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BSF helping entrepreneurs
Nov 7: The Business Support Fund (BSF) has committed Rs280 million to 750 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country, BSF Chief Executive Officer Badr Hashemi said at a meeting with Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Vice Chairman Naveed Arif here on Friday http://www.dawn.com/2008/11/08/nat35.htm
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BSF, TUSDEC sign MOU
August 21,2008: BSF and TUSDEC signed MOU recently. As per the agreement, BSF will provide 80% grants to eligible SMEs for getting trainings from TUSDEC owned NIDA.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=131046
http://thepost.com.pk/BizNewsT.aspx?dtlid=178748&catid=7
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx?ncat=ln&nid=1188
http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/5e8a9e9456185a7e/
http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/Article.aspx?newsID=1100468362=20080821
http://www.pakistantimes.net/2008/08/22/business.htm">www.pakistantimes.net/2008/08/22/business.htm
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BSF supports 500 projects worth Rs. 220 million
August 12 2008: The BSF - a government owned non-profit organisation has provided approved 500 SME projects.
http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=789350&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate
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BSF expands operations
July 31,2008: Receiving an increasing demand for financial assistance among SMEs, BSF has established an office in Multan.
http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=778815&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate . |
BSF grows by 30%
July 4,2008: CEO BSF, Mr. David Monkman said in an interview to Business recorder, that the support extended to SMEs since BSF's inception, has grown by 30%.
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BSF shifts its Karachi office
BSF office has been shifted from FPCCI to Shahra-e-Faisal. New address is given below:
Suite # 915 , 9th Floor
Park Avenue, Main Shahrah-e-Faisal,
Karachi.
Phone : 021-4326927, 021 7725010
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BSF seminar with QIE
June 20,2008: The BSF support can be extended to auto sector of QIE in for services of foreign experts, updating of marketing plan and betterment of the production," said CEO, Mr. David Monkman.
http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=758375&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate . |
BSF to support PIFFA Training Course
The Business Support Fund (BSF) has given approval for supporting eligible SMEs interested in taking up the PIFFA diploma course. As per the decision, 50% financial assistance for the course will be extended to the SMEs
http://www.pakistantimes.net/2008/05/29/business1.htm
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BSF to support Piffa training course
May 29, 2008
BSF is extending 50 percent financial assistance for PIFFA course to the SMEs. Piffa Chairman Babar Badat, and BSF Senior Business Analyst Fatima Hussain played an important role to design the course and processing the project proposal.
http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=747303&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate
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BSF approves 50pc aid for PIFFA diploma
May 29, 2008
BSF has given approval for supporting eligible SMEs interested in taking up the PIFFA diploma course, under which BSF would provide 50 per cent financial assistance for the course to the SMEs.
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NIP, BSF sign MoU to promote SMEs
The Post - April 11: NIP and the SME Business Support Fund (BSF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the SMEs located in the Industrial Parks. . |
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BSF to extend financial support to PIFFA members
20 March,2008 - The Nation
The SME business support fund on wednesday held a seminar in collaboration with the SME members of Pakistan Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA) here at a local hotel.
Mr. David monkman,CEO BSF explained the BSF support programme to the participants. Mr. Umar Daha from BSF answered the queries of the participants. . |
BSF seminar with PIFFA
20 March,2008
http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/Article.aspx?newsID=1100372999&Date=20080320&Issue=NP_LHE
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BSF assures financial support for uplift of SMEs
LAHORE (March 20 2008): Business Support Fund (BSF) Chief Executive Officer David Monkman has assured all-out support to the Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA) for the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=711773&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate . |
BSF seminar with PIFFA
20 March,2008
Pakistan International Freight Forwarders Association (PIFFA) Chairman Babar Badat has said the freight forwarding and logistics business has been growing quickly in Pakistan, and next to energy, logistics is a leading input in a growth-oriented economy.
He was speaking at a seminar jointly organised by the Business Support Fund (BSF) and PIFFA here on Wednesday. BSF Chief Executive Officer David Monkman said that BSF can give financial assistance of up to Rs1.8 million to an SME
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=102199 . |
BSF,QIE sign MoU to support SMEs
The Nation: March 2,2008
SME Business Support Fund(BSF) and Quaid-e-Azam Industrial estate(QIE) Kot Lakhpat recently signed an MOU in Lahore. As per the MOU, BSF and QIE will cooperate to support the SMEs of the latter. On behalf of BSF, Mr. Ali Sarfraz, COO BSF and on behalf of QIE, Mr. Mian Nauman Kabir, President QIE signed the MOU. Mr. Umar Daha and Mr. Haider Raza from BSF were also present during the ceremony. . |
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BSF increases outreach
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LAHORE: The Business Support Fund, in a bid to increase its outreach, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority, under which coordinators of SMEDA will assist BSF in its various activities.
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BSF a ray of hope for small firms-The News
February 15, 2008: The Business Support Fund, an ADB-sponsored project, is a flash of hope for enterprising small firms .BSF CEO David Monkman told The News that the SMEs are offered grants for hiring consultants for improving their productivity and market reach.BSF CEO David Monkman told The News that the SMEs are offered grants for hiring consultants in the fields of finance, marketing, human resource, maintenance, technology and IT to facilitate them in improving their productivity and market reach
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=96388 . |
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BSF signs MOU with PSEB and PAAPAM
SME Business Support Fund, Pakistan Software Export Board and Pakistan Association of Authomotive Parts and Accessories Manufactuers signed an MOU on December 17, 2007. BSF will provide support to PAAPAM members meeting the conditions of BSF for ERP implementation. The ERP solution has been developed by Acrologix (Pvt.) Ltd. with the assistance of PSEB specifically for the auto part manufacturers.
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SME Business Support Fund & UNDP sign an MOU
SME Business Suport Fund and UNDP have signed an MOU to provide training to the work force of textile units in Faisalabad. As per the understanding, BSF will cover 50% cost of training provided the units fall under the defintion of SMEs. . |
255 Projects Approved to-date
The appraisal committee has approved 267 projects of about Rs. 129 Million since the operationalisation of the Fund. Please contact us if you wish to avail free financial support for purchasing business services.
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