Dr. Farida Virani has been appointed as Programme Facilitator of the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) – Empretec Programme for India. In partnership with the Office of the National Director of Empretec’s India, she contributes towards the installation and development of Empretec’s national building programmes in the country.
She has successfully completed the Empretec Training Workshop (ETW) held at Bengaluru ITC – Windsor Manor from 21st – 26th April 2014. The participants comprised a wide spectrum of participants, from young and aspiring entrepreneurs, to government officials and highly seasoned business persons, some of whom were nominated by banks, chambers of commerce and government agencies and leading NGO’s. The programme has been endorsed by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India, which expressed support for its adoption by financial institutions and industry organizations/associations.
Since its formation in 1988, Empretec has expanded to 34 countries, trained over 300000 entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and stakeholders in keeping with the United Nations’ guidelines and best practices. Empretec contributes to economic growth and progress by promoting an entrepreneurial culture not only in entrepreneurs but also in forward-looking governments and in trans-national companies. Empretec has strong CSR credentials and considers entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty. Empretec is managed globally by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and hosted by International Business Facilitators (IBF) in India.