An Information Technology expert, Mr Jide Awe has urged government at all levels to develop policies that would aid start-ups development in the country.
\nAwe told newsmen last Wednesday that start-ups, apart from delivering value to their customers, had direct impact on the cities they make their homes.
\n\u201cStart-up development is an area that government needs to invest in \u00a0and this can be done with good policies.
\n\u201cApart from policies, financial support and a good enabling environment for them to thrive should also be paramount.
\n\u201cAs regards financial support, most of the start-ups that exist in the country are being financed by foreigners and this is not good for the country, government needs to play their own part.
\n\u201cAvailability of tax breaks, recognising their challenges and tackling them will go a long way in ensuring that they succeed,\u201d he said.
\nAwe said that though start-ups might be small companies, they play a significant role in economic growth which could come in form of job creation.
\nHe said that with the existence of job opportunities, the youths would be well focused and the economy boosted with the revolutionary technology that they would be introduced.
\nThe expert also listed some factors for encouraging start-up development apart from job creation as innovation and bringing new competitive dynamism in the economic system.
\nAwe listed others as promoting the research system and bringing a new mind-set in form of creativity into the society.
\nHe added that some untapped problems that existed could be an area that start-ups could delve into to proffer solutions.
\nAwe noted that one of the factors that hindered the growth of start-ups was patronage and urged the government on proper enforcement of the local content policy.
\n\u201cWe have been talking about local content for a while and if we really mean local content development, start-up patronage should be a part of it.
\n\u201cIf we are considering local content, it should not be for only recognised companies that have established themselves, room should be given to the uprising ones.
\n\u201cSome of these big companies were ones start-ups, that they were able to do it does not mean that others will not need encouragement and patronage,\u201d Awe said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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