Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SME Foundation)
Saifur Rahman Manik is an accomplished IT professional with extensive experience in software development and management. Currently serving as Deputy Manager (ICT) at the Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation since July 2013, Saifur has also held the position of Assistant Manager (ICT). With over five years dedicated to web-based application development through freelance work and previous roles at Athena Software Associates Ltd. and OSource Bangladesh, Saifur has honed skills in Java-Grail, PHP, and .NET. An early career as a Web Developer at Asia Infosys Ltd. set the foundation for expertise in meeting client requirements. Saifur's educational background includes a Master of Science in Computer Science from Jahangirnagar University and various specialized trainings in productivity, innovation management, and intellectual property rights.
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Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SME Foundation)
The Small & Medium Enterprise Foundation, widely known as SME Foundation, is established by the Government of Bangladesh through Ministry of Industries as an apex institution for SME development in the country. The major activities of SME Foundation are implementation of SME Policy Strategies adopted by the Bangladesh Government, policy advocacy and intervention for the growth of SMEs, facilitating financial supports for SMEs, providing skill development and capacity building training, facilitating adaptation with appropriate technologies and access to ICT, providing business support services, etc. It is mentionable here that the Foundation is working for the development of enterprises and entrepreneurs who belong to micro, small and medium categories as per Industrial Policy 2016. Besides the general supports to the development of SMEs and entrepreneurs the Foundation is providing diversified supports to the existing and potential women entrepreneurs in order to position them into the mainstream business community.