Strengthening ASMEs and improving access to finance are important to achieving FTF objectives in Malawi. The FinScope 2012 MSME Survey for Malawi categorized small enterprises as those with 5-10 employees, and medium enterprises as those with 21-100 employees.
Are agri-business small and Medium Enterprises ‘portfolio owner-managers’ in Malawi?
This assessment of agri-business small and medium enterprises (ASMEs) in Malawi found a sector with diver-sified business ownership, in which owners commonly operate multiple businesses and can be classed as ¡®portfolio¡¯ owner-managers spanning both agri-business and non-agri-businesses.
Does Malawi have a small and medium enterprise sector?
Conduct an assessment of the current small and medium enterprise (SME) sector in Malawi, with a focus on agribusinesses and access to finance for SMEs.
Do agri-business SMEs need a license in Malawi?
For agri-business SMEs this presents a major obstacle as though they may have licenses to oper-ate, typically from their District Assembly, and are checked by the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) and visited by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), these are operational matters that are implemented even if a business does not have a legal form.