Multilateral Collaboration

Become Part of the Global Halal SME Ecosystem

The Halal SME Alliance welcomes institutional collaboration with organisations committed to developing a more accessible, connected, and internationally competitive Halal SME sector.

Membership is intended to bring together the institutions that can contribute standards expertise, finance, market access, business representation, policy support, and practical implementation capacity.

Membership Categories

1. Government & Public Sector Members

National SME development agencies, relevant government departments, trade promotion agencies, and public institutions from OIC member states.

Contribution: Policy coordination, public programmes, enterprise development support, and institutional facilitation.

2. Institutional Members

Chambers of commerce, Halal industry associations, business councils, SME networks, relevant development institutions, and eligible Halal certification bodies.

Contribution: Member mobilisation, technical cooperation, business support, and industry representation.

3. Islamic Trade Finance Members

Islamic banks, trade finance institutions, Islamic fintech providers, investment institutions, and other eligible Shariah-compliant finance providers.

Contribution: Finance product development, trade facilitation, investment access, and appropriate risk-sharing arrangements.

4. SME Representative Members

Halal SME associations, sectoral business networks, and representative organisations nominated through eligible member institutions and confirmed under the Alliance's governance arrangements.

Contribution: Enterprise needs assessment, SME participation, feedback, and practical programme development.

5. Strategic Partners

Institutions and organisations contributing technical expertise, programme resources, networks, or implementation capacity to the Alliance's strategic objectives, subject to applicable partnership arrangements.

Contribution: Programme implementation, capacity building, market development, resource mobilisation, and institutional cooperation.

Why Become a Member?

  • Participate in an international institutional network focused on Halal SME development.

  • Contribute to practical certification support and standards implementation initiatives.

  • Explore collaboration with Islamic finance providers and trade institutions.

  • Facilitate connections between enterprises, buyers, distributors, and investors.

  • Contribute technical expertise to programme working groups.

  • Support inclusive SME development, including women-owned and youth-led enterprises.

  • Participate in institutional consultations, knowledge-sharing activities, and the Annual Alliance Session.

Join Us

How to Join?

  1. Submit an Expression of Interest. Introduce your organisation, its mandate, geographic coverage, and interest in the Alliance.

  2. Provide Institutional Information. Supply the required registration details, organisational profile, relevant credentials, and proposed areas of contribution.

  3. Secretariat Review. The Secretariat reviews the application for completeness and institutional eligibility.

  4. Governance Confirmation. Membership is considered and confirmed in accordance with the Alliance's applicable governance procedures.

  5. Engage in the Alliance. Confirmed members may participate in relevant programmes, working groups, consultations, and partnership activities.