Entrepreneurship Archives

September 9, 2024

09th September 2024: The highly anticipated grand finale of the 2024 edition of the SPARK Skilled Youth Entrepreneurship Competition was celebrated on the 5th of September. This national platform for Sri Lanka’s next generation of entrepreneurs empowered five finalists from both the ‘school’ and ‘open’ categories to showcase their innovative business ideas. The event culminated […]

July 22, 2024

Marking International Women’s Day, DFCC Aloka – the women-centric total banking proposition from DFCC Bank– held an exclusive event to honour and support female entrepreneurship. The event, themed “DFCC Aloka Celebrates Women Entrepreneurial Excellence,” was held on the 26th of March 2024 at DFCC Bank’s Head Office Auditorium. US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung […]

July 18, 2024

17th July 2024: The SPARK Skilled Youth Entrepreneurship Competition; a national competitive platform designed to inspire and empower aspiring young entrepreneurs across the nation, has commenced accepting applications from youth aged 15-30 years, for its 2024 edition. Organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, SPARK is a unique competition that focuses on entrepreneurship […]

July 1, 2024

SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, proudly empowered the BNI Sri Lanka National Conference 2024, an event held on 06th June 2024 to foster entrepreneurship, collaboration, and business growth. The day commenced with a CEO Forum at Waters Edge, Battaramulla, where the management team of SLT-MOBITEL actively engaged. Later, the conference continued into the evening […]

June 4, 2024

Nearly 100 micro and small business owners in the Marawila and Wennappuwa areas recently benefitted from a sustainable entrepreneurship development programme conducted for them by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in collaboration with several other key institutions. Organised under Commercial Bank’s ‘Dirishakthi Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development initiatives, the seminar cum workshop provided the knowledge […]

May 29, 2024

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Colombo, March 26, 2024 – The vibrant city of Ratnapura, renowned as the “City of Gems,” welcomes a new era of innovation and entrepreneurship with the grand opening of the Nalanda Innovation Hub on March 26, 2024. Nestled in the heart of Ratnapura, this hub is poised to become the nucleus of collaboration, creativity, and […]

April 5, 2024

In a notable endeavour to strengthen, support and harness entrepreneurship on a nationwide scale, BNI (Business Network International) Sri Lanka is expanding its footprint through the establishment of chapters beyond Colombo, thereby offering a sustainable platform to empower entrepreneurs in every key region throughout the country. Amidst economic challenges, BNI has currently played […]

February 5, 2024

Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group & The Pearl Protectors (TPP), held the official partnership ceremony of the “Cleaner Seabeds for Sri Lanka Expedition” on 30th January 2024. The ceremony was aligned with the 21st dive at the Palagala North Reef in Dehiwala and included an awareness session for the invitees […]

January 18, 2024

Sarvodaya – a leading grassroots organization, is partnering with Hatch – Sri Lanka’s largest Innovation & Entrepreneurship development organization, to launch the “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator. This is an integral part of Sri Lanka’s Inclusive Digital Agriculture Transformation (IDAT) strategy, a one-of-a-kind national initiative brought about by the collaborative efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka […]

November 30, 2023

Plasticcycle, the social entrepreneurship project of the John Keells Group, concluded its inaugural Start-Up-Cycle initiative, with the Demo Day on 28th November 2023. ‘Start-Up-Cycle’, is the challenge platform of Plasticcycle, launched in collaboration with John Keells X, the Group’s start-up accelerator, and John Keells Research, the Group’s R&D and Innovation arm, with […]

SPARK 2024 Competition finale crowns the best Young Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow

DFCC Aloka Celebrates Women’s Entrepreneurial Excellence

SPARK 2024 Youth Entrepreneurship competition opens entries inviting next generation of ideators

SLT-MOBITEL Empowers Businesses at BNI Conference 2024

ComBank takes empowering knowledge to entrepreneurs of Marawila & Wennappuwa

Nalanda Innovation Hub Catalyzes Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Ratnapura

BNI expands their network in key regions across the country, empowering entrepreneurs nationwide

The partnership between John Keells Group’s Plasticcycle and The Pearl Protectors completes 20 dives resulting in collecting over 1 MT of plastic waste from seabeds.

Hatch and Sarvodaya launch “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator as part of National Agriculture Transformation Strategy

John Keells Group’s Start-Up-Cycle concludes with Demo Day.