{"id":103678,"date":"2025-10-26T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103678"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:00:44","slug":"pm-approves-womenpreneurship-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-approves-womenpreneurship-platform.html","title":{"rendered":"PM reviews SME reforms, approves Womenpreneurship Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reviewed progress on the reorganization of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and approved the establishment of a Womenpreneurship Platform aimed at encouraging women\u2019s participation in the SME sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO), the Womenpreneurship Platform will be based on artificial intelligence and will serve as a one-stop digital facility for women entrepreneurs. It will provide business-related information, assist in company registrations, offer guidance on taxation, and promote skill development and awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe steps being taken to enhance women\u2019s participation in SMEs are commendable; awareness regarding this initiative should be increased,\u201d the PMO quoted the prime minister as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pm-seeks-reform-agenda-to-boost-trade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM seeks reform agenda to boost trade, attract investment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meeting, it was informed that new SMEDA offices have been established in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan to support local business development. These initiatives have reportedly been well received by the public and regional chambers of commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PM was also briefed that a new board comprising private sector experts has been formed for SMEDA, while the appointment of a new chief executive officer will be finalized soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressing satisfaction over SMEDA\u2019s reorganization, the prime minister directed that a clear timeline be set for its implementation to ensure early execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, the meeting was informed that SMEDA and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will represent the country at BIOPROM-2025 in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reviewed progress on the reorganization of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and approved the establishment of a Womenpreneurship Platform aimed at encouraging women\u2019s participation in the SME sector. According to a statement from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO), the Womenpreneurship Platform will be based on artificial intelligence and will serve as a one-stop digital facility for women entrepreneurs. It will provide business-related information, assist in company registrations, offer guidance on taxation, and promote skill development and awareness. \u201cThe steps being taken to enhance women\u2019s participation in SMEs are commendable; awareness regarding this initiative should be increased,\u201d the PMO quoted the prime minister as saying. Read: PM seeks reform agenda to boost trade, attract investment During the meeting, it was informed that new SMEDA offices have been established in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan to support local business development. These initiatives have reportedly been well received by the public and regional chambers of commerce. The PM was also briefed that a new board comprising private sector experts has been formed for SMEDA, while the appointment of a new chief executive officer will be finalized soon. Expressing satisfaction over SMEDA\u2019s reorganization,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":88795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[68598,65365,68802,61876,61415,67183,13173,34475,68803,61118,46261,14404,64552,61870,68801],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-ai-technology","9":"tag-azad-kashmir","10":"tag-bioprom-2025","11":"tag-business-development","12":"tag-economic-reforms","13":"tag-entrepreneurship","14":"tag-gilgit-baltistan","15":"tag-pakistan-economy","16":"tag-pmo","17":"tag-shehbaz-sharif","18":"tag-smeda","19":"tag-smes","20":"tag-tdap","21":"tag-women-entrepreneurs","22":"tag-womenpreneurship-platform","23":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PM approves Womenpreneurship Platform - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The steps being taken to enhance women\u2019s participation in SMEs are commendable; 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