- Government agency
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Trade and Industry leads in the development and revision of SME policy.
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Stages of Support
- Idea
- Start-up
- Early
- Growth
- Mature
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Sectors of Focus
- Agriculture & Food
- Education
- Energy
- Environment
- Health
- Information and communication technology
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain services
- Housing and community development
- Logistics & distribution
- Hospitality / travel / tourism
- Infrastructure / facilities development
- Financial services
- Media & entertainment
- Artisanal
- Water & sanitation
- Transportation
- Wholesale and retail trade
- Forestry
- Land conservation
- Culture
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Stakeholder or Business Model Focus
- Base of the pyramid
- Women entrepreneurs
- Science, engineering or invention based businesses
- Accessibility
- Advocacy
- Citizen empowerment
- Rural communities
- Gender inclusion
- Youth entrepreneurs
- Urban communities
- Resiliency / climate change
- Ethical sourcing
- Minority or previously excluded population
- Franchising
- Refugees and migration
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Impact objectives
- Access to education
- Affordable housing
- Agricultural productivity
- Capacity building
- Community development
- Employment generation
- Energy and fuel efficiency
- Food security and nutrition
- Health improvement
- Income/productivity growth
- Sustainable energy
- Water resources management
- Access to information
- Equality and empowerment
- Access to financial services
- Disease-specific prevention and mitigation
- Access to clean water and sanitation
- Access to energy
- Natural resources conservation
- Sustainable land use
- Conflict resolution
- Pollution prevention and waste management
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Verticals
- AgTech
- Data analytics
- E-commerce
- FinTech
- Hardware
- Software as a service (SaaS)
- CleanTech
- EdTech
- Biotech