SCOTIABANK Business Banking will be conducted from September 24 to 28, targeting customers and the general public during Guyana’s Business Week celebrations.

Among the bank’s planned activities are a seminar on building a plan for select small business customers; a week-long cash giveaway on Scotiabank’s Money Minute Quiz on 98.1 hot FM Radio at 07:30 hrs; and a Business Plan Writer Competition, which will be open to owners of small businesses.
The latter contest was launched last week, and existing small businesses are encouraged to use it as an online tool to prepare and make submissions. The top three entries will be awarded start-up accounts valued at $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively.
The criteria for entering the competition are that the business must employ no more than 20 persons, have annual gross revenues of no more than $60M, and the investment should be between $5M and $50M.
Country Manager of Scotiabank Guyana, Ms. Amanda St. Aubyn, said: “At Scotiabank, we know the valuable contribution of small business owners to the growth of the Guyana economy. We are committed to helping Guyanese entrepreneurs achieve their financial goals, offering relevant advice, services and tools that will help them start and grow their small businesses. We believe that financial literacy and business planning and knowledge are vital to our clients’ business success.”
More information on Business Banking and Business Week can be obtained by visiting Guyana.scotiabank.com/smallbusiness.
A check of Facebook and Twitter by visiting Facebook.com/ScotiabankGY and Twitter.com/ScotiabankGY will also garner useful information.