Nimali Sunethra Perera living in llakkala in the Gampaha district has been sewing ladies foundation garments as a small scale business entrepreneur. She has learnt the operations and trade as a young girl

‘Sameera Products’ has been a household name for ready-made spices including chillie powder, chillie pieces, pepper powder, raw & roasted curry powder and turmeric powder in the Puwakgaha thotupola, Moratumulla area in Moratuwa.

Ranjith Prasanna Kumara (RPK) has been operating his business out of his home in Talawa, Anuradhapura since 2016.

Malkanthi Bandara of Katudeniya, Mathale has been running her own business of producing cloth bags, soft toys and ladies garments. She sells these products to local and foreign customers who drop in at her shop.

Shyaman Palliyaguruge is a skilled craftsman who repairs and manufactures furniture, specialising in sofas, sitting room furniture and various types...

Milroy Weerasinghe from Kegalle is a versatile entrepreneur. He specializes in crafting Silver and gold plated jewellery. I/D/E/A/S assisted him to purchase much needed raw material (mainly silver), and necessary equipment.

Manjula Jayampathy has been an entrepreneur conducting an operation that converts bio waste, such as paddy/oats husks and saw dust, to briquettes. Briquettes are utilized in different industries including the tea industry.

This Anthurium plant nursery is owned and maintained by Mahinda Sarath Kumara in Pallegama, Kegalle. He has been growing several different varieties of this plant. Anthurium flowers are in much demand for floral decorations at many local functions.