What SMEDAN Can Help You Achieve beyond Business Registration

If you own a business In Nigeria or aspiring to start, know this about SMEDAN. Aside business registration, there are other things smedan can help you achieve. In this post, we will be discussing those things. So keep reading!

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What is Smedan? SMEDAN is a federal government agency established under the SMEDAN Act of 2003 to promote, stimulate, and coordinate the growth and development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Nigeria.

What SMEDAN is known for Beyond business registration:

1. >SMEDAN provides training
2. business development support
3. networking opportunities
4. market access, and
5. connects entrepreneurs with financing Opportunities that can elevate your businesses to the next level.

Major SMEDAN Initiatives

• Conditional Grant Scheme (CGS) for Micro Enterprises
• The GROW Fund (ICSS Framework)
• SMEDAN Matching Fund Schemes
• National Business Skills Development Initiative (NBSDI)
• GROWHer Accelerator Programme
• Agri-business Development and Empowerment Programme (ADEP)
• Advancement for Women in Agriculture, Agro-allied and Cottage Enterprises (AWAKE)
• Women In Self-Employment Programme (WISE-P)
• Mind Shift Entrepreneurship Programme (MSEP)
• MSMEs Digital Academy (MDA) & Cybersecurity SME Toolkit
• Garment and Textile Cluster Growth Support Scheme (GCSS)
• One Local Government One Product (OLOP)
• SMEDAN Select Programme (SSP)
• Products and Marketing Enhancement Scheme (PAMES)
• Capacity Enhancement Initiatives for Auto-mechanics Based MSMEs (CEIAM)
• National BDSPs Certification and Accreditation Framework (NBCAF)

You can access all these SMEDAN initiative via smedan portal https://smedan.gov.ng

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