Small and
Medium Enterprise Foundation, an independent and unique non-profit organization
got registration in 2006. After formatting SME Foundation, it is playing its
role in helping the SME entrepreneurs including the women entrepreneurs by
conducting various programs with an aim to develop the SMEs of Bangladesh. One
of the major aims of SMEF is to bring the grassroots entrepreneurs into the
main stream of economic development through employment generation, reduction of
social discrimination and poverty alleviation.
The major rolls of SME foundation in SME
Development in the country are:
·
Implementing
SME Policy Strategy adopted by the Government of Bangladesh.
·
Recommending
SME friendly policies to different government ministries and agencies.
·
Providing
business support services to the SME entrepreneurs.
·
Providing
information and proper guidance for establishing new SMEs.
·
Conducting sectorial
study to ensure availability of latest information,
·
Identify
challenges and recommend preventing measures.
·
Operating
credit wholesaling programs for the SMEs through different banking and non-banking
financial institutions.
·
Conducting
training programs to create skilled labor for different SME sub-sector based on
their demands.
·
Technology
development, adopting new technology, conducting reverse engineering and
supporting SMEs to get quality certifications.
·
Supporting SMEs
in marketing their products and promotion of services.
·
Bringing women
entrepreneurs into the mainstream of development and helping them to achieve
economic self-dependency.
·
Assisting SMEs
in creating institutional bondage with foreign companies for capacity building,
technology transfer and improving productivity.
Training up and motivating SMEs in using ICT tools for more productivity and improving quality.
Training up and motivating SMEs in using ICT tools for more productivity and improving quality.