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May 11, 2023

The Diva Dathata Diriya purpose initiative supports women with career advice and professional skills through the recently concluded Entrepreneurial Skills Development Programmes to take their homegrown brands to the next level and equips women with financial and digital literacy skills to manage their households and businesses. The project seeks to support […]

March 31, 2023

Bangabandhu Innovation Grant (BIG) is a shining example of a national honor for the entrepreneurs and startups. The biggest initiative “BIG” is being organized for the country’s entrepreneurs since 2019 by the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division of the Government of […]

March 23, 2023

Hatch, Sri Lanka’s leading startup hub partnered with the US Department of State to implement AccelerateHer, a bespoke accelerator program for budding female entrepreneurs. Applications are now open for its second cycle. AccelerateHer is designed to help female founders grow their businesses, upskill, and gain access to funding and networks that will […]

March 22, 2023

Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart introduced ‘Dinana Aya’, an initiative to empower female small and medium entrepreneurs, in line with International Women’s Day, with the objective of being a supportive strength to women who aspire to achieve their business goals. Aligned to this programme, Seylan Bank also offered a loan […]

March 17, 2023

Understanding the lack of vital business and technological education has been a key hurdle that rural Sri Lanka has faced in SME development, the SLASSCOM Women Technopreneurs Forum (W-Tech Forum) in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy rolled out a program focused on developing female entrepreneurs outside the Colombo district. The key […]

February 23, 2023

The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE), consisting of a membership of over 120 illustrious entrepreneurs and highly recognized business entities, hosted their annual evening of open discussion and networking with the diplomatic community in Sri Lanka. Foreign minister, Hon. Ali Sabry was invited as the chief guest who delivered an impassioned […]

February 16, 2023

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Launches ‘Diribala Exporter Development Programme’ to support MSME export sector The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently conducted an awareness programme for 110 micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the food and beverage sector, to equip them with the knowledge necessary to develop their businesses to enter the export market. The Bank […]

February 14, 2023

Hatch has joined forces with Draper Startup House to unveil Colombo’s first-ever co-living space. The space marks the first phase of Hatch’s strategic partnership with Draper Startup House, and was officially opened by Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper during his recent visit to Sri Lanka. Through this initiative, Hatch serves to […]

February 6, 2023

Building a stronger foundation for SMEs led by women, Sri Lanka’s largest private sector bank, HNB PLC, partnered with WeConnect International to host an exclusive ‘Equity Infusion Session’ programme for chosen entrepreneurs. The bank provided this exclusive opportunity to a group of women business owners to present proposals on expanding their businesses […]

February 6, 2023

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently conducted an awareness programme for micro and small entrepreneurs in the Neluwa area in the Galle District, to empower them with the knowledge essential for the growth of their businesses. Conducted under the ‘Dirishakthi Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development’ initiative of the Bank, the programme held at the […]

Diva supports & empowers female entrepreneurs through an Avurudu Pola to take home made products to a wider audience.

ICT State Minister Palak Inaugurated Bangabandhu Innovation Grant 2023

Hatch Opens Applications for AccelerateHer 2.0: An Accelerator Program for Budding Female Entrepreneurs from Across the Island

Seylan Bank empowers women to achieve their dream with ‘Dinana Aya’

SLASSCOM’s W-Tech Forum develops female entrepreneurs in rural Sri Lanka together with the Royal Norwegian Embassy

COYLE Annual Diplomats Evening: Call for urgent tax reform and state sector restructure

ComBank conducts awareness programme to make Entrepreneurs export-ready

Hatch in partnership with Draper Startup House open Colombo’s first Co-Living Space to drive collaboration between digital nomad entrepreneurs and local startups

HNB partners with WeConnect to host ‘Equity Infusion Session’ for women entrepreneurs

ComBank conducts empowerment programme for Neluwa’s micro and small entrepreneurs