Grow your business through the right financing plan
Grow your business through the right financing plan
BLC Bank's "Business Power Sessions" are intense information-rich business networking breakfasts. They aim to enhance your knowledge in different areas of your Business, create networking opportunities and provide you with the needed support to help you dig deep, break free and make solid progress in record time.
Whether you're in the early stages of your business or you're a mature SME, you are always striving to find the best type of financing that suits your development goals.
Join us on our upcoming Business Power Session "Grow your Business through the right financing plan" as our guest speaker, Ms. Yolla Sarieddine, Deputy General Manager at Kafalat, will run a full overview of the different types of financing available on the market for your business' needs. (Kafalat, subsidized and Bank loans, equity and grants)
Outline:
- Introduction to the different sources of financing in Lebanon
- Different types of funding:
- Funding options for SMEs / established businesses
- Funding options for early-stage businesses
- Making the right pitch and finding the right people
- Understanding and assessing your business' Cash Flow
- Business advice
About the Speaker:
Ms. Yolla Sarieddine is the Deputy General Manager at Kafalat where she is responsible for managing and running daily operations. She represents Kafalat in negotiation and cooperation with international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the EBRD, and the EU.
Ms. Sarieddine is the liaison officer of the MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency), a member of the World Bank Group, and the coordination officer with the EU team in Lebanon. Her study on "Challenges in Implementing Pillar 1 of Basel II to Islamic Banks" was published by the Journal of Banking Regulation in the UK and as a chapter in Islamic Financing book published by Macmillan NY. She is a lecturer at the Center of Banking Studies at the USJ. Prior to joining Kafalat in 2003, Ms. Sarieddine worked in the Corporate Credit department of couple of privately held Lebanese commercial banks for seven years. She holds a B.A. in Social Studies and a MBA from the Lebanese American University. In 2009 she completed an executive course at Harvard Kennedy School on the role of Financial Institutions in Private Enterprise Development.
