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Success Story
A Business Planning Success
Ms. Hasina Jahan is the CEO of a small business in Bangladesh
that produces coir mattresses. She started off in a small way but
her business grew quickly, and keeping up with the increasing
demand for her product proved to be a challenge. In an
experience-sharing session organized by the South Asia Enterprise
Development Facility's Knowledge Center at the Dhaka Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, Hasina explained some of the challenges that
her business was facing—chief among them was obtaining a bank
loan.
Hasina had previously heard about a local bank that provides loans to SMEs without collateral. She went to the bank and spoke to a loan officer, who requested that she provide certain financial documents and a business plan. Read more ....
Hasina had previously heard about a local bank that provides loans to SMEs without collateral. She went to the bank and spoke to a loan officer, who requested that she provide certain financial documents and a business plan. Read more ....
About SME Toolkit
A project
of the International Finance Corporation, a member of the
World Bank Group, the SME Toolkit offers free business
management information and training for small businesses /
small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on accounting and
finance, business planning, human resources (HR), marketing
and sales, operations, and information technology (IT). The
SME Toolkit offers a wide range of how-to articles, business
forms, free business software, online training,
self-assessment exercises, quizzes, and resources to help
entrepreneurs, business owners, and managers in emerging
markets and developing countries start, finance, formalize,
and grow their businesses.
