These presents the prospectus of business in Nepal.

1. Entrepreneurship and
Business Prospects in
Nepal
PRADIP TIWARI

2. Facts…
 unemployment rate in Nepal lingers well above 40%;more in youth.
 shifted the agricultural based economy towards remittance based
economy.
 major exports is labor.
 At present, nearly half of all households in Nepal have at least one
member abroad or a returnee (World Bank, 2011).
 Around 1707024 Nepalese workers are working in foreign land.

3. Business Prospects in Nepal
 Agriculture
 Tourism
 IT
 Recreation
 Garments
 Hydroelectricity

4. Agriculture
Present
 Employment opportunities to 66 percent of total population.
 39% contribution to the GDP with 13 percent to foreign trade.
 Lagged behind in generating momentum for the much-needed
economic growth rate.
 Net exporter of grains and other agricultural products to a net importer
over the last few decades.
 Rs 66.36 billion has gone abroad for import of vegetables alone in the past
fiscal year, Rs 39.08 billion for vegetables, Rs 32.79 billion for edible oils, and
Rs 6 billion for animal products.

5. Agriculture
Problems
 Heavy flow of youth to foreign countries.
 Dependency on monsoon rain and food crops.
 Investment in the agricultural sector dried up.
 Shifting of people from rural to urban areas.
 Use of old tools and techniques.
 Concept of regarding agriculture as a low class job.

6. Agriculture
Prospectus
 Farming ( Organic as well as inorganic vegetables and fruits)
 Animal Husbandry
 Fish Farming
 Poultry
 Floriculture

7. Agriculture entrepreneurs
 Mr. Prem Lama of Aashapuri Organic Farm, Sanga, farming about 5
hectares of land, is selling about 300 kg of organic products daily and
generating more than NRs. 500,000 (US $6,250) a month.
 Providing more than 50 organic products including ground apple, shitake
mushrooms, cauliflower, cabbage and cucumber to restaurants and star
hotels in Kathmandu..

8. Suggestions
 Focus on products that are being imported from India and China.
 spend a lot of times researching and talking to experts.

9. Tourism
Present
 Nepal: a dream land for tourists.
 760,000 tourists visit Nepal each year.
 foreign currency equivalent of about NRs. 16,825 million.
 Provides employment for about 20 percent of economically active
population.
 Contributes about 3.0 percent on gross domestic product (GDP).

10. Tourism
Problems
 Poor development of infrastructures
 As the wealth of the world moves east, our perception of tourists has
remained fixed towards the west.
 Nepali entrepreneurs are missing the trend of rising interest towards travel
among Indians and Chinese..
 Poor management of heritages.
 Lack of hotels and lodges.

11. Tourism
Prospectus
 Hospitality ( Hotels, lodges ,resorts)
 Trekking and expeditions
 Travel and Tours
 Handicrafts

12. Suggestions…
 Focus on Indian as well as Chinese tourists.
 Focusing even on business travelers.

13. Recreation
Present and Problems
 Not considered much important in Nepali soecity.
 Lack of open space.
 Barely anything for the elderly in the city to do except sit idle at home and
watch TV or chat with another elderly person.
 Lack of places for families with small children in the valley.

14. Recreation
Prospectus
 Mini-golf, paintball or indoor football.
 Children’s park may be a good business for Kathmandu.
 A day care center for the elderly.

15. IT
 Potential opportunities for young programmers are immense.
 Significant demands for software applications in the Nepali market.

16. IT
Prospectus
 Medical transcription
 Software development

17. Suggestions
 Do not just focus on outsourcing business as projects.
 Specialize in a few programming languages .
 Hire a specialized team.

18. Entrepreneurship in NEPAL???
“If you had access to Rs 10 lakhs, couldn’t you
start a business, live a decent life and create
jobs in Nepal instead? Is starting a business in
Nepal so risky that you would rather go
abroad? Or are there no opportunities to start a
business in Nepal?

19.  Starting your own business is not easy
 Have a lot of patience and persistence.
 Entrepreneurship is all about starting small, moving forward, learning from
mistakes and adapting to the market.

20. Be an entrepreneur?
 See an opportunity.
 Make a plan.
 Start the business.
 Manage the business.
 Receive the profits.
 Think differently.
 Create new.
 Get Blinded by passion.

21. Entrepreneurs…
 Entrepreneurs are not necessarily motivated by profit
but regard it as a standard for measuring achievement
or success.
 greatly value self-reliance,
 strive for distinction through excellence,
 are highly optimistic (otherwise nothing would be
undertaken), and
 always favor challenges of medium risk (neither too
easy, nor ruinous).

22. Are not we dreaming small????

23. Unclose your mind. You are not a
prisoner. You are a bird in flight,
searching the skies for dreams. -
Haruki Murakami

24. FREE YOURSELF, DREAM HIGH DREAM BIG