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Unleashing Entrepreneurship's Potential in Myanmar
Unleashing Entrepreneurship's Potential in Myanmar
OPINION
There is a need to
think systematically
about what it takes
to support a start-up
ecosystem.
Putting aside the regulatory issues, new financial arrangements
like business angels, crowd financing,
start-up equity funds and venture
capital can be mobilised to provide
entrepreneurs with targeted financial
solutions outside the banking sector.
Waiting for the current banking system to provide effective services to
SMEs will take years to come. Only a
substantial shift in government policy can addressthe systemic failure
affecting access to finance for SMEs.
An interesting phenomenon of
Myanmars entrepreneurship scene is
the unusual strong presence of social
enterprises. This is driven by a large
number of young people with a busi-