SME Global Partners, LLC (SME-GP) started in November of 2012. SME-GP is partnering with small and medium sized businesses or enterprises for their development. SME-GP is a private business organization that is owned and controlled by entrepreneurs to assist entrepreneurs who use its products, supplies or services to meet their specific objectives, and it is structured to adapt to the entrepreneurs’ changing needs. These entrepreneurs coordinate among themselves (horizontally and vertically) to achieve Economic Development Network integration in their businesses and communities.