Mr. Mohamed BENCHAABOUN, pointed out
during the inaugural session of this Forum that "The Small Business Act
project, which is under preparation, aims to put in place a strategic
framework to develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in general
and to create an integrated vision to overcome the constraints faced by
very small businesses (VSB) ".
The Minister also mentioned that
"all the interventions of the various players in the business sector,
generally, and VSBs, in particular; should be part of a comprehensive
strategy that sets clear goals and visions for coordinating action and
identifying priorities".
Moreover, he noted that very small
businesses are of crucial importance in economic development, stating
that this category constitutes about 95% of the total number of Moroccan
companies.
The majority of these companies achieve a turnover
that does not exceed 3 million dirhams, continued Mr. BENCHAABOUN, in
addition to their weight in the Moroccan economic fabric, the VSBs have a
great potential to create employment and contribute to sustainable
development, which is able to generate wealth, fight poverty and improve
living standards and social inclusion. The Minister also stressed that
the government and his department, particularly consider the development
of VSBs as a national priority and the most important element in
Morocco's development strategies, noting that the approach adopted to
this end, is based on two aspects, namely the improvement of the
business climate and the implementation of policies, incentives and
support programs for companies, specifically VSBs, with the aim of
improving their competitiveness.
These measures concern, among
other things, the supervision and support of very small businesses
(VSBs), the promotion of investment, the improvement of the tax
framework, the simplification of procedures and support for access to
financing, explained Mr. BENCHAABOUN.