advise small businesses, it was announced this week.

Community Affairs Minister the Hon. Leonard Gibbons revealed the new "mentor'' scheme at a party Press conference on the steps of Tools and Equipment Unlimited on North Street.

Entrepreneurs would be paired with top people from exempted companies who would offer tips on making it in business.

He said Government's Small Business Development Corporation now had a new manager, Ms Michelle Khaldun.

The corporation, which advises small businesses, would be more "pro-active'' in the future.