Fostering the Growth of Salvadoran Small and Medium Enterprises .

SMEs account for almost all of Salvadoran businesses, employing more than one-third of the national workforce and generating nearly half of the country’s gross domestic product. USAID’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Program worked with the Ministry of Economy, the private sector, and international cooperation agencies to strengthen the country’s SMEs. To create a more open, diversified economy, the project implemented institutional improvements and expanded business activities in both domestic and export markets.