Bhutan RAPID Entrepreneurship Support

Overview

Bhutan RAPID Entrepreneurship Support is a grant designed to catalyze Bhutanese MSMEs with blended finance and advisory. Operating in Bhutan, the program typically provides support valued at BTN 5,000,000 with an application deadline of 2025-08-29. Managed by Royal Government of Bhutan, it concentrates on regenerative tourism and climate-smart craft enterprises. Successful applicants often include community-based cooperatives modernizing their operations, who leverage the resources to accelerate impact and growth. The opportunity stands out for its paired with design thinking bootcamps hosted in regional hubs, making it a compelling pathway for ambitious teams looking to differentiate themselves.

Opportunity Snapshot

Detail	Information
Program ID	bhutan-rapid-entrepreneurship-support
Funding Type	Grant
Funding Amount	BTN 5,000,000
Application Deadline	2025-08-29
Primary Locations	Bhutan
Tags	msme, sustainability, tourism
Official Source	Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment
Application URL	https://www.moea.gov.bt/

Eligibility Checklist

Requirement: Applicant must be a Bhutanese-owned MSME in tourism, crafts, or green manufacturing. Recommendation: Describe evidence that demonstrates compliance and readiness.
Requirement: Business should demonstrate post-pandemic recovery or diversification plans. Recommendation: Describe evidence that demonstrates compliance and readiness.
Requirement: Recipients commit to sustainability benchmarks and impact reporting. Recommendation: Describe evidence that demonstrates compliance and readiness.

Application Strategy Roadmap

Phase	Core Actions	Insider Tip
Discovery	Analyze sponsor priorities, gather documents, and align stakeholders.	Map how your solution supports regenerative tourism and climate-smart craft enterprises to show strategic fit.
Drafting	Build narratives, budgets, and evidence for reviewers.	Highlight how paired with design thinking bootcamps hosted in regional hubs will accelerate measurable results.
Review	Conduct internal QA and mock evaluations.	Invite partners from Bhutan to validate your messaging.
Submission	Upload final materials and confirm receipt.	Prepare contingency plans for portal issues near 2025-08-29.
Follow-Up	Track feedback and plan post-award milestones.	Showcase early wins to deepen relationships with Royal Government of Bhutan.

Program Insights

Applicants who excel in Bhutan RAPID Entrepreneurship Support provide a compelling narrative that links innovation to national or regional priorities. Explain how your project addresses unmet needs, and quantify potential benefits for customers, partners, or communities. Review panels want to see credible execution teams, so outline governance structures, technical expertise, and collaborative partners from Bhutan or abroad.

Beyond technical merit, evaluators prize sustainability and scalability. Detail the KPIs you will monitor, from adoption rates to environmental gains, and clarify how the requested BTN 5,000,000 bridges the gap between concept and full deployment. If you can demonstrate pathways for replication or export, emphasize them using data from market research and pilot engagements. Close your application with a forward-looking plan that demonstrates how support from Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment will catalyze long-term growth.

Insider Tips to Win Bhutan RAPID Entrepreneurship Support

Mirror Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment’s priority language. Pull phrasing from the latest call documents when you describe msme, sustainability, tourism, so panelists immediately recognize strategic fit.
Control your timeline. Work backward from August 29, 2025 to schedule draft reviews, compliance checks, and approvals at least two weeks before submission.
Prove execution capacity. Pair your narrative with data from Bhutan and letters or MOUs that show you already have partners, facilities, and governance to deliver on the workplan.