SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Foundation

SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Foundation

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

Expanding SME finance requires more than collateral-based lending, calling for cash flow-driven financing, wider credit guarantees and technology-led credit assessment to bring more entrepreneurs...

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

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Experts call for promoting loans through fintech

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina TBS Sketch.

PM asks youths to be entrepreneur abandoning chase after jobs