Our strategy recognizes the importance of an enabling business environment of macro-economic and financial stability and provides for a critical role for the state. The Government’s involvement centres on two state-owned institutions viz: the National Entrepreneurial Development Company (NEDCO) and the Business Development Company (BDC). (i)  2  NEDCO’s primary mandate is the management of a credit programme for small businesses.
NEDCO also offers a suite of business support services including  BIS Review 28/2006  entrepreneurial education and development, business advisory and coaching services, training and business mentorship. In an effort to strengthen the entrepreneurial culture, NEDCO recently expanded its training programmes to secondary schools and tertiary institutions.