Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development Program

SME Development Program aimed to build local industry’s capacity and capability to:

(a) Improve their business operations thus expanding their businesses

(b) provide hands on skill development & job opportunities for local youth

For this purpose, a detailed SME scoping and mapping exercise was conducted by the project in Layyah & Jamshoro districts. Interested SMEs who applied for the SME Development Fund were went through a comprehensive process of application, assessment & evaluation and selected number of SMEs were shortlisted for the program. In first phase, shortlisted SMEs were provided with Business Development Trainings. Based on Training Need Assessment, specialized training modules were developed by experts with inputs from industry experts.