MSME Landscape in Bangladesh
Entrepreneurship in Bangladesh is not just about the large-sized RMGs, pharmaceuticals, and technology companies. Rather, the true spirit of entrepreneurship runs among our rural MSME as well – ones we often neglect. They play a dominating role in Bangladesh’s growth story.
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7.8 Mn
Contribution towards employment 1
15.5%
SMEs are in the Agro Sector 4
25%
Contribution towards GDP 2
7.2%
SMEs owned by Women Entrepreneurs 5
40%
Contribution towards manufacturing output 3
68%
SMEs have direct access to finance 6
Sources:
1. SME Foundation, 2018
2. SME Finance, World Bank, 2019 & OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship, 2018)
3. National Economic Census conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), 2013
4. Dhaka University, 2014
5. Dhaka University, 2014
6. IFC, 2016
7.8 Mn
Contribution towards employment
7.2%
SMEs owned by Women Entrepreneurs
25%
Contribution towards GDP
68%
SMEs have direct access to finance
40%
Contribution towards manufacturing output
15.47%
SMEs are in the Agro Sector
Nasir Quail Khamar
Never wanting to be only known as someone’s daughter or wife, I always wanted to establish my name, and have my own recognition. Thus, the entrepreneurial journey began.
Yeasin Nursery
I started exploring fields where I could apply my knowledge and where there was a healthy market need. After a few months, I started a nursery business by utilizing whatever savings I had left.
পিয়রউড ফার্নিচার
আমি এই পর্যন্ত যা অর্জন করতে পেরেছি তা সম্ভব হয়েছে সৃষ্টিকর্তার দয়া ও আমার একগ্রতার কারণে। কেননা তাছাড়া আমি কখনই একটি ব্যবসা নিজ থেকে শুরু করার কথা ভাবতেও পারতাম না।
ভাই ভাই ফার্নিচার
সবাই আসলে ব্যবসার মুনাফা দেখে ভাবে যে কোনো ঝুট ঝামেলা ছাড়াই আমি এতদূর চলে এসেছি। কিন্তু সব জায়গায় কিছু না কিছু সমস্যা লেগেই ছিল, সেটা আর্থিক সমস্যা হোক বা উৎপাদন।
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