Entrepreneurship Development and SME support in Myanmar

The NORAD funded Entrepreneurship and SME support in Myanmar project is a 3.5 year project to support job creation in start-ups, micro and small enterprises in Myanmar in both urban and rural areas. The project will provide SME support institutions and BDS providers with the tools and capacities to roll out ILOs Start and Improve your Business (SIYB) management training and other start-up and enterprise support products for women and men. As Myanmar is coming out of a long period of isolation and there is a weak SME support structure in place, the project will furthermore raise the awareness about entrepreneurship as an employment option and the possibility of access to services. It will establish linkages with financial service providers and NGOs active in rural areas. The project expects to contribute to the start-up of 1000 enterprises and to the creation of 3000 jobs. The project will be complemented by a sister project funded by SECO to support management capacity in the tourism sector.

Project symbol

MMR/13/13/NAD

Admin unit

ILO-Yangon

Start date

01/12/2013

End date

31/10/2017

Total allocation

3223102

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3169544

Development Partners

Norway, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Country/Countries

Myanmar

Outcomes

Promoting sustainable enterprises