Lalitpur. Nabil Bank has awarded certificates to 25 students participating in the Nabil Social Entrepreneurship Program (Nabil SSE) certification course from Bagmati Province who want to become entrepreneurs.

Addressing the program named ‘Reflection and Celebration Certificate Distribution Program’ at Campion College in Lalitpur, Vice President of Nabil Bank Nirwan Chaudhary said that thousands of young people have left the country in search of better opportunities and said that they want to support students who want to do something in the country.

He thanked the students for becoming a part of Nabil’s social entrepreneurship, saying that he would do something in the country.

Stating that a person cannot become an entrepreneur by birth, Chowdhury said, ‘I have heard the discussion of various ideas and business plans by the youth.

However, in the absence of proper guidance and direction, their ideas cannot turn into reality. The initiative taken by Nabil a year ago is now providing guidelines and proper platform in the life of the youth.’

He said that this is the first step and he believes that Nabil SSE will take a leap in the field of social entrepreneurship in the country.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Nabil Bank Bhupendra Pandey said that Nabil is always ready to provide entrepreneurship education to startups, small and medium enterprises, enhance financial literacy and provide financial support.

Informing that the bank is conducting this program in collaboration with various campuses in all seven provinces, he said that it will help in creating entrepreneurship. “I believe that this program will gradually create a large number of entrepreneurs, boost employment and transform the country’s economy in the future,” he said.

In the 14-day training conducted over a period of 3 months related to social entrepreneurship, training on knowledge enhancement, skills, mentality and resources has been provided.

The participants were given the opportunity to learn from the experiences of entrepreneurs, discussions with experts, institutional visits and workshops.

Anamika Srivastava, principal of Campion College, expressed her gratitude for the campaign launched by Nabil Bank for helping students to engage in entrepreneurship.

Mahesh Sharma, one of the participating students, thanked Nabil SSE for giving him direction to transform his thinking into an enterprise.

He said that this program has inspired him to do something and contribute to the society through entrepreneurship.

As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, Nabil Bank has started the Nabil Social Entrepreneurship Program from November 2021 in collaboration with educational institutions in all 7 provinces of Nepal.

The bank has entered into agreements with various colleges and universities of the seven provinces and has taken this program forward.