Building the Future of Enterprise Across the Commonwealth

SME companies joining MEDS undergo the following stages:

Stage 1 - In depth interview, appraisal and assessment by MEDS team with the SME company

Stage 2 - Upon agreement between MEDS and the company, a formal Agreement between MEDS and the company is produced

Stage 3 - The SME company undergoes an "Onboarding Process" which implements the back office function of ensuring that the SME company is placed within the MEDS portal by our administrative and technical teams

Stage 4 - Enterprise Service Membership

All SMEs joining MEDS are granted a corporate membership, which provides access to a range of tailored business services under the Business Incubation and Acceleration Facility

• Business Trading Platform
• SME Procurement Training
• Executive Business Management and Leadership
• International Trade
• Lean Thinking
• Growth Training for Start-ups
• Brand Promotion
• SMART Development
• Introduction to Fintech
• Access to Finance (debt, equity, venture capital)
• Sectoral Market Access
• Strategic Development Programme
• Equity Participation Programme

In the first instance these services will be delivered as follows:

• Live in person sessions at our London office
• Live in person sessions at our Delhi office
• Live in person sessions at our Lagos office
• On-line and available to all, globally

In addition to hosting on line events on a weekly basis, eventually we expect to be able to host live events at numerous venues in the Commonwealth

At the core of MEDS are its incubation and acceleration offerings, which are designed to support new companies and help established SME companies scale up and maintain competitiveness, access finance and access markets, all under one roof!

Business Incubator (For Start-ups)

• Provides training for new businesses in high-growth sectors
• Offers growth programmes tailored to incubator start-ups
• Delivers ongoing support to strengthen business competitiveness

Business Accelerator (For Companies Over 18 Months Old)

• Implements Lean Thinking initiatives
• Produces Product Development Programmes
• Delivers customised business growth training
• Prepares businesses for AI development
• Delivers Fintech SME Training

The flagship service of MEDS, this facility is a business-to-business platform, enabling MEDS SME Business Club member companies to directly market and sell their products and services to a global audience, with particular targeting to the Commonwealth.

Key Features

• Targeted advertising and marketing via MEDS's vast and exclusive database
• The platform is able to reach past, present and future clients
• Provide live and direct business opportunities for members

This training programme enables SME companies to acquire the aptitudes, knowledge and skills required to competitively tender and win public sector contracts.

Although procurement laws and regulations in individual countries may vary, the general procedures are similar and SME companies will receive the tools from which they can generate business growth by bidding and winning public funded contracts

This service is the cornerstone of our finance division. This programme secures funding from private equity firms exclusively for existing MSBM participants and new MED members, providing essential equity finance to both new and existing businesses, in our quest to achieve sustainable business growth for our members.

Additional financial support for business development and transformation financing purposes

• How to manage business growth in fast-growing sectors

• LEAN Thinking for SME Businesses
• SMART Technology: Opportunities for SMEs
• Growth Sectors in Africa
• Growth Sectors in Asia

A Member-Partner Engagement Forum

The Member-Partner Engagement Forum serves as a dynamic and interactive platform designed to foster meaningful communication between MEDS and its members-partners. Through this forum, members are encouraged to voice their individual needs, priorities, and feedback directly to MEDS. This ongoing dialogue ensures that MEDS remains fully informed of the evolving requirements of its membership base.

By actively engaging with members in this structured setting, MEDS is able to respond proactively, tailoring its support programmes and services to effectively address the articulated needs. This continuous exchange of information enables MEDS to uphold and enhance the standard of support offered, ensuring that members consistently benefit from a progression of high-quality assistance aligned with their growth and development objectives.

The LEAN Thinking Programme equips SME companies with practical tools to reduce waste and boost efficiency. Widely recognised as a modern cost-saving approach, it has been successfully implemented throughout the UK and other developed countries over the last two decades.

With the smart technology sector valued at £14 trillion and the UK accounting for 20% of this figure, African and Asian SMEs are anticipated to contribute half of the global sector's growth in the coming years.

Lagos, Nigeria, stands out as Africa's first SMART city, presenting diverse opportunities for SMEs in areas such as housing, industry, transport, environment, and communications.

This programme assesses and evaluates the implications for companies operating in SMART environments and provides companies with the market intelligence to make informed judgements regarding their entry into the sector

As one of the swiftest growing sectors in Africa, Asia and expanding globally, the programme is targeted towards fintech SME companies and entrepreneurs, digital innovators, finance technology managers and finance product design owner managers, aiming to establish their own fintech strategies.

This course addresses the key elements of business management disciplines and participants will undertake a series of core modules covering the critical pillars of management and leadership in the global business environment

Many businesses see company branding as secondary to other key priorities. Branding nonetheless IS a critical business driver. Brand strategy defines how customers perceive a business and is a key factor in their decision to engage or recommend the business.

The programme demonstrates how a company's brand has the power to be its most valuable asset.

Key Deliverables include:

• The benefits of good branding
• Turning challenges into opportunities
• Defining customer perception
• Attracting new customers
• Why a robust brand strategy is a good investment

This programme focuses on all the rapidly expanding industries across Africa, as the continent prepares to generate 80 million new jobs over the next decade for the world's youngest workforce.

The programme examines the broad spectrum of developing industries in the Asian sub-continent, highlighting the continent's ongoing advancement in digitisation and technological innovation sectors.

With the club now firmly established, MEDS is outlining its development priorities and agenda to further support its members throughout 2026 and into the future.