An adequate financing along with necessary training for development of skill and expertise of the women entrepreneurs could further flourish their trade, business and enterprises in enhancing national economy.
Leaders of Rangpur Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RWCCI) made the view in their daylong annual general meeting (AGM) -2016 held at Rangpur Chamber auditorium in the city on Monday.
President of RWCCI Anwara Ferdousi Poly presided over the event participated by the directors, executives and officials of the organisation.
Poly also presented excerpts of the previous AGM, report on annual report activities, audit report, statements of accounts and revised budget for 2016 and proposed budget for 2017- 2018 fiscal and those were adopted unanimously after discussion.
Senior Vice-president of RWCCI Shahnaz Parveen, its Vice-president Morsheda Khatun, directors Zakia Ahsan Lucky, Watun Nahar, Mahfuz Ara Chowdhury,Akhter Jahan Arshi, Mitu Rani Roy, Taposhi Rabeya Begum, addressed, among others.
Taking part in the open discussion, the discussants stressed bringing more dynamism in RWCCI activities to flourish trade and business for the women entrepreneurs to create more jobs for the females to accelerate their socioeconomic advancement.
They also called upon the bankers to search for real women entrepreneurs to further easing the loan allocation system, raising the limit for allocating loan up to 50 lakh without mortgage and expanding the SME sector for the women entrepreneurs.
Shahnaz Parveen stressed providing adequate training to the women
entrepreneurs for skill development to assist them in ensuring a proper utilisation of their capitals and bank loans, running businesses and enterprises amid women-friendly atmosphere.
“The women entrepreneurs have been contributing substantially to accelerate national uplift and economic activities promoting women empowerment in every sector to build a middle income nation,” she said.
Anwara Ferdousi Poly called for resolving fund shortage and some problems being faced by women entrepreneurs and reducing interest rate to single digit for further flourishing women entrepreneurship, reports BSS from Rangpur.
