The Kegalle district awareness program under the theme of "A unique customer care service" of the national program to develop 500 brands of small and medium enterprises (B500) by the National Enterprise Development Authority under the Ministry of Industry was held today (08) in the morning at the district secretariat auditorium.

In this, rural level entrepreneurs will be made aware of branding to make business brands that can attract the export market, strategic plans needed to promote brands, providing facilities related to branding, creating local and foreign market opportunities, proper government intervention for business problems. Doing, creating business sustainability through effective follow-up process and popularizing the attitude of branding in the society was done in this awareness. Mr. Wasantha Kariyakperuma, Chairman and Director General of the National Enterprise Development Authority joined to provide the necessary knowledge. Accordingly, in the future, under the guidance of the National Entrepreneurship Development Authority, it is planned to organize these awareness campaigns by grouping entrepreneurs.

Also, the officials of Power Hand Plantation Private Limited joined here to educate the entrepreneurs about the importance of investing.

This program was organized by the district enterprise development officer Mrs. Sakuntala Priyangani.

On that occasion, District Secretary / District Governor Ranjana Jayasinghe, Additional District Secretary (Lands) Dilip Nishantha, Entrepreneurship Development Officers of Divisional Secretariats, Development, Productivity, Export Development Officers and entrepreneurs were present.