SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Foundation

SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Foundation

SME Foundation Managing Director Anwar Hossain Chowdhury and Urmi Group Director Shamarukh Fakhruddin sign an MoU on 13 August 2026 to supply affordable RMG jhut and provide skills development support to CMSMEs and women entrepreneurs. Photo: Courtesy.

Urmi Group to supply RMG jhut to SME cluster entrepreneurs at affordable prices

The two organisations will also facilitate opportunities for selected entrepreneurs to participate in the National SME Product Fair and other business platforms.

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SME owners demand policy reforms to ease business

Sketch of S M Mainul Kabir, managing director and CEO of SBAC Bank PLC. Sketch: TBS

SBAC Bank strengthens focus on SME financing and financial inclusion

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir. Photo: UNB

Govt plans to cut business start-up time from 355 days to 14

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Entrepreneurs seek regular budget allocation for SME sector

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Transforming SMEs: How govt plans to turn the sector into key economic engine

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed addressed the SME Foundation-ERF Media Award ceremony as the chief guest, held at the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) office in the capital’s Purana Paltan on 2 July 2025. Photo: Collected

Negative reporting forced govt to clarify NBR reform plans to IMF: Finance adviser

SME Foundation supports 62 orgs, 390 entrepreneurs in implementing 'Kaizen'

SME Foundation supports 62 orgs, 390 entrepreneurs in implementing 'Kaizen'

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Holiday market starts in Agargaon, SMEs complain of high shop rent

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SME Foundation to lend Tk400cr to small ventures

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‘If micro-small enterprises are neglected, we will see economic growth but no inclusive development’

‘The banks consider the SMEs as a failure with low profitability and a high risk of default’

‘The banks consider the SMEs as a failure with low profitability and a high risk of default’

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Pilot e-database project launched to list SME entrepreneurs