SME Planet
Its time for a new approach to SME financing: one that really accelerates climate action, sustainable, inclusive enterprise growth & job creation at scale.
We are a non-profit NGO that unlocks access to predictable and affordable financing options for groups of SMEs in low & middle income countries.
We coach hundreds of enterprise leaders in collaboration with financing providers to build businesses that can get financing from their banks, perform & find a pathway to investability.
We are a non-profit NGO that unlocks access to predictable and affordable financing options for groups of SMEs in low & middle income countries.
We coach hundreds of enterprise leaders in collaboration with financing providers to build businesses that can get financing from their banks, perform & find a pathway to investability.
- We are not an accelerator.
- We are not searching for "Unicorns"
- We are not a fund manager
Results worth repeating
- SME bank financing application success rates >70%, Up from <3%
- Effective de-risking: Zero defaults due, direct coaching, strong communication & coordination
- Commercially viable innovative process tested in 5 countries over 4 years
- >US$11Mn and >900 satisfied SMEs with >10 banks & financing providers
- >50% Women-led SMEs. 65% borrowed for, and reported, ESG / SDG upgrades.
- Lending time & costs slashed. Better quality SME pipeline, 10x bank productivity, new profitable client insights
- Analysis-based advocacy in international fora
- Several recipients have gone on to attract investment funding
We expand SME financing options, improve business management, increase loan application success rates, de-risk and improve performance,
Photograph: Tanica Coffee CEO Ms Rodness Milton, Tanzania, 2022 after receiving working capital and asset financing
Outcomes & impact
We assess & carefully segment SMEs by maturity, know-how, sector, needs, situation and ambitions - coaching them to tailor their business information and credentials for market ambitions and financing providers' requirements.
Our impartial advice helps SMEs see the "Full stack" of financing they would need to match sustainable growth plans and the pathway to achieve them.
Our post-funding coaching de-risks repayments, improves performance, communications & reporting
Find your planet
Become part of the solution*
Join us to drive access to commercially viable, secure, traceable, "full stack" grant, loan and investment financing options that are good for the planet, reduce food losses, accelerate women's economic empowerment, young & growing entrepreneurs, fund climate action, greening of supply chains, expansion of trade and good jobs.
We enable low-risk, profitable, and resilient SME lending that advances ESG and SDG objectives.
*SME Planet was nominated by the SME Finance Forum for its prestigious Financing Innovation award in 2024.
Financing providers
Unlock 10x expansion in quality de-risked SME pipeline and >10x internal productivity at less cost to realise low-risk, profitable, resilient SME lending, ESG & SDG goals.
Growing SMEs
20x your financing application success rates to grow a sustainable & inclusive business.
Get expert coaching, take control of your business records, who can see them and when, slashing grant or loan application prep times.
Technology providers
Sponsor us or help us build a new Ai, encryption and DLT technology platform to streamline our fully viable processes, expand SME financing options and meet expanding service demand?
Donors, DFIs & Foundations
Get funds working quicker, traceably & accountably. with clear communications, insights, measurable outcomes and impact through our experienced business coaches.
NGOs, Development & Government agencies
Help your beneficiaries to seamlessly realise all the good things they learned in your development projects without delay to become "investable" businesses.
Business development services
Apply to join SME Planet if you want to enable predictable and affordable financing that works for SMEs and their financing providers!Join us!
Our global experience
The SME Planet team has extensive experience in enabling sustainable SME development, financing & investment in >70 countries
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