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About the SME Toolkit

Are you looking to build your business…. or are you starting a business?

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The SME Toolkit, brought to you by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) andIBM is designed especially for Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American and Women-owned businesses with essential business tools.  Whether you have five minutes or five hours, you can find the tools, content, resources, advice, mentoring and more to serve your needs. 

Hear about the benefits of the SME Toolkit directly from Farad Ali, Senior Vice President, North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, click here to watch the video. 
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MicroMentor
Find a mentor, be a mentor, build a business.

MicroMentor provides small business owners with convenient access to trusted business mentoring services.
Small Business PR

Wondering how to cost-effectively get the word out about your business?  Learn about the benefits of small business PR and special discounts for SME Toolkit users

Small Business Learning Series
Listen to advice on how to survive an economic downturn. See videos detailing answers to frequently asked questions.
Testimonials
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Louis Green, President and CEO, Michigan Minority Development Council

"The resources on the SME Toolkit are of equal or better quality than the consulting 

services small businesses paid for before the economic crisis."

"We walk our certified minority businesses through the SME Toolkit as a first step."

"The toolkit has worked for so many of our businesses... one went from revenues of $300k to $13MM in one year, she learned about going global from the SME Toolkit."

Starting a Business?
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