Key Insights

• There is a vibrant social enterprise sector in Bangladesh, in which young people and women play a prominent role in mainstream enterprises.
• The employment culture is mostly temporary, particularly in the regions outside Dhaka, and influenced by migration to Dhaka and more limited resources of social enterprises operating outside the capital.
• The survey findings indicate that Bangladeshi social enterprises want support to increase the capacity of their staff.
• Barriers to growth and financing constraints vary widely across enterprise size, location, leader characteristics and even years of operation.