ROTIMI IGE, in this feature, writes on how governors and state assemblies can empower entrepreneurs to thrive, and in turn, contribute revenue to the state economies. State governors and state houses of assembly wield immense legislative and executive powers that can either suffocate small businesses with red tape or champion a renaissance of local enterprise. When state governors treat businesses merely as tax cows rather than strategic assets, enterprise mortality rates skyrocket. When state land registries operate as paper-based administrative monoliths, businesses are effectively locked out of the financial market. Access to affordable credit remains the lifeblood of enterprise, yet commercial interest rates often price small businesses out of the market.