Gerencia reaches out to the Internet

We are the first Guatemalan publication to appear on the World Wide Web. This is the result of a project coordinated by Grete Pasch, who is also in charge of our Information Systems section. We can now more effectively interact with our members, keeping them- as well as thousands of new readers around the world, informed about management issues in Guatemala. We welcome your suggestions and comments at gerencia@nortropic.com.

Guatemala's Presidential elections will be held on November 12. In our special section, ELECTIONS '95, we present what 16 of the 19 presidential candidates are promising to accomplish regarding the issues which directly affect the development of business activities. All this, as part of our efforts to strengthen the right to vote with enough information on hand. Our Opinion and Information Systems sections are also dedicated to these topics and appear as part of our special section on the election process.

A financial aspect that requires the immediate attention of Guatemalan businessmen concerns the organized stock market activities in our country. What is required to enter the stock market and obtain money to work with? Marcos Ibargüen suggests Going public...!, and provides us with a list of all steps and regulations you will need to follow in Guatemala.

Perú leaves recession behind, and joins the small group of countries with annual growth levels of 12%. This performance is really outstanding, especially after the very deep economic crisis suffered by this country. Quo Vadis: Where is Guatemala going in the meantime?

It is never too early to start a business, and in Guatemala it can happen at the age of 12. Read all about two special programs: Programa Bolívar, a Latin American Training Program that helps create new enterprises by training young leaders in collaboration with Guatemala's Management Association (AGG) and the Center for Managerial Development (CEDE, for its abbrevation in Spanish), and Empresarios Juveniles, a remarkable program for young entrepreneurs which is part of the worldwide Junior Achievement program.

And for those who have reached maturity, Westin Hotels-Camino Real in Guatemala reveals many rejuvenating secrets, refined for your pleasure after 38 years of offering deluxe services for tourists and businesses.