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23/09/2026

The private sector and private enterprise are the main creators of businesses ranging from Micro Business to Corporations.

But many smaller businesses such as Micro, Sole Trader and Small Business don't have easy access to funding, investment and support for them to put their ideas out there and start a business.

So when there is the funding, investment and support for smaller businesses, it not only creates opportunities for that business but for the communities around them as they gain financial independence, create jobs and support other businesses.

The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pressed for years: putting more private capital to work alongside its own financing and expertise in developing economies.

Private capital mobilized by the World Bank Group has more than tripled over the past four years, rising from $35 billion in FY22 to $112 billion in FY26. Combined with the Group’s own financing, that brought total financing and mobilization in developing economies to well over $200 billion in FY26.

The growth was broad-based. PCM to lower-middle-income countries rose from $14 billion in FY22 to $37 billion in FY26—nearly tripling. In upper-middle-income countries, it increased from $12 billion to $50 billion—more than quadrupling. In low-income countries, among the most challenging settings for private capital, PCM was maintained at about $3 billion. And across Africa, PCM rose from approximately $9 billion to $22 billion, an increase of nearly 150 percent.

The results reflect three years of changes across the World Bank Group to work more effectively with the private sector: becoming faster and simpler, bringing the public and private sides of the institution closer together, and expanding the tools available to investors. We brought the World Bank Group together in each country, with a single point of contact across our public and private sector work, and began developing integrated strategies for each country based on its needs and development priorities.

The Private Sector Investment Lab complimented that effort, helping to identify the practical barriers holding back investment in developing economies and developed a work plan to address them. The World Bank Group has pursued that agenda across the institution: improving the business and regulatory environment, expanding guarantees and local-currency financing, addressing foreign-exchange challenges, increasing equity tools, and advancing new ways for institutional investors to participate at scale.

The Group issued more than $25 billion in guarantees, surpassing its goal of $20 billion in annual issuance by 2030 four years ahead of schedule. This growth was led by the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform. Created in 2024, the Platform gives clients and investors a single, simpler point of access to guarantee products from across the institution.

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16/09/2026

Many business owners have put their lives and everything they have got into their business or ideas to make it a success and so will keep going and keep trying to stay operational. Even if they do not employ people, they employ themselves.

As we need private enterprise and entrepreneurs with ideas to start businesses that do create, we also need our elected politicians to implement policies that give confidence for anyone to start a business because with out entrepreneurs, we have nothing!

Nearly four in 10 Australian small business owners paid themselves less than $40,000, or no wage at all, in FY2025, as rising costs and shrinking margins squeeze businesses

05/09/2026

There is a whole range of issues such as having the financials and network of connections when it comes to “why don’t you start a business”.

But as this article states “NSW is not short of entrepreneurs but short on them employing someone”; is not being an entrepreneur employing yourself, as in not being on unemployment benefits?

But I understand what this article is trying to explain as businesses and companies that used to employ people either have shut down or downsized to the point that the owner is now just self-employed – sole trader.

Many small businesses such as Micro and Sole Traders do want to expand and employ people but as customers or clients are not spending on certain products and services due to the economy; there is not much these businesses can do as they try to stay afloat themselves.

There have been many businesses “ABN holders” and companies “ACN holder” that have started due to the mass expansion of the governments Aged care and NDIS and also other government funded organisations and groups, but that is tax payers money and not private income that is taxable revenue.

What could help entrepreneurs expand and employ people would be if government “Federal, State and Local levels” and the corporate sector procure the services of or partner with Small businesses especially Micro and Sole Traders.

As this government procurement is tax payers money; as the business grows, it can start to provide their products or services to the private sector which then generate private income which is taxable revenue.

The number of entrepreneurs starting their own businesses and scaling them up in NSW has dropped to its lowest level in 35 years, a damning new report reveals.

02/09/2026

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/the-unequal-costs-of-a-global-trade-disruption

As trade is part of life and has opened up access to good and services that we all need; these disruptions can cause severe hardships to many people and as these disruptions continue and escalate, more people will be effected.

A disruption to trade through the Strait of Hormuz can sharply reduce workers’ real incomes, with highly uneven effects across countries, sectors, and households.

24/08/2026

https://www.ceda.com.au/news-and-resources/media-releases/economy/wealthiest-australians-turning-away-from-business-ownership,-new-ceda-research-shows

Having the financial resources does help, having the connections and networks helps even more;

but if you do not have one or both it does not mean that you cannot put your ideas out there by becoming an entrepreneur.

Many people think that to be considered a business; it has to be a shop or store front, warehouse, workshop or a factory of some sort or employ people;

but it does not have to be one or all of them as there are Micro Businesses and Sole Trader businesses which are Small Businesses.

Not every entrepreneur or startup was started by or ideas was thought of by a person or people that came from money, had connections and influence; far from it.

As a business consultant that has worked with all types of people; the one issue that I come across from clients is the assumption of “you need the money, the connections in government and corporate, the funding and investment or be an influencer” if you want to start a business!

Again, not every person has that and even the ones that did, still could not do it because it’s not a guarantee of success.

Is it difficult, stressful and irritating at times being an entrepreneur? Yes it is;

so why do you do it? Because you want to achieve something; be it financial rewards, a life style or are passionate about an idea, product, service or to solve a problem.

No matter the reason why you choose to be an entrepreneur; entrepreneurs are needed because without them, we will have nothing.

But also there are other factors that do interfere with entrepreneurship and business such as government over reach, cost associated with any type of business and the cost of living; this is where our elected leaders can do something about it.

But as with everything in life, if you want to do something, you need to start it and so if you want to put your idea or ideas out there by becoming an entrepreneur;

Just do the first few steps to see how it works out, learn from your mistakes “as you will make some” and know that it takes some time to establish yourself and if it does not work out, it does not mean it never will because there is no guarantee to success.

Australia's entrepreneurial base is shrinking, and the decline is sharpest among the very households best financially placed to start a business.

19/08/2026

https://seads.adb.org/articles/how-asean-building-smarter-competitive-and-digitally-enabled-business-environment

ASEAN is forging ahead to turn regulatory reforms into meaningful outcomes to sustain the region’s investment attractiveness and achieve its goal of economic integration.

12/08/2026

If you are a small business in Australia that has employees or are to employ more people in your business;

employing a Person with Disabilities could be your next employee as People with Disabilities do have abilities but need a chance and opportunity to use their abilities.

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10/08/2026

https://www.smartcompany.com.au/finance/spender-financing-challenges-small-business-carla-zampatti/

For Small Businesses which range from Micro, Sole Trader and a business with a few employees or sub contractors; it is not just the lack of access to capital that can close them down.

There are all other issues that occur such as a weak economy, consumer confidence with lower spending, very high running cost such as high taxes, excessive fees, charges and energy cost.

But also there are some things that government and the corporate sector can do to help Small Businesses such as procuring their services or partnering with them on certain projects where the business owner/entrepreneur has direct expertise on that service they provide.

The Independent MP said factors that helped her mother, Carla Zampatti, launch a globally-renowned brand might not exist for many of today's budding entrepreneurs.

05/08/2026

https://www.innovationaus.com/under-the-radar-public-private-fund-targets-local-smes/

SME’s (Small Medium Enterprises) make up the vast majority of private business entities and employers.

Many SME’s are left out of investment’s, funding and support as VC’s (Venture Capital) is chasing a unicorn and whatever is trending at the time and government only knows about you if you have connection in the government.

But many SME’s are facing problems and are closing down or completely abandon their business which creates more unemployment.

One suggestion on how the government can invest, fund and support SME’s which included Micro/Sole Trader businesses is to procure their products or services.

30/07/2026

https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/90-day-domain-name-rule-kill-your-business-online-presence/

Domain names in Australia are now compliance-checked inside a 90-day window before renewal, and if the ABN or ACN attached to the domain isn't active, there could be consequences.