BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA 1 Business Development Service DIRECTORY N A TIONAL D EVELOPMENT A UTHORITY 2 BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA 3 A GUIDE FOR YOUR SUCCESS... Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been identified to play a crucial role in the economic development process in Sri Lanka as stipulated “Mahinda Cinthana” way forward and it is more important to alleviate poverty & Sustainable solution for the unemployment. Having understanding this fact, National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) has taken few steps to promote the SME sector. Business Development Service (BDS) Providers play an important role to provide services for performing entrepreneurs. different types of BDS providers are involving with SME sector development and mainly assist to marketing, technology ISBN 978-955-0883-04-2 development & transfer, financial assistance, entrepreneurship development, information technology etc. This BDS Directory provide information for SMEs identifying BDS providers & their services for succession of the business. This includes services of public & private BDS providers with their contact details and enterprenurs enable to find required ineformation through the directory Edited By : National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) Level 2, West Wing, Cylinco Building No. 69, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01 Tel: 0112439843 Printers Samayawardhana Printers (Pvt) Ltd. Fax: 0112437400 53, Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nahimi Mawatha, Web: www.neda.lk (Maligakanda Road) Maradana, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. National Enterprise Development Authority 4 BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Publication of this BDS Directory is not a task for one person; it is a complex task and a team work. Thanks to all public & private BDS providers providing information to develop this directory. Thanks to the Chairman / Director General Mr.N. M. Shahied, Director Lakshman Wijeyewardana and the staff of NEDA for their guidance & assistance. Specialy thanks for officials at the Ministry of Industry & commerce for their collaboration and assistance to My aim is to establish the Small and develop the Directory. Thanks for Samayawardhana for the printing ‘‘Medium scale Entrepreneurs (SME’s) of this BDS Directory. ‘ as the backbone of our national economy. ‘ Editorial Team I will therefore take measures to bring them Mr. Wasantha Senanayake (Assistant Director - Marketing) to a national level and to compete in international markets. Mr. Lakshman Thrmawithana (Assistant Director - Policy) Mr. Predeep Dissanayake (Enterprise Promotion officer) HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT Ms. S.A. Deepthi Kumari (Enterprise Promotion officer) MAHINDA CHINTHANA Mr. K. S. Karunarathna (Enterprise promotion Assistance) Ms. R. Ranaveera (Enterprise promotion Assistance) Mr. W.A. Uditha Puspa (Enterprise promotion Assistance) Mr. M.D.N. Chinthaka(Management Assistantl) Mr. M.F.M Fazeel (Management Assistantl) Mr. S. Ousmand (Management Assistant) 6 BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA 7 MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM HON. RISHAD BATHIUDEEN M.P. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY & MINISTER OF INDUSTRY & COMMERCE COMMERCE National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) comes I am pleased to send this message on the trilingual publication under the purview of the Ministry of Industry & Commerce and of the Directory which provides the services and contact details of is one of the prime state institutions that render valuable services public and private Business Development Service providers. and guidance to the small and medium scale entrepreneurs. This book will become an operation manual for the public The majority of the enterprises in Sri Lanka are small and and SMEs to obtain the valuable services of BDS providers to medium scale enterprises and their contribution to the development improve their business ventures. of the national economy is significant. Our mission is to encourage And also this is most appropriate today especially in the wake and render assistance to the small and medium scale entrepreneurs. of Sri Lanka’s extensive and rapid development plans and programs I am very glad to note that NEDA has taken steps to publish that are currently under way to enhance our national economy. a Directory in all three languages, Sinhala, Tamil & English, which Further this Directory is in support of national livelihood provides the range of services and contact details of public and development program “Divi Neguma. “ private Business Development Service providers to enable the SMEs I take this opportunity to thank the Chairman and Board of to obtain their services very easily contributing to bring down the Directors, all the institutions and individuals who assisted us to gap between regional SME’s and BDS providers. publish this Directory in providing information. It is with great pleasure that I send this message. Anura Siriwardene Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, M.P. Secretary, Minister of Industry & Commerce Ministry of Industry & Commerce 8 BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA 9 MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA) AUTHORITY (NEDA) Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprises (MSME) plays I am pleased to issue this message on the trilingual publication a vital role in the economies of the countries worldwide. It has of a Business Development Service Providers Directory for Small & been well recognized in the “Mahinada Chinthana” Vision for the Medium Scale Enterprises. future presented along with the guide lines. This Directory is most essential today, especially in the wake The World is dynamic and changing. The world has passed of Sri Lanka’s extensive and rapid development plans and programs through Stone Age, Agricultural Age, Industrial Age, now in that are currently under way to boost our national economy. As an Knowledge age and marching towards to Wisdom age. The institution operating for development of enterprises hand in hand with knowledge is characterised by information. It general phenomenal that, not only for the MSME sector, information is the basis for international entrepreneurs, service providers and individuals from grass decision making. Access to vital information in time makes decision root level, National Enterprise Development Authority established under making accurate to a great extent. the Ministry of Industry and Commerce launches this BDS Directory for Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs to enable them to obtain For the MSME information with regard to Business information of the service providers and their contact numbers very Development Services (BDS) is a day to day requirement. easily to obtain their services for their planned business ventures. NEDA has paid special attention for making available the I take this opportunity to thank the Hon. Minister, Mr. Anura information for MSME besides the BDS Directory. Siriwardena Secretary. Mr. W. D. Jayasinghe Add. Secretary. Board of Directors, all Staff Members, all the institutions, and individuals NEDA believes the BDS Directory is an essential part of the entrepreneurs’ desk and it will continue to improve in future based who supported us in various ways to publish this BDS Directory. on the comments of the users. N.M. Shaheid Chairman/Director General (NEDA) 10 BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA BDS DIRECTORY - NEDA 11 At this juncture, NEDA would like to extent its gratitude for page your generous contribution by way of sponsorships, information, CONTENTS translation and printing. 1. National Enterprise Development Authority 13 I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, 2. Department of Register of Companies 16 Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Anura Siriwardene, 3. Department of Commerce 18 4. Department of Textile Industry 21 Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Staff of Ministry 5. Export Development Board 23 of Industries and Commerce and Board of Directors of NEDA for 6. Sri Lanka Institute of Textile & Apparel 27 their valuable guidance. 7. Industrial Development Board 29 8. National Design Centre 36 Without the hard work of the staff of NEDA, we would not 9. National Crafts Council 38 have achieved this task. 10. Folk Art Centre 42 11. Consumer Affairs Authority 44 Lakshman Wijeyewardena 12. Industrial Technology Institute 47 Director 13. National Engineering Research & Development Centre 49 NEDA 14. Arthur C Clarke Institute For Modern Technologies 51 15. Sri Lanka Inventors Commission 55 16. Sri Lanka Standards Institution 58 17. Institute for Construction Training and Development 60 18. Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka 63 19. National Productivity Secretariat 67 20. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skill (Development Small Enterprices Development Division) 69 21. Coconut Development Authority 74 22. Coconut Research Institute 77 23. Sri Lanka Exports Credit Insurance Corporation (SLECIC) 81 24. Board of Investment of Sri Lanka 84 25. Department of Animal Production and Health, 87 26. Department of Export Agriculture 91 27. Food Research Unit 94 28. Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, 96 29. Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute 98 30. Institute of Post-Harvest Technology 103 31. Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka 107 32. Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board 112 33. Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka (TRI) 115 34. Veterinary Research Institute 117 35. Department of Measurement Units, Standards & Services 122 36. State Trading (General) Corporation 126 37. Lanka Building Materials Corporation Limited, 127 38.