Participants from Colombo Plan member countries of the Training Course on Entrepreneurship Development using the Blue Ocean Strategy jointly organized by the Colombo Plan Secretariat and Colombo Plan Staff College for Technical Education in Manila, Philippines visited Siddhalepa as a part of their course on July 16, 2008. Siddhalepa has been selected as one of the best examples for Entrepreneurship Development.

At the invitation of Ms. Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia, Secretary General of Colombo Plan Secretariat, Mr. Asoka Hettigoda, Managing director of Hettigoda Group made a presentation on the theme “Entrepreneurship Development from a Practitioner’s perspective”. .