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What is SME Foundation? The Small & Medium Enterprise Foundation, widely known as SME Foundation, is a company limited by guarantee and licensed by the Ministry of Commerce as a not for profit organization and registered under the Companies Act (Act XXVIII) of 1994. It is running under the guideline as stated in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. SME Foundation is established by the Government of Bangladesh through Ministry of Industries as an apex institution for SME development in the country. The major activities of SME Foundation are implementation of SME Policy Strategies adopted by the Bangladesh Government, policy advocacy and intervention for the growth of SMEs, facilitating financial supports for SMEs, providing skill development and capacity building training, facilitating adaptation with appropriate technologies and access to ICT, providing business support services, etc. It is mentionable here that the Foundation is working for the development of enterprises and entrepreneurs who belong to micro, small and medium categories as per Industrial Policy 2016. Besides the general supports to the development of SMEs and entrepreneurs the Foundation is providing diversified supports to the existing and potential women entrepreneurs in order to position them into the mainstream business community.

Vision Promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for alleviating poverty, generating employment and thereby accelerating economic growth.

Mission Assist for promoting the growth of small and medium enterprises of all the productive and service oriented enterprises of the national economy for facing the challenges of free market economy and globalization.

Support & Services 	Implementation of SME Policy Strategies adopted by the Government. 	Credit wholesaling supports for SMEs. 	Providing skill development and capacity building training. 	Providing ICT related training to SMEs. 	Organizing national as well regional SME product fairs. 	Providing diversified supports and capacity building training to the women entrepreneurs in order to position them into the mainstream business community. 	Conducting studies on different SME Sectors in line with Industrial Policy. 	Support for technology up-gradation, adaptation of advanced/appropriate technology, compliances and certification. 	Publication of Journal, Newsletter etc. 	Policy advocacy and intervention for SME growth