Many of our now large companies like Tappoos, Motibhais, Hotbread Kitchen and many others were once MSMEs. I am confident that as our small businesses grow they can help raise exports and investment in Fiji. They can also help in importsubstitution thereby reducing our imports bill and narrowing the trade deficit.
•  It Creates Employment: Small businesses are the answer to our unemployment problem. Our formal sector cannot absorb all our school leavers – this is the same in all developing countries. The employment growth required for our future can come from the small business sector.