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My plan for small business growth

SMALL and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) owners must carefully review all political parties' platforms for the upcoming May 7, 2012, general election. SME owners must determine which political party best articulates strategies that will develop the SME sector, and grow and diversify the economy of the Bahamas.

How to tackle the SME conundrum

AFTER analysing the Bahamas' economic condition for the past three years, and reviewing reports by international agencies (Moody's, the World Bank, Standard & Poors), it is imperative that the public and private sectors focus on small and medium-size business (SME) development and economic diversification.

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Economic awakening from the ‘bottom up’

Bahamian policymakers have long focused on ‘top down’ economic strategies to improve tourism, financial services and construction for almost 40 years.