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Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria

Abuja
Also listed as SMEDAN

How they can help

Access to capital · Business and operating skills · Access to customers and markets

For Early-stage founders, Growth-stage founders, Women in tech

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Sources checked 16 September 2026. Details from public sources.

In their own words

Our mission is to foster the growth and development of Nano, Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises across Nigeria. We provide vital support through initiatives like capacity building, access to finance, entrepreneurship training, and advocacy for policies that benefit SMEs.

their own site, smedan.gov.ng homepage, 'SMEDAN, #HereForProsperity' section

What they do
Funds startups Shapes policy Runs programmes
What they help with
Access to capitalBusiness and operating skillsAccess to customers and markets
Who they serve
Early-stage foundersGrowth-stage foundersWomen in tech
Do they fund
Connects you to capital, does not fund directly
How you engage
You apply, they select
Sectors they work in
Works across sectors , Agriculture , Fashion and beauty

Agriculture Grow your agri-business by feeding the nation smedan.gov.ng (opens in a new tab)

Fashion and beauty Elevate your fashion business to new heights by by participating in the GCSS Program. smedan.gov.ng (opens in a new tab)

Works across sectors Our mission is to foster the growth and development of Nano, Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises across Nigeria. smedan.gov.ng (opens in a new tab)

What stands behind each
  • You can see it yourself
  • Something dated backs it
  • Their word for it
How to reach them

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What we know, and when we knew it

2 checks

The newest thing we know they did is dated 27 August 2026.

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  1. A dated post

    Homepage news list shows three stories, the newest dated 27 Aug 2026, then 12 Aug 2026 and 29 Jul 2026; five featured programmes and eight quick links (including an ALX Founder Academy and a Sterling N5B MSME Fund) are listed with 'Learn more' links. (opens in a new tab)

    Happened 27 August 2026  ·  Checked 16 September 2026  ·  our research

  2. Site live, no dates on it

    Multiple programmes are advertised as currently open for application, including the Garment and Textile Cluster Growth Support Scheme, the Agri-business Development and Empowerment Programme, the Women in Self-employment Programme, One Local Government One Product and the SMEDAN Select Programme. Co-branded partnerships are live with ALX (Founder Academy), MANSA and Afreximbank (African Trade Gateway), the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme and Sterling Bank. A federal agency, headquartered in Abuja. (opens in a new tab)

    Checked 14 September 2026  ·  our research

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Connects to capital Checked Sept 2026