Business Support

Supplier Engagements

The Centre for Local Business Development helps businesses to build connections, demystify perceptions and develop supplier relations through managing and hosting a variety of networking and supplier engagement events.

As the supplier base in Guyana grows, training and mentorship alone is not enough. Key networking and focused supplier engagements are a must to build your B2B relations and public corporate image in Guyana. Whether you are an oil and gas operator or prime contractor, international business entering into the market or local business, hosting a supplier engagement event through the Centre will help you to engage with the local supply chain.

Supplier Forum

Hailed as the biggest opportunities focused forum, the Supplier Forum is the Centre’s flagship forum connecting local and international businesses with opportunities in the oil and gas sector and more. In the past, ExxonMobil Guyana, along with the Stabroek Block Co-venturers, partnered with the Centre to host three Guyana Supplier Forums in 2018, 2021 (virtual) and 2022 (in Region 3).

Business Information Session

As international and local companies try to expand their marketing footprint, impactful business information sessions designed to help companies bring awareness to their products and services. The Centre can help to create, manage and facilitate this.

RFI Clarification Session

Host your RFI or RFP Clarification Sessions Engage your current suppliers or new suppliers with a well moderated session on your procurement requirements and upcoming business opportunities.

Vendor Days

Engage your current suppliers or new suppliers with a well moderated session on your procurement requirements and upcoming business opportunities.

Join the Conversation

The Centre’s Join the Conversation speaker series provides access to distinguished international energy experts and policymakers who provide their unique perspectives on the global oil and gas industry and its development in Guyana. By hosting leading authorities on how oil markets function and global energy trends, the Centre enables access to outside expertise and a platform for meaningful dialogue for local and international businesses.

Community Business Talks

To address the growing complexity and rapidly changing business environment in Guyana, the Centre designed engaging sessions feature Prime Contractors and local entrepreneurs sharing insights, strategies, and success stories on a key topical area of interest. From industry trends and more, each talk offers valuable knowledge and networking opportunities for aspiring and established businesses in a growing landscape.