SMEF (Small Medium Enterprise Facility) supports SMEs to overcome with their continues struggles for skilled workers.
Enabling business growth by developing Somali SMEs with best practice business services
STEP Programme
Young women needing employment and entrepreneurship skills improvement. Read more
BDS Provider Development (video)
Somali Individuals acquiring new skills and upgrade. Read more
SME Services (video)
Somali entrepreneurs owning SMEs (Small, Medium Enterprises) and Somali investors. Read more
Skills Development
Technical assistance to grantees. Such as technology transfer, plant installation … Read more
SMEF programme completed!
On the 30th April 2019 SMEF officially closed. Over the lifetime of the programme, SMEF: Supported 861 unique SMEs with a range of services and support; built the capacity of 78 BDS providers; provided skills training to 1,175 individuals that will make them more...
read moreSMEF Launches Inventory Management Training To 19 SMEs in Puntland
Proper management of inventories is among the many challenges Somali SME’s are facing and there are even companies that go out of business due to cash-flow shortage. Efficient inventory management can boost the cash flow, while poor management can cause cash flow...
read moreSMEF Supports 10 SMEs from Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.
In February 2018, a SMEF accredited Business Development Service provider- QUANTUM-CES conducted a business support and needs assessment for 10 SMEs in the Services sector. The assessment looked into gaps in the SMEs in areas including current level of...
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Building Quality Advisory Services in the MarketSMEF has developed a growing pool of business development services providers in Somaliland, Puntland and South Central Somalia, listed by skill set and expertise. One of them is, Invista Inc, a consultancy firm registered in Somalia with fully operating office in Garowe, Puntland. Read more |
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Transfer to Modern Financial ManagementAli Khayre Omar Osman is the co-founder and manager of the Mogadishu based Kasmo Contracting and Construction Company for 12 years. He is extremely passionate to further develop and successfully grow his business. However as many other SMEs his business has some challenges to overcome in order to sustainably grow. … Read more |
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