MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Copyright Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS), Micro Enterprise Development for Poverty Alleviation First Edition May 2018 All rights are reserved No part of this Anthology of 108 Successful Entrepreneurs in Nepal can be reproduced by any means, transmitted, translated into a machine language without the written permission of the MoICS or UNDP Nepal Published by Micro Enterprise Development Programme (MEDEP) Design & print process : TheSquare Design Communication Pvt. Ltd. Jwagal, Kupondole, Lalitpur, Nepal Tel. +977 1 5260 963 / 5531 063
[email protected] www.thesquare.com.np CONTENT Monetizing entrepreneurship 13 Entrepreneurship to leadership 65 Rising from the rubble 79 Beyond economic empowerment 105 Wider Horizons 137 Taking the leap to small from micro 185 6 MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MEDEP) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This compilation of 108 success stories contains prosperity for the whole family. Husbands of women accounts of micro-entrepreneurs supported and entrepreneurs have returned from abroad to help promoted by the Micro-Enterprise Development in their enterprises. Children are getting a good Programme (MEDEP). A majority of micro- education. The family has access to nutritious food. entrepreneurs established by MEDEP support are They have built a new house and have bought land, running their enterprises successfully. Some of them gold and in some cases vehicles. The entrepreneurs have graduated and are now capable of managing have savings in banks and cooperatives and are their businesses independently. providing employment to others like them. Their success has helped them win recognition and The stories documented in this publication have awards from the government and private sectors.