{"id":6810,"date":"2026-06-04T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/?p=6810"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:32:59","slug":"peoples-bank-conducts-financial-literacy-programme-for-entrepreneurs-in-weboda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/peoples-bank-conducts-financial-literacy-programme-for-entrepreneurs-in-weboda\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s Bank conducts financial literacy programme for entrepreneurs in Weboda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People\u2019s Bank recently organised a special programme for entrepreneurs in Weboda Village, situated within the Mahara Divisional Secretariat area, under its Entrepreneurial Villages initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme aimed to enhance financial literacy and strengthen business sustainability among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by the People\u2019s Bank \u2013 Union Place Branch, the programme was held at the \u2018People\u2019s Tower\u2019 Auditorium on May 22 and brought together 71 entrepreneurs from the area. The initiative focused on improving financial knowledge, promoting responsible financial management and encouraging sustainable business development among local Goldsmith entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session was conducted by People\u2019s Bank Deputy General Manager \u2013 Small and Medium Enterprises, Development and Micro Finance, Wickram Narayana, who shared valuable insights on financial planning, business growth strategies and the importance of sound financial management practices for entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was also attended by Tharaka Kulatunga, Acting Directress \u2013 Western Province of the National Craft Council of Sri Lanka; Nalika Liyanage, Assistant General manager Development and Micro Finance; Harindrani Abeywickrama, Regional Manager Colombo South; V.T.R. Wasantha Kumara, Senior Manager of the People\u2019s Bank Union Place Branch and, along with several staff members of People\u2019s Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through initiatives such as the Entrepreneurial Villages programme, People\u2019s Bank continues to empower entrepreneurs across the country by enhancing financial awareness and supporting the growth of MSMEs, thereby contributing to the broader economic development of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People\u2019s Bank recently organised a special programme for entrepreneurs in Weboda Village, situated within the Mahara Divisional Secretariat area, under its Entrepreneurial Villages initiative. The programme aimed to enhance financial literacy and strengthen business sustainability among Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Organized by the People\u2019s Bank \u2013 Union Place Branch, the programme was held [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6812,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6810\/revisions\/6812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}