About Us

The SME Toolkit is a project of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Department of the World Bank Group and is available in multiple languages through local partners around the world. The SME Department (www.ifc.org/sme) combines the market perspective of the International Finance Corporation with the policy expertise of the World Bank to promote local small business growth in developing nations. These merged capabilities create a powerful synergy and underscore a strategic commitment to improving lives by creating opportunities in small business. 

The mission of IFC (http://www.ifc.org/), a member of the World Bank Group, is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC finances private sector investments in the developing world, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, and provides technical assistance and advice to governments and businesses.

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Read the SME department's newsletter to find out more about IFC’s involvement in SME development and learn more about their global projects.

To learn more about partnership opportunities with the SME Toolkit, please send an email to info@smetoolkit.org.

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