SME Foundation and e-CAB will work together to accelerate the participation of the country’s SME entrepreneurs in the national economy by using mutual networks to protect the small and medium industries of the country and develop the business skills of entrepreneurs and business expansion. For this purpose, an agreement was reached between the two organizations on Wednesday (May 17).
Managing Director of SME Foundation Dr. Md. Mofizur Rahman and e-CAB president Shomi Kaiser signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations.
Honorable Chairperson of SME Foundation Professor Dr. Md. Masudur Rahman was the chief guest at the event. Farzana Khan, General Manager of SME Foundation; Nazneen Nahar, President of E-CAB Women’s Forum; Jerin Marjan Khan, Vice President, SME Foundation and e-CAB officials were also present at the signing ceremony.
Regarding the agreement, e-CAB President Shomi Kaiser said, the participation of our small entrepreneurs in e-commerce is increasing and 3 lakh entrepreneurs are connected with e-commerce alone across the country. Their contribution to national economy is not less. SME Foundation and e-CAB will work together from now on to accelerate their contribution and make them skilled at various levels through training in information technology, digital literacy and financial literacy and to expand their business in the country and abroad. This will make it easier to connect women entrepreneurs with e-commerce at the grassroots level.
Chairman of the SME Foundation Dr. Md. Masudur Rahman said that 32% of the total working women population of the country are currently connected to the national economy. On the other hand, information technology excellence is creating various opportunities for development. These opportunities should be utilized. The participation of working women should be increased and the entrepreneurs should be made skilled in other matters including technology, so that they can also be a fellow traveler in this stage of development and become a partner in the activities of building a smart Bangladesh. We will work on the success of this agreement through short and long term action plans.
SME Foundation Managing Director Dr. Md. Mofizur Rahman said that e-CAB has been working for a long time to connect entrepreneurs of the country with digital business and protect their interests. We are also working on skills development of entrepreneurs across the country, market expansion, development of economic skills, etc. Through this agreement, these works of ours will be even speedier. Along with this, grass root level entrepreneurs’ engagement with information technology will increase. As a result, they will be enriched with technical skills and move ahead in business.