Commercial Bank conducts 67th seminar for SME entrepreneurs

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently conducted its 67th entrepreneur development seminar as part of its ongoing initiative to develop the entrepreneurship skills of the owners of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

The seminar, organised by the bank’s Development Credit Department in Wadduwa for 140 entrepreneurs operating in the Kalutara District, brought the total number of entrepreneurs trained from all the country’s provinces to 6,400. 

Serving as the program’s resource person, Chandana Gunawardena, a leading motivation and business development speaker, emphasised the importance of business development and sustainability for SME entrepreneurs.

The program was inaugurated by Mohan Fernando - Senior Manager of the bank’s Development Credit Department with the managers of the bank’s Aluthgama, Bandaragama, Kalutara, Matugama, Panadura and Wadduwa branches and officers of the Development Credit Department and the South Western Regional Office of Commercial Bank in attendance.

These programs are supported by the bank’s 16 Agriculture and Microfinance Units which play a key role in helping the bank identify the specific needs of people who require assistance to develop either their agriculture activities or micro-businesses, and are dedicated to promoting agriculture lending and microfinance.

Commercial Bank’s Agriculture and Microfinance Units are located in Ratnapura, Narammala, Kandy, Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi, Bandarawela, Wellawaya, Hingurakgoda, Galewela, Achchuveli, Vavuniya, Kattankudy, Tissamaharama, Neluwa, Pottuvil and Akkaraipattu.