One of the focus areas of NBI is to promote entrepreneurship in general and support economic opportunities for conflict affected, marginalized segments of society by fostering market linkages and facilitating the matching of labor demand and supply. Some activities in this focus area in the past are;

• Micro Enterprises Potentiality and Needs Assessment Study in Jiri Dolakha District (2006)
• NBI-Agent of Change Awards as part of Social Entrepreneurship Award of Surya Nepal (2011)
• Promotion of Social Entrepreneurship Bazaar, seminar (2010-2013).

NBI focuses on promoting business enabling environment and economic opportunities as a basis for broad-based economic growth.  It seeks to advocate for and support in provision of inclusive and efficient public security service delivery and law enforcement. Key activities in this focus area in the past have been the following;

• Study on Public Security in Nepal : Concerns and Opinion of Private Sector (2010)
• 2 National and 6 regional workshops on public security issues of private sector in post-conflict scenario (2012-2013)
• 6 Joint Pilot Initiatives between local chamber and local administration to support in local security improvement initiatives (2012-2013)
• Promotion of Gari Khana Deu Campaign
• Campaign against forced donation/extortion (2013)
• Campaign to promote transparency in political funding (2013)