Kathmandu, Sept. 16
Nabil Bank Limited has announced the
opening of applications for the Seventh Cohort of the Nabil School of Social
Entrepreneurship (Nabil SSE) Fellowship Programme and new cohorts of the Nabil
SSE Certificate Course.
"The bank has expressed its commitment
to promoting entrepreneurship as a pathway to inclusive and sustainable
economic development," it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Applications for both the Nabil SSE
Fellowship Programme and the Nabil SSE Certificate Course opened from Tuesday,
and the application deadline is set for October 12.
According to the bank, Nepali citizens who
are at least 18 years old and have either started a business or those who have
innovative entrepreneurial ideas, are eligible to apply for the programme. In
addition, participants are required to maintain a minimum attendance rate of
90 per cent throughout the duration of the programme.
It said that it encourages applications
from committed and capable entrepreneurs, including women, youth, and
individuals from the poor, disadvantaged, underserved, and marginalised
communities, who are seeking to create sustainable enterprises and contribute
to employment generation and wider community development.
CEO Manoj Kumar Gyawali said that the bank
is investing not only in enterprises, but in the capabilities of people who can
create sustainable economic opportunities within their communities through
Nabil SSE programme.
“Our objective is to identify committed
entrepreneurs, strengthen their capacity, and connect them with the knowledge,
networks, and ecosystem required to build sustainable enterprises and
contribute to Nepal's inclusive economic development," said Gyawali.
Over its first five years, the initiative
has trained 1,580 participants, supported the establishment of 318 enterprises,
and recorded 19,303 direct and indirect employment and livelihood
opportunities, the bank informed.
The fellowship programme alone has trained
113 fellows across six completed cohorts and has reported 93 Fellow-led
enterprises, while the Certificate Course has trained 1,467 participants and
contributed to the establishment of 225 enterprises, the bank said.
The Fellowship Programme, implemented in
collaboration with the School of Management, Tribhuvan University (SOMTU), is
an intensive five to six-month enterprise development programme designed for
individuals with promising enterprise ideas, early-stage initiatives, or
operating enterprises. The programme combines practical learning, mentorship,
peer learning, field exposure, and enterprise testing, enabling selected
fellows to develop, strengthen, and expand impact-oriented enterprises.
Similarly, the Certificate Course provides
locally accessible, practice-oriented entrepreneurship development through
academic institutions. The approximately three-month course equips aspiring
entrepreneurs, students, early-stage founders, and existing micro and small
enterprise operators with practical knowledge and tools to identify
opportunities, assess and test business ideas, develop viable business models,
and strengthen their enterprises, the bank said.
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