SMEDA boosts support for women entrepreneurs

Summary

• The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs by improving their access to business development services, financing opportunities and domestic and international markets.
• These include entrepreneurship training, business advisory services, digital facilitation and capacity-building programmes aimed at helping women formalise their businesses, improve operations and reach wider markets.
• He also highlighted initiatives such as the Women Entrepreneurship Portal, financial and digital literacy programmes, mentoring and business advisory services.

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The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women entrepreneurs by improving their access to business development services, financing opportunities and domestic and international markets.

The commitment was highlighted during a session of the Khadijah Women Entrepreneurship Program in Karachi, held under the theme “Access to Opportunity: Enabling Women Entrepreneurs.” The event was organised by Pakistan Single Window (PSW) in collaboration with the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Mashreq.