'WE SUPPORT YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS GOALS'
𝐂𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲🔥
Accelerating its strong support for the Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) sector in Sri Lanka, The Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (CPM Sri Lanka) articulated a practical programme titled, ‘𝑾𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔’ to upskill 500 entrepreneurs from all over the country. The program is powered by 𝐏𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 and the 𝐒𝐋𝐒𝐌𝐄 partnered to give their knowledge and expertise.🎯
The inaugural event was held on 17th January 2024 at the BMICH in Colombo with the participation of hundreds of entrepreneurs at different stages in their journey.✔
On the occasion, the partnerships were officially announced by exchanging MoUs between CPM Sri Lanka, Pan Asia Bank, and SLSME. Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, Founder & President of CPM Sri Lanka, and Mr. Naleen Edirisinghe, CEO of Pan Asia Bank, and Dr. Ravi Bamunusinghe, Founder of SLSME delegated respective organizations after addressed the participants and shared their views on SME development and the importance of SMEs to the economy.👍
The overall programme is designed in a way that the participants are divided into groups based on the business objective and the stage of growth in their entrepreneurial journey. Separate programmes have been designed for each group and will be conducted during this year at the CPM Sri Lanka Institute’s premises.👌✍
In its interaction with SMEs, Pan Asia Bank elaborated on how to develop the right character traits to become a successful entrepreneur coupled with a detailed explanation about better financial management and banking, including working capital, asset management, profitability and cash flow, usage of digital payment solutions, and provided practical exposure to assessing the working capital gap and understanding funding requirements. Participants were also advised about the risks of improper use of credit.👍
Representing Pan Asia Bank, Mr. Naleen Edirisinghe, CEO, Mr. Nimal R Ratnayake, Assistant General Manager – Branch Credit, and Dr. Ravi Bamunusinghe, Founder of SLSME shared their expert views in their speeches.
Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala Founder and President of CPM Sri Lanka, Mr. Gayan Gunawardana, Chairman of CPM Sri Lanka SME Development Committee, Dr. Samantha Rathnayake, the Governing Council Member and Mr. Dilshan Arsakularathna, Director addressed the gathering.
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