Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SMEF) (Bengali: ক্ষুদ্র ও মাঝারি শিল্প ফাউন্ডেশন (এসএমইএফ)) was established by the Government of Bangladesh through Ministry of Industries. In line with the SME Policy 2019, Industrial Policy 2016, 8th Five Year Plan, Vision 2021, SDG 2030 and Vision 2041, SMEF has been implementing multifaceted activities like business support services and market linkage support for SMEs, improve access to institutional finance for SMEs, design and implement development interventions for SME clusters, identify problems and prospects of SMEs by conducting necessary research, strengthen regulatory and legislative framework in favor of SMEs, promote up-gradation and adoption of appropriate technologies, increase SME business efficiency by using ICT-based tools, provide capacity building trainings for developing adequate human resources for SMEs, and assist women entrepreneurs. SMEF’s one of the major focus is the Cluster-based SME development. Professor Dr. Md. Masudur Rahman is the chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation.