SMEs deserve recognition – Iindji

SMEs deserve recognition – Iindji The Northern Branch of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) will show its commitment towards local economic development by spearheading the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

NCCI Northern Branch chairperson Tomas Iindji said this in his New Year's message issued at the weekend.

Iindji said SMEs' significant role in creating employment, eradicating poverty, increasing capacity building and accelerating local economic development deserved recognition.

“The SME is a parallel sector to the government's national ambition to realise Vision 2030, National Development Plans (NDPs) and Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP),” he said.

To accomplish this, he said, the government required committed running partners such as business people, the youth, banks and other partners to contribute to Namibia's economic growth.

“It is now time that we redouble our effort and focus on youth in business, as those business categories still have energy to drive the economy going forward,” Iindji said.

He urged young entrepreneurs to refrain from engaging with negative people because they would not build the economy and the nation but destroy the economy.

“It is this time we need to focus on the genuine economic fight and think outside the box on survival in terms of business; let's own businesses and become legitimately rich,” he said.

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