EBL and Prerona Foundation to work jointly

Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) and Prerona Foundation to collaborate on a Women Entrepreneur Development Programme to empower women with comprehensive knowledge on business management and financial literacy that will enable them to gain access to finance and make their business sustainable. To this effect, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed recently, at Prerona Foundation office, in Dhaka, said a statement.

The partnership is designed towards a targeted beneficiary group: growth-stage entrepreneurs and other women entrepreneurs with a minimum of one year of business experience. Entrepreneurs willing to explore the opportunities to expand their ventures will find this programme helpful.

This programme will create impact through building entrepreneurial abilities among the targeted beneficiaries and improve their creditworthiness. It will help with a structured approach to developing the required skills of an entrepreneur to run a successful business. Moreover, it will support the complete process of transforming a startup into a sustainable business. Through this partnership, EBL and Prerona Foundation together will enable women to achieve their entrepreneurship goals, while helping them become empowered in the process.