Benue, Kebbi, Niger and Cross River have set up similar Committees to facilitate grass roots implementation. Classification adopted by National Policy on MSMEs is detailed in the table below. Table: Classification of Sizes of MSME&SME SIZE CATEGORY EMPLOYMENT ASSETS (N million, excluding land and buildings) 1 Micro enterprises Less than 10 Less than 5 2 Small enterprises 10-49 5 – less than 50 3 Medium enterprises 50-199 50- less than 500 Source: SMEDAN National Policy.  Information Services /Business Awareness Creation and Research: Business Clinic at the Agency’s Head Office. The Agency set up a Business Clinic at its Head Office to offer specialized one-on-one business counseling to MSMEs and provide general business information on raw materials, machinery/equipment, etc. The Business Clinics at the Head Office Building serve as diagnostic, treatment and counseling centre for ailing businesses. The clinics also serve as incubation centre for business ideas, and are being extended to the local government areas.  Train-the-Trainers’ Programme :In collaboration with the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Career Development [ICECD], Ahmadabad, India, SMEDAN trained over 70 representative of SME-focused NonGovernmental Organizations [NGOs] in Enterprise Development Services, so that they can directly impact on their members. Before the training in Nigeria, two batches of SMEDAN staff and some BDSPs had been trained in India. Two diets of the training were concluded in 2009- 2010 where over 200 trainees benefited.  Entrepreneurship Development Activities: The transformation agenda of the present Administration works effectively with SMEDAN to provide information, sensitize the people and deliver entrepreneurship/vocational training to several Nigerians. These services have enabled Nigerians such as, members of the National Youths Service Corps, women, youths etc, to start 56

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