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SMALL AND MEDI UM ENTERPRI SE DEVEL OPMENT AUTHORI TY  SMEDA S ME DA ma y l ook i nt o how s oc i a l ent er pr i s es c a n bec ome pa r t of t he ov er a l l S ME dev el opment s t r a t egy a nd S ME pol i c y . 1 . S ME DA i n c ol l a bor a t i on wi t h t he Compet i t i on Commi s s i on of Pa k i s t a n a nd ot her r el ev a nt i ns t i t ut i ons ma y a l s o c onduc t a r egul a t or y i mpa c t a s s es s ment a nd ev a l ua t e t he ( r egul a t or y ) bur den f a c ed by s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . A di r ec t i v e t o r el ev a nt depa r t ment s ma y t hen be i s s ued t o r educ e r egul a t or y bur den i nc l udi ng f ees a nd per mi t c os t s s een i n c a s e of i nc or por a t i on, r enewa l of l i c enc es , t a x a t i on, pr oc ur ement a nd i nt el l ec t ua l pr oper t y r i ght s r egi me . 2. S ME DA ma y a l s o s uppor t a nd t r a i n t hos e r unni ng t he t ol l - f r ee hel pl i nes f or f a c i l i t a t i ng S ME s , s o t ha t t hey a r e mor e a wa r e of how t o e x t end i nf or ma t i on t o s oc i a l ent r epr eneur s a nd s t a r t up s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . SECURI TI ES & EXCHANGE COMMI SSI ON OF PAKI ST AN S E CP ma m y c ons t i t ut e a publ i c - pr i v a t e wor k i ng gr oup , whi c h c oul d wor k on dev el opi ng a n a gr eed upon de ni t i on of s oc i a l ent er pr i s es i n Pa k i s t a n. 1 . E x a mpl es f r om ot her c ount r i es ma y be s een f or gui da nc e of t he wor k i ng gr oup. T hi s de ni t i on ma y t hen be c ommuni c a t ed t o t he r el ev a nt i ns t i t ut i ons i nc l udi ng t he c ent r a l ba nk a nd F BR s o t ha t s oc i a l ent er pr i s es c a n a c c es s f a c i l i t a t i on under t he c ent r a l ba nk S ME F i na nc i ng Pol i c y a nd ot her r el a t ed t a x c r edi t or deduc t i ons pr ov i ded by F BR t o v a l ue s oc i a l wor k . 2. A l ega l l y s pel l ed out de ni t i on c a n a l s o gi v e s oc i a l ent er pr i s es a s epa r a t e i dent i t y a t t he t i me of r egi s t r a t i on. S E CP i n c ol l a bor a t i on wi t h PCP c a n a l s o l ook i nt o put t i ng i n pl a c e a c er t i c a t i on s y s t em f or s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . S uc h a c er t i c a t e c a n hel p bui l d c r edi bi l i t y i n f r ont of pot ent i a l donor s a nd f under s . 3. T he c ompa ny r ul es ma y a l s o be a mended t o i nc l ude a c er t a i n per c ent a ge r equi r ement f or r a w ma t er i a l a nd i nt er medi a t e goods dema nded by l a r ge bus i nes s es whi c h c oul d be pr oc ur ed f r om s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . 4. S E CP i s c ur r ent l y i n t he pr oc es s of i nt r oduc i ng a uni ed bus i nes s r egi s t r y whi c h i n t ur n wi l l br i ng t he r ec or d of a l l bus i nes s a c t i v i t i es a c r os s Pa k i s t a n under one r oof . I t i s t her ef or e r ec ommended t ha t a l l or ga ni s a t i ons pr ov i di ng s oc i a l s er v i c es s houl d a l s o be pa r t of t hi s r egi s t r y da t a ba s e . S T ATE BANK OF PAKI ST AN S BP ma y c ons t i t ut e a wor k i ng gr oup ba s ed on e x per t s f r om na nc i a l s ec t or a s wel l a s t hos e who a r e c ur r ent s oc i a l ent r epr eneur s t o l ook i nt o t he c r edi t i s s ues f a c ed by s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . 1 . Pos s i bl e i nc l us i on of c l a us e t o f a c i l i t a t e s oc i a l ent er pr i s es ma y be i ns er t ed i n t he S ME F i na nc e Pol i c y a nd pr udent i a l r egul a t i ons . 2. S BP a l s o i nc ent i v i s es l endi ng by c ommer c i a l ba nk s t o S ME s . S i mi l a r i nc ent i v es ma y be pr ov i ded t o s c hedul ed ba nk s i f t hey t a k e a r i s k on t he v ent ur es of s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . 3. T he c ent r a l ba nk i n c ol l a bor a t i on wi t h CS E ma y a l s o c onduc t c a pa c i t y bui l di ng s es s i on f or pr ov i di ng gr ea t er k nowl edge t o c ommer c i a l a nd i nv es t ment ba nk i ng i ns t i t ut i ons on t he pos s i bl e bus i nes s model s of s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . T hi s wi l l ov er t i me i mpr ov e a bi l i t y of ba nk s a nd MF I s t o l end t o s oc i a l ent er pr i s es . 4. T he pr oc edur e f or r egi s t r a t i on of equi t y wi t h S BP ma y a l s o be ea s ed f or s oc i a l bus i nes s es . T he s uc c es s of Ak huwa t s hows c on denc e i n i nt er es t - f r ee mi c r o na nc e . S BP ma y t her ef or e wor k wi t h I s l a mi c ba nk s i n t he c ount r y a nd dev el op pr oduc t s whi c h c oul d a l l ow t hes e ba nk s t o t a k e r i s k s wi t h s oc i a l v ent ur es . 5. Pr udent i a l r egul a t i ons a t t he c ent r a l ba nk c oul d ens ur e t ha t ba nk i ng s ec t or t a k es a r i s k t owa r ds s oc i a l ent er pr i s e v ent ur es . T hi s c oul d be a c hi ev ed by r el a x i ng r i s k - wei ght ed c a l c ul a t i on f or l endi ng t o s oc i a l ent er pr i s es .