SME Toolkit Latin America offers software, business forms, training, and more to help small businesses in emerging markets grow and succeed.

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About SME Toolkit Latin America
A project of the Latin America and Caribbean Small and Medium Enterprise Facility (LAC SME Facility), a technical assistance program of the International Finance Corporation's Latin America and Caribbean Department, SME Toolkit Latin America offers free business management information and training for small businesses / small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on accounting and finance, business planning, human resources (HR), marketing and sales, operations, and information technology (IT). SME Toolkit Latin America 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 Latin America start, finance, formalize, and grow their businesses.

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Success Story
A Business Planning Success
Ms. Hasina Jahan is the CEO of a small business in Bangladesh that produces coir mattresses. She started off in a small way but her business grew quickly, and keeping up with the increasing demand for her product proved to be a challenge. In an experience-sharing session organized by the South Asia Enterprise Development Facility's Knowledge Center at the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hasina explained some of the challenges that her business was facing—chief among them was obtaining a bank loan.
Hasina had previously heard about a local bank that provides loans to SMEs without collateral. She went to the bank and spoke to a loan officer, who requested that she provide certain financial documents and a business plan.   Read more ....