The sole mandate and responsibility of SMEDAN also known as The Small & Medium Enterprise Development Agency as contained in the enabling 2003 Act of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria can be summarized as follows.
Objectives Of SMEDAN (Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency Of Nigeria)
- The have the mandate of Stimulating, monitoring and coordinating the development of the MSMEs sub-sector in Nigeria.
- They Initiate and articulate 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;
Functions Of SMEDAN In Nigeria
- They have the function of Serving as vanguard for rural industrialization, tackle poverty, job creation and enhanced livelihoods;
- They Link MSMEs to internal and external sources of finance, appropriate technology, technical skills as well as to large enterprises;
- SMEDAN 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 contact with other institutions in both public and private sector to create a good enabling environment of business in general, and MSME activities in particular.
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List Of SMEDAN Zonal Offices In Nigeria
ZONE | ZONAL OFFICE ADDRESS | ZONAL COORDINATOR | CONTACT TELPHONE NUMBER |
NORTH-EAST | SMEDAN NORTH EAST ZONAL OFFICE,NO 61 IIIlelah Shopping Plaza Murtala MOhammed Way, Bauchi | ALHAJI ISA MUHAMMAD | 08034372955 |
SOUTH-WEST | SMEDAN SOUTH WEST ZONAL OFFICE, No 107 Ogunlana Drive Surulere Lagos | Mr. GBENGA OGUNDEJI | 08036706209, 08090786370 |
SOUTH-EAST | SMEDAN SOUTH-EAST ZONE OFFICEPlot 25, Ebano Housing Estate Enugu | Mr. VICTOR UGWU | O8055319599 |
SOUTH-SOUTH | SMEDAN SOUTH-SOUTH ZONAL Along Ebele-Opolo Road Opposite Commissioner’s Quarter’s, Yenagoa Bayelsa State | Mrs. LINDA OMUBO-PEPPLE | 08025246545 |
NORTH-CENTRAL | SMEDAN NORTH CENTRAL ZONAL OFFICE: No.32 Mount Patti Road, Opposite REkiya Ogbeha, Confluence Cable Network HQS, Lokoja, Kogi State. | Mrs. CHARITY ABAH | 08033316483 |
NORTH-WEST | SMEDAN NORTH WEST ZONAL OFFICE NO. 29B SOKOTO ROAD, Nasarawa KANO. KANO STATE | ALHAJI AHMED MADAKI | 08035865903 |
I am a Maters student from Delta state university, Abraka, Department of Political science. I am working on my M.sc thesis, on the role of government policy in the development of small and medium scale enterprises in Anambra state. please i will like to know the challenges that SMEDAN is facing in ensuring the development o fSMEs in Nigeria. Thank you Sir
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