Sri Lankan SMEs often ask a simple question with a complex answer: “How do I start exports?” The truth is, you don’t need a giant factory or a foreign partner to begin. You need product-market fit, clean paperwork, reliable logistics, and disciplined follow-through. මේ guide එකෙන් ඔයාට පුලුවන් Sri Lanka
SME | Entrepreneurship is shifting to founders who treat Artificial Intelligence as core infrastructure, not a novelty. Let AI carry the load on research, drafting, translation, forecasting, and routine customer queries. You keep judgment, relationships, and brand. In Sri Lanka, cloud tools are affordable, connectivity is strong, and customers expect
Sri Lanka, September 29, 2025 – Global fintech platform, Pine Labs Limited today announced its partnership with Bank of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. This banking-fintech partnership will enable the bank to issue and manage prepaid multi-currency travel cards to its customers. Powered by Pine Labs Limited’s Credit+ platform, the card
AB Mauri Lanka Private Limited has launched its new Prime Instant Dry Yeast 500g pack, offering a reliable and practical option for bakers across Sri Lanka. The product is designed to perform consistently and meet the daily needs of both professional and home bakers. AB Mauri Lanka Private Limited AB
Small business owner කෙනෙක් විදිහට, ඔයා හිතනවද, product එක හොඳ නම් automatically මිනිස්සු ඔයාගෙ product එක buy කරයි කියලා? Reality එක ඒකෙන් ටිකක් වෙනස්. ලංකාව වගේ market එකක, trust build කරන එකයි success එකට reason එක. අද අපි බලමු – customer trust build කරන real strategies සහ ඒකේ impact එක
Why No One Clicks Your Ads | ඔයා Facebook, Instagram, TikTok වගේ platforms වල boost දාලා promote කරනවා. Budget එකත් spend කරනවා, reach තියෙනවා, likes ටිකක් තිබුනත් actual result එකක් – click එකක්, message එකක්, order එකක් – නැහැ. හරිද? ගොඩක් small business owners මේම situation එකේ යනවා. “මම boost
ඔයා small business owner කෙනෙක් නම්, මේක ඔයාට වැදගත්. ගොඩක් අය හිතනවා premium brand කියන්නේ ලොකු budget එකක් තිබ්බාම හැමදාම හදන්න පුළුවන් කියලා. Big packaging suppliers, celebrity endorsements, massive ad campaigns, perfect studio photoshoots – මේවා තමයි ඔවුන්ගේ mind එකේ premium brand කියන්නේ. ඒත් ඇත්තටම premium කියන්නේ feeling එකක්. Budget
Trust ladder | ඔයා small business එකක් manage කරනකොට, මුලින්ම ලැබෙන challenge එක තමයි – “stranger” කෙනෙක්ට trust කරන්න ගන්න එක. ඔවුන් ඔයාට මුල්වරට message කරනකොට ඔවුන් බැලුවේ ඔයාගේ price එක. ඔවුන්ට තාම ඔයා ගැන idea එකක් නෑ. Trust කියන්නේ ඔයා build කරන්න ඕනේ එකම base. ඒක නෙවෙයි “one-time sale”
ඔයාට මෙහෙම කියනවා අහල ඇති : “Customerලා always cheap එක බලනවා”, “වෙන අය Rs. 150ට දෙන්නෙ, මම Rs. 200ට දාන්නෙ අමාරුයි.” මේක වෙලඳපොලේ ඔයාලාට biggest problem එකක්. Price competition එකෙන් escape වෙන්න කියනවා තමයි මේ article එකේ plan එක. මේක අමුතු concept එකක් නෙවෙයි – luxury brands, premium services, even
Starting and growing a successful business is no small task—especially in today’s fast-changing Sri Lankan economy. Whether you’re just launching your startup or looking to scale your existing venture, having the right strategies in place can make the difference between thriving and just surviving (Strategies for Entrepreneurs). Here are the
