Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)

The Mandate of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) 

• Stimulating, monitoring and coordinating the development of the MSMEs sub-sector; 
• Initiating and articulating policy ideas for small and medium enterprises growth and development; 
• Promoting and facilitating development programmes, instruments and support services to accelerate the development and modernization of  MSME operations;  
• Serving as vanguard for rural industrialization, poverty reduction, job creation and enhanced livelihoods; 
• Linking MSMEs to internal and external sources of finance, appropriate technology, technical skills as well as to large enterprises; 
• Promoting and providing access to industrial infrastructures such as layouts, incubators, industrial parks; 
• Intermediating between MSMEs and Government [SMEDAN is the voice of the MSMEs]; 
• Working in concert with other institutions in both public and private sector to create a good enabling environment of business in general, and MSME activities in particular.