Sampath Bank’s new helpline for Business Start-up Advisory Services

Sampath Bank PLC has launched a helpline for Business Start- up Advisory Services under its flagship entrepreneurship development programme, ‘ Sampath Saviya’.

In a media release, the bank said that focusing on the critical incubation period during which early- stage businesses tend to face heightened levels of challenges, the new initiative seeks to facilitate the business incubation process. Playing an advisory role, Sampath Bank will be offering much needed guidance and support to help start-ups establish their businesses and commence operations.

Sampath Bank said it is geared to offer guidance on early-stage business planning and registration. Further they provide information to connect with the institutions which assist business start-ups, build relationships with the bank and the learning programmes on business development.

“Right from our inception, we at Sampath Bank have always believed in the entrepreneurial spirit of our fellow Sri Lankans and sought to support them through every stage of their growth story. Going beyond offering innovative financial solutions and services, we continue to seek more ways in which we can deliver greater value to them. The ‘ Sampath Sav i ya ’ Entrepreneurship Development programme has been one of the key pillars of our efforts in this regard,” said Thusitha Nakandala, G ro u p C h i e f Human Resources Officer, Sampath Bank PLC.

The ‘ Sampath Saviya’ programme was launched in 2013 with the aim of supporting the nation’s efforts to promote entrepreneurship and build a strong Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprise ( MSME) sector that serves as a key driver of economic growth.