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sacrifice | Thoughtful South Asian woman entrepreneur seated by a window in a modern workspace, symbolising reflection, ambition, and personal sacrifice in entrepreneurship, with the headline “Personal Sacrifices in Entrepreneurship: Are You Truly Ready?” on a red background.
Entrepreneur insights

Am I Prepared for Personal Sacrifices (Financial and Family)?

Entrepreneurship is often described in aspirational language. Freedom. Independence. Control over your time. Building something of your own. But beneath the motivational quotes and success stories lies a quieter, less glamorous truth: building a business almost always demands personal sacrifice. Not symbolic sacrifice. Real sacrifice — financial, relational, emotional, and

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Elon Musk | Smiling middle-aged man in a black suit and white shirt, seated on a dark stage, resting his chin on his hand, appearing relaxed and engaged during a public discussion.
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ලෝකයේ ධනවත්ම පුද්ගලයා වන Elon Musk ගේ ව්‍යවසායක අත්දැකීම්වලින් ඔබට වැදගත් වන්නේ මොනවා ද?

ලෝකයේ ධනවත්ම පුද්ගලයා ලෙස Elon Musk ඉතා සුවිශේෂී ස්ථානයක් හොබවයි. නමුත් එම ස්ථානයට එන්නට ඔහුට දැඩි කැපකිරීම් කිරීමට සිදු වූ බව ඔබ දන්නවා ද? ඔහුගේ ව්‍යාපාර සාර්ථකත්වයටද දායක වී තිබෙන්නේ ඔහුගේ මුළු කාලය තුලම තම ව්‍යාපාරය කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසය තබමින් ඔහු විසින් පුද්ගලිකව ආයෝජනය කරමින් කරන ලද විශාල කැපකිරීම් මතය. ලෝකයේ

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නව නිෂ්පාදන | Small business owners analysing growth charts and planning a practical business strategy for 2026 in a modern office setting, with Vyapara.lk branding.
Business

2026 සඳහා ප්‍රායෝගික ව්‍යාපාර සැලැස්මක් අවශ්‍ය වන්නේ ඇයි?

නව නිෂ්පාදන, නව සේවා සහ වර්ධනය නව අදහස් අවශ්‍ය වන්නේ ඇයි? මීට පෙර වසරවලට සාපේක්ෂව 2026 වසර ව්‍යාපාර සඳහා බෙහෙවින් වෙනස් වනු ඇත. පාරිභෝගිකයින් වේගයෙන් වෙනස් වෙමින් පවතී. තාක්ෂණය වේගයෙන් ගමන් කරයි. තරඟකාරිත්වය ශක්තිමත් වේ, කුඩා හා මධ්‍ය පරිමාණ ව්‍යාපාර සඳහා පවා මෙය අදාළ වේ. බොහෝ ව්‍යාපාර අසාර්ථක වන්නේ ඒවායේ

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**“A Christmas-themed Sri Lankan business graphic featuring a red festive background with gifts and pine decorations on the left, displaying Sinhala text asking why entrepreneurs need a QR Code. On the right, a LankaQR stand is shown on a counter while a customer scans it with a smartphone, with the Vyapara.lk logo in the top corner.”**
Entrepreneur insights

සෑම ව්‍යවසායකයෙකුටම QR Code එකක් අවශ්‍ය වන්නේ ඇයි?

අද ඩිජිටල් ලෝකයේ, සෑම දෙයක්ම වේගවත් සහ පහසුව තිබේ. පාරිභෝගිකයින් ක්ෂණිකව තොරතුරු අපේක්ෂා කරන අතර, ව්‍යාපාරවලට ගෙවීම් එකතු කිරීමට, විස්තර බෙදා ගැනීමට සහ විශ්වාසය ගොඩනඟා ගැනීමට වඩා දක්ෂ ක්‍රම අවශ්‍ය වේ. මේ සියල්ල සාක්ෂාත් කර ගැනීමට උපකාරී වන සරලම මෙවලම්වලින් එකක් වන්නේ QR කේතයයි. QR කේතය ඕනෑම ස්මාර්ට් ජංගම දුරකථනයකින්

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Selling Online: A pleasant young Sri Lankan female entrepreneur smiling while setting up her online store on a laptop in a cozy, sunlit workspace. Cardboard boxes, a smartphone showing eCommerce analytics, and small potted plants surround her on a wooden desk, creating a warm and modern business atmosphere.
Entrepreneur insights

🚀 How to Start Selling Online in Sri Lanka: Step-by-Step for SMEs

💡 Selling online is no longer limited to large brands. From a home bakery in Galle to a clothing boutique in Colombo, thousands of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs are turning digital to reach new customers. Whether you’re just starting or want to expand your physical business, selling online gives you access

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digital | A young Sri Lankan entrepreneur smiles while showing a smartphone with a QR code for payment inside a modern shop, as a customer scans it using another phone. The image has a red banner on the left reading “Better Use of Digital Payments” and the Vyapara.lk logo in the top right corner.
Digital Marketing Strategies

💡 How Sri Lankan Entrepreneurs Can Make Better Use of Digital Payments

Sri Lanka’s entrepreneurs are stepping into a digital-first economy. The rise of smartphones, fintech platforms, and online buying has made digital payments essential for every modern business — from home bakers to large retailers. In 2025, more than 80% of Sri Lankans own smartphones, and QR payments are accepted across

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A Sri Lankan entrepreneur in a maroon polo shirt is seated at a wooden desk, analyzing AI-powered business analytics on his smartphone while a laptop beside him displays similar charts and data. A bold red banner on the left side of the image reads: “The Future of Entrepreneurship and AI: How SMEs Can Win with AI.” Shelves with products are blurred in the background.
Business

The Future of Entrepreneurship and AI: How SMEs Can Win with AI

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

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Pine Labs Limited
English Business news

Pine Labs Limited’s Credit+ platform powers a secure and scalable multi-currency prepaid forex instrument for Bank of Ceylon

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

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