Thinking bigger in MSME development

by The Manila Times

Jul 27, 2022 12:15 am

IN our editorial several weeks ago, we made a case for government's reassessing its strategy toward micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) development. Our argument at the time was that in order to maximize entrepreneurship in a manner similar to excellent examples such as Singapore and Israel, government policy should move away from championing cottage industries and self-employment, and find ways to promote enterprise growth, innovation and positive market disruption.

REGIONAL TRADE FAIR To showcase local products in the region, the DTI-CAR launched 'Impakabsat: A regional trade fair' from July 16 until Aug. 19, 2022 at the Atrium, SM Baguio. PHOTO BY JOY TABANDA

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