Investment in social business launched amid corona fear

ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Three organisations jointly launched the programme ‘Biniyog Briddhi (B-Briddhi)- Scaling Impact Enterprises of Bangladesh’ to increase impact investment in the country’s social business as well as environmental sectors.

The programme was launched recently through video conference by opening a new website amid coronavirus fear.

They organisations are-German-based financial consultancy firm-Roots of impact (RoI), Bangladesh’s business consultant firm LightCastle Partners (LCP), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Bangladesh (SDC).

Derek George, Deputy Director & Ameena Chowdhury, Programme Manager of SDC; Bjoern Struewer, founder and CEO & Maxime Chang, Programme Manager of RoI; and Bijon Islam, CEO of LCP, were present at their respective office during the video conference.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by entrepreneurs, investors, start-up accelerators and incubators.

The four-year programme is aimed at increasing capacities of impact investors and entrepreneurs for dealing with social business and environmental issues.

The entrepreneurs, who will play positive role in facing environmental problems as well as improving the condition of the backward people, will get financial assistance under the programme.

Initially applications will be accepted from impact entrepreneurs and accelerator programmes through the website—www.sie-b.org

Applicants have been requested to visit the website for detailed information.