Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently collaborated with the Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SME Foundation) to organise and host a training programme for 40 female entrepreneurs based in Khulna. The theme of the programme was “Business Management and Financial Readiness.”
The programme taught burgeoning entrepreneurs a number of key skills and competencies over the course of three days. Upon completing the programme, participants received a certificate to verify their participation.
Programme participants included entrepreneurs engaged in handicraft product manufacturing, catering, and boutique shop management.
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and the SME Foundation regularlycome together to arrange training sessions focused on empowering female entrepreneurs across Bangladesh. Mishael Abu Imam, Head, Business Banking Products, Standard Chartered Bangladesh; Muhammad Khairuzzaman, Branch Manager, Khulna, Standard Chartered Bangladesh; and Md. Masudur Rahman, Assistant General Manager, SME Foundation, werepresent forthe programme’s closing ceremony.
Sabbir Ahmed, Managing Director, Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking, Standard Charted Bangladesh, said, “Women entrepreneurs have created significant employment opportunities in Bangladesh and have always been one of the key drivers of economic growth and development. We are grateful to SME Foundation for working with us to organise this training opportunity in Khulna.”
