Six new Nobin Udyokta businesses were launched yesterday at the 185th Social Business Design Lab organised by Yunus Centre at the Grameen Bank Auditorium, in the capital.
The Design Lab was chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Six new Nobin Udyokta business plans were presented at yesterday’s Lab.
All Nobin Udyokta businesses, presented at the Design Lab are from Grameen Bank borrowers’ families.
These six plans included Al Amin Bamboo Craft by Mr Alamain Miah, Mou Beauty Parlor by Ms Hosne Ara, Mrittika Enterprise by Md. Monirul Islam, Mahim Cricket Bat by Md. Mithu Ahmed, M/S Rakib Enterprise by Mr Abul Kalam Azad and Meem Box House by Md Sagor.
These business plans were presented by each of the young entrepreneurs including all details of project plan, marketing -plan, and sustainability plan and then discussed in depth in groups. All six projects were approved for funding. The social business projects would be monitored through reports on Social Business Pedia. The projects are joint ventures with Grameen’s social business fund.
Around 170 participants from national and international organisations with diverse background attended the program, including a large number of international participants from countries as varied as Brazil and Lesotho.
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