National Chamber to hold seminar on ‘Empower’ SME board

The National Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Colombo Stock Exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission will conduct a seminar on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the chamber auditorium, 450 D R Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10, on the newly launched listing platform ‘Empower’ – SME board, for the Sri Lankan small and medium enterprises (SMES).

The SME board will offer a new way of funding capital for the SMES, facilitating raising capital and growth opportunities for the SMES and helping them to build their credibility through disclosure of information and balanced governance standards, to enhance their visibility and attract investors.

SMES around the country will now have at their disposal a range of new capital raising methods and entities listed on this platform where they would be offered guidance during the listing process.

The speakers well-versed in this area will present more details on the new listing by the CSE for the SMES. The presenters will be Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Ranel T. Wijesinha on ‘Empowering Entrepreneurship – The Rationale for the Empower Board’ and Colombo Stock Exchange CEO Rajeeva Bandaranaike on ‘Overview and the Benefits of the Empower Board’.

There will also be a panel discussion.

The target audience is SMES, corporate sector, banks (public and private sector) and accounting/audit firms.

For registration kindly contact the chamber: TP 011 4741788 Krishani fm@nationalchamber.lk; Thanusha@tradelinks@ nationalchamber.lk.