Stacy’s story: heritage, home recipes, and HerVenture

Stacy Reece is the sole proprietor of East Gate Products and Café. Her company produces a unique range of marinating sauces to make cooking easier and food more delicious. She used our HerVenture app’s new learning track on mobile money to learn about the emerging digital payment method and how to implement it in her business. 

“I always had a passion for business. I grew up in a very entrepreneurial family: my great grandmother ran a cottage business and my mother was in the sewing industry. The rich heritage of my great grandmother’s business inspired me, as did the recipes I inherited from my family. So, in 2020, I decided to start selling marinating sauces and seasoning blends that infuse every meal with layers of flavour and nostalgia.  

I heard about the HerVenture app on the radio and decided to download it because it was all about business skills. I already had a strong business, but the knowledge I gained through HerVenture supported me to perfect it. Training is paramount to excellence, so these easy to use, digital training modules are imperative for women entrepreneurs. 
 
One of the app’s learning tracks is all about mobile money. It encouraged me to use mobile money in my business, which has been amazing. 

Mobile money in Guyana is a game changer for the business sector. It makes sending and receiving money easier. Whether you’re in Region 1 or Region 10, whether you are in Georgetown or Berbice, it just takes a phone to make your payments. You don’t have to walk around with cash or write a cheque. You can now sit in your sitting room or your dining room and use your digital wallet to make payments to your suppliers or receive payments from your customers. Having a digital payment method is great for my customers and has streamlined my bookkeeping process as well.

I want to encourage women in business and women that want to start a business to use the HerVenture app and mobile money. HerVenture’s trainings are phenomenal.”