SME Toolkit

A project of the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, the SME Toolkit offers free business management information and training for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on accounting and finance, business planning, human resources (HR), marketing and sales, operations, and information technology (IT). The SME Toolkit offers a wide range of how-to articles, business forms, free business software, online training, self-assessment exercises, quizzes, and resources to help entrepreneurs, business owners, and managers in emerging markets and developing countries start, finance, formalize, and grow their businesses.

The SME Toolkit has 29 regional partners and translated the toolkit into 15 languages (Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamil, Indonesian Bahasa, Bengali, Chinese and Vietnamese.)

Regional Partners

Africa Algeria Kenya Madagascar Nigeria South Africa West Africa Zambia

Americas Brazil Caribbean Latin America Mexico Peru United States

Asia Bhutan Bangladesh India Indonesia Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Vietnam

Europe Belarus Macedonia Ukraine

AbOUT the International Finance Corporation
The mission of IFC is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve people's lives. IFC finances private sector investments in the developing world, mobilizes capital in the international financial markets, and provides technical assistance and advice to governments and businesses.