Muscat: Alizz Islamic Bank and Al Jabr MENA recently held the first ‘Alizz Business Seminar’ titled ‘Unlocking Finance: Why SMEs need Financial Modeling’ with guest speaker Maya Beyhum in the Grand Hall at the Alizz Islamic Bank Head office and more than 200 participants. 

The first in a series of seminars is part of the ‘Alizz Business’ value proposition with the bank not only believing in providing banking solutions for SMEs but also focusing on the importance of helping to nurture SMEs by equipping them with knowledge that will enable them to learn, expand and grow. Through enhancing the knowledge of small and medium enterprises and developing their skills Alizz Islamic Bank aims to raise the SMEs capabilities and set them up for success. 

Ms. Maya Beyhum is a Financial Consultant and Fractional CFO and the Founder and CEO of Metric Bee and a Financial Consultant Mentor at the SAS Entrepreneurship Center and she highlighted to the SMEs how financial modelling can help their decision making, empower their strategic planning and assist with the risk management and contingency planning for SMEs.

Alizz Business is a special value proposition for SMEs that meets all their banking requirements. This value proposition has been designed to offer attractive savings, financing and investment solutions. Given the increasing funding needed for SMEs, ‘Alizz Business; offers flexible and convenient financing for business expansion, working capital, business line diversifications and other growth drivers that may require injecting capital. The bank also provides SMEs with an enhanced internet banking platform that enables corporate customers to conduct their various business transactions securely anytime, anywhere.