BVI Business Banking Expo set for June 6, 2024- Hon Smith
The event aims to also offer advice to small business owners and entrepreneurs on navigating the banking industry, where residents of the Sister Islands are especially encouraged to attend the expo, according to Deputy Premier and Minister For Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL).
“By investing in our MSMEs and working with them, we are not just supporting individual businesses; we are laying the foundation for a thriving and resilient economic landscape,” she added.
Announced earlier in the year, the event is looking to showcase banking industry innovations and trends, offer valuable knowledge to small business owners and entrepreneurs, empower them with the tools for success and facilitate networking, and enable direct interaction between the financial sector and businesses, thus promoting mutual understanding and cooperation.
Hon Smith in a March 6, 2024, presentation in the House of Assembly said, “I expect this Expo to deliver substantial benefits to our community, including improved financial literacy for MSMEs so that they can make informed financial decisions; better access to financing, crucial for economic expansion; and the promotion of innovation within the financial services sector, leading to more tailored products and services for local businesses.”
Industry networking event
The event is expected to feature keynote speakers, offering insights into the financial sector's current state and future directions, MSME representatives sharing their experiences and strategies for obtaining financing, and industry regulators contributing insights from their vast expertise.
Banking institutions will also be present as exhibitors, presenting their offerings and engaging with existing and potential clients while bringing together key stakeholders. Hon Smith added that the BVI Business Banking Expo presents a unique opportunity to empower entrepreneurs and small businesses through crucial information and connections.
The event also aims to stimulate innovation within the banking sector and support economic growth by nurturing a cooperative business relationship between banks and entrepreneurs large and small.
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Of course we have the same shameful position in the QEII park where the children's play set has been closed for 4 years! My daughter is 6! She never got to play on it yet.
See also the Sunday Morning Well - another site of national importance which looks unloved and shabby.
Where is the City Manager? The Parks Authority? All asleep on the job, sucking the teat of the tax-payer. At least let private enterprise fill in those gaps so this place doesn't continue to resemble Port au Prince.