US agency to finance SMMEs

Monday, June 29, 2015

A United States of America developmental agency, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), is putting together a funding facility to finance local Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMME).

OPIC held a finance workshop through the invitation of the American Business Council (ABC) Botswana and the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre last week.

Speaking during the workshop, OPIC Vice President, Jim Polan said that he has realised that a lot of Batswana have viable business ideas, but lack financial resources to pursue their dreams.

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