business.
The symposium, entitled ‘Business Connect’, is set for next Tuesday (Oct. 27) at 5:30 p.m. at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium. It will run for two and a half hours and will provide a forum to meet and engage persons in the private sector on tried principles for modern business success.
Interested businesspersons are asked to write 250 words or less on why they would want to attend this special symposium. Participants must be sure to include how they expect to apply the knowledge gained at the symposium to their small and medium enterprises.
All entrants are required to email their pieces to editor@sknvibes.com on or before Sunday 25, 2009. The participant’s name, name of business if applicable, contact number and email address must be included in the email.
Deputy Director of Corporate Communications at the ECCB, Sybil Welsh said the symposium will be held as part of the overall Financial Information Month and would strengthen the bank’s thrust to encourage entrepreneurship throughout the Federation.
She stressed that participants would walk away with the necessary tools to explore new business opportunities and expand existing businesses.
