Canadian expertise for SMEs and regional enterprises
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Canadian Executive Service Organisation (CESO),
which has been providing services in Sri Lanka for more than 30 years.
The MOU was signed to expand CESO services to as many companies as
possible. CESO is a non-profit, private
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MoU: Secretary General /CEO of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Prema Cooray, after signing the agreement with Country
Representative, (CESO) Sarath Weerasooria. |
sector body funded by the
Canadian Government and Canadian Trade and Industry. CESO sends mostly
retired Canadian consultants to help developing countries.
Presently more than 2,700 distinguished Volunteer Advisers (VAs) are
serving on the CESO roster and they are sharing their professional
experience by serving as mentors, advisers and trainers.
The CESO Sri Lanka office has taken this initiative to have a
proactive outreach among regional enterprises and SMEs by signing an
agreement with the CCC. CESO Volunteers can provide a range of
consultancy services for projects in various fields. The services of
CESO Volunteer Consultants (VC’s) are provided free of charge to the
clients.
CESO pays its consultants air fare. It is the responsibility of the
client to pay for board and lodging for the duration of the consultancy,
local transport, office facilities and any other job related services.
The services of CESO consultants are available even for a group of
entrepreneurs from the same sector.
According the CESO Sri Lanka office and the Ceylon Chamber
representative this facility would give more benefits for SMEs and
regional enterprises.
It would be possible for entrepreneurs to increase their productivity
and market reach by using Canadian expertise. |
