Lee, Sang H.Islam, Auitry Rutaba2024-08-272024-08-2720222022-06ID 18104004http://hdl.handle.net/10361/23919Cataloged from the PDF version of the internship report.Includes bibliographical references (pages 42-43).This internship report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration, 2022.This study on the topic “Will LightCastle Partners bring a positive change in the equitybased impact investment for the marginalized agro-entrepreneurs in the rural regions of Bangladesh?” is an independent report. The study was conducted from January 2022 to April 2022 with the top 5 SMEs who were selected from the agro-industry to participate in this pilot project by Oxfam. Here, the SMEs were selected based on a number of surveys that were conducted to obtain their current level of knowledge on how to run a business. After which, investment readiness training programs were arranged for them, and based on their performance, they received the disbursement in March 2022. Since this is a pilot project by Oxfam, the sample number was thus one of its requirements. SMEs contribute 23% of the GDP, and hence, this report is a means to portray that if SMEs acquire support through consultancy services, the probability of an increase in their business performance is high.45 pagesenBrac University internship reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.Agro entrepreneursLightCastle PartnersSMEEntrepreneurshipInternship Report