--- id: 9968 title: "Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation: Best SME Economic Project Partner Jordan 2021" award_year: 2022 published: 2022-01-12 15:41:03 published_gmt: 2022-01-12 15:41:03 author: "CFI.co Editorial" url: "https://cfi.co/awards/middle-east/2022/jordan-enterprise-development-corporation-best-sme-economic-project-partner-jordan-2021/" categories: ["Development", "Government", "Industries", "Middle East"] content_class: award_rationale independence_status: independent_editorial sponsor_disclosure: none editorial_lens: constructive_positive_lens historical_status: current_at_publication correction_status: none archive_policy: no_delete provenance_layer: github_versioned wayback_status: archived wayback_first_snapshot: 20220119070639 wayback_snapshot_url: "http://web.archive.org/web/20220119070639/https://cfi.co/awards/middle-east/2022/jordan-enterprise-development-corporation-best-sme-economic-project-partner-jordan-2021/" license: CFI-OAAL-1.0 content_sha256: cb5ba922f9aaf518ac336f36a439de2f006e3a226c00b5418e9b318bcd4ba8db canonical: 9968-jordan-enterprise-development-corporation-best-sme-economic-project-partner-jord.json --- # Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation: Best SME Economic Project Partner Jordan 2021 > Verbatim archived copy. Canonical machine record: `9968-jordan-enterprise-development-corporation-best-sme-economic-project-partner-jord.json`. JEDCO

Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO) was founded 50 years ago as the governmental body overseeing the development of the country’s private sector. JEDCO forms partnerships with key stakeholders to help MSMEs achieve sustainable growth. The corporation is led by a board of directors from the public and private sectors and chaired by the country’s industry, trade and supply minister. It has established development programmes targeting players in the manufacturing, services and agro-industrial domains. It supports small farmers and agricultural enterprises by improving access to finance, building technical capacities, integrating the value chain, creating jobs and increasing exportation. It offers technical and financial support for first-time exporters and for companies looking to export services. It launched a special support programme in response to the global pandemic to facilitate the exportation of medical supplies and personal protective equipment. JEDCO’s Behmetkom programme gives young pioneers the training, guidance and financial support to transform ideas into viable projects. It established a national bonds programme to lessen the country’s reliance on imports and replace with local products. It also offers support programmes to cover export shipping costs for industrial companies. JEDCO works with local companies to implement international standards of best practice and increase competitivity at the regional and global level. It’s an economic enabler dedicated to enhancing capacities, improving production and boosting collaborations. The CFI.co judging panel presents Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation with the 2021 award for Best SME Economic Project Partner (Jordan).