Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the world economy, accounting for most businesses across nearly every region. In the developing world, SMEs make up 90 percent of the private sector and create more than 50 percent of jobs in their corresponding economies. In Africa, SMEs provide an estimated 80 percent of jobs across the continent, representing an important driver of economic growth.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial for local economic development, playing a noteworthy role in job creation, poverty alleviation and economic growth, but they often encounter many obstacles that hinder their growth. Our business growth solutions bridges the gap in helping productive entrepreneurs invigorate the economy by creating jobs and new technologies, and increasing productivity, in support of the United Nations – Sustainable Development Goal 8 of Decent Work and Economic Growth.