SME Investment Readiness Consulting Services
Issued by African Development Bank project · via African Development Bank — Procurement Notices
- Published
- 19 Oct 2026
- Reference
- afdb-eoi-ethiopia-sme-investment-readiness-consulting-97632
- Location
- Ethiopia
At a glance
African Development Bank project in Ethiopia has published a call for expressions of interest: “SME Investment Readiness Consulting Services”. The notice does not state a closing date, so confirm the timetable on the official portal. Quote reference afdb-eoi-ethiopia-sme-investment-readiness-consulting-97632 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 248 notices from this buyer since 2026, 248 of them currently open. Bids are submitted to the buyer through African Development Bank — Procurement Notices, not through FreeTender.
Details
Ignite Capital is Ethiopia's first equity crowdfunding platform, bridging the financing gap for underserved SMEs by connecting them with diaspora, angel, and impact investors. Many high-potential Ethiopian SMEs are not yet able to engage investors credibly because of gaps in business planning, financial management and reporting, governance, and fundraising capability. The objective of this assignment is to improve the investment readiness of selected SMEs so that they can engage investors credibly and pursue suitable equity or alternative financing, and to build a credible pipeline of investable enterprises for diaspora, angel, impact and institutional investors.
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Documents
- request_for_expression_of_interest_sme_investment_readiness_final.pdfDownload (pdf)
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