Brac Bank to train CMSME entrepreneurs

Brac Bank will host a special training programme for the new and upcoming entrepreneurs in cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) to help them hone business knowledge and managerial skills so that they can run businesses properly.

The special grooming initiative titled 'Entrepreneurship Development Programme' was formally launched by the Bangladesh Bank at the Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka yesterday.

Twenty-five CMSME sector entrepreneurs will take part in the month-long training programme under the supervision and technical assistance of the central bank.

The programme is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and managed by the Skills for Employment Investment Programme (SEIP) Project of the SME and Special Programmes Department under the Bangladesh Bank.

"We think this training will provide necessary skill-sets, which would help the businessmen expand their businesses and accelerate growth. We think this pro-business initiative of the Bangladesh Bank will amplify the economic momentum of the country," said Selim RF Hossain, managing director of Brac Bank.

Mohammed Yasin, deputy executive project director (public) of the SEIP Project, Md Jaker Hossain, general manager of the SME and Special Programmes Department at the BB, Mohammad Arifuzzaman, a deputy general manager, and Syed Abdul Momen, deputy managing director of Brac Bank, were present.