Seylan Bank partners Ceylon Chamber to conduct webinar on exports for SMEs

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Seylan Bank alongside the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has organised a free webinar titled ‘How to make your product export ready and finding new export markets for your products and services’.

The webinar catering to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka will take place on 3 October from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and will be live-streamed through Zoom, LinkedIn, YouTube and the official social media pages of Seylan Bank and the Chamber of Commerce.

Seylan Bank, having always supported small businesses, understands that SMEs contribute to almost half of Sri Lanka’s economy and provide employment to millions of people. The bank believes these businesses are an important part of our ecosystem and need to be helped to expand into new markets outside our shores.

The free webinar is part of concentrated efforts by Seylan to support SMEs affected by the impact of COVID-19 on the markets and economy and to assist them to navigate through these tough times. As the first of the webinars planned together by the bank and the CCC Centre for SMEs, it will focus on educating SMEs on the various aspects of exporting their products and services and will be delivered by industry leaders and subject matter experts.

Industry leaders and experts include Kent Group of Companies Chairman of the Board Gamini Saparamadu, School of Foreign Trade & Export Strategy Director/CEO and International Trade Centre, United Nations National Consultant/Lead National Trainer Upul Dassanayake, Senior Expert and International Consultant in Trade Facilitation and SME Development Hasitha Wijesundara and representatives from the Export Development Board (EDB) and Seylan Bank.

Seylan Bank recently came together with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce to revive the SME sector, offering a comprehensive range of business development services through a dedicated hotline at the CCC Centre for SMEs. The partnership enables the centre to increase its outreach of business development services and facilitate an active dialogue on constraints, challenges, and operational issues faced by SMEs. It also conducts seminars, webinars, workshops, and training programs, in addition to providing business advisory services and business counselling.