34 Ctg women get online business skills training

A three-day training was recently organised to enhance the skills of 34 Chattogram-based women entrepreneurs at using online tools for business operations and making key financial decisions. 

The beneficiaries included entrepreneurs engaged in a variety of ventures including handicraft manufacturing, catering, and boutique shop management, says a press release.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in partnership with the Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CWCCI) and the Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SME Foundation), hosted the training alongside a seminar on "Online Business Operation and Financial Literacy".

"We recognise the important role that women-led businesses play in accelerating economic growth and lifting participation," said Sabbir Ahmed, managing director, Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking, Standard Chartered Bangladesh.

Such programmes "provide women entrepreneurs nationwide with the tools and resources necessary to thrive" and "make the local business environment more inclusive", he added.

The initiative was "to enable women entrepreneurs to leverage on information technology for their growth and sustenance in the modern world, as well as achieve financial literacy", said Abida Sultana, vice president of the CWCCI.