Yet the Patriotic Entrepreneurs of Liberia (PATEL) seemed not to have gained government’s recognition as unfolding events indicate. The Executive Mansion named those invited to this meeting as the Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC), Liberia Marketing Association (LMA), Liberia Business Association (LIBA) and the Yana Boys Association (YBA). “These are the issues we want this government to address,” PATEL Executive Director Prince Howard said last week. Kpengba said PATEL walked out of a meeting with LCC last week because their interests weren’t the same. PATEL, whose leaders and members are indigenous businessmen and women, is an advocacy group pushing the rights of Liberian small businesses.

Source: Daily Observer February 07, 2017 01:12 UTC