Jordan has encouraged the small and medium enterprises since 1970s through the economic development plan
which encouraged economic and social development and the small enterprises instead of the imported goods and
products .And in 1984, Jordan Loan Guarantee Corporation was established with a capital 10.000.000JD
(Mahroq and Magabla,2006). In 1986, General Federation of Charity was established and the economic plan also
encouraged the agricultural industries and development of crafts and in 1989 an economic program was launched
to provide job opportunities for the Jordanians in the small enterprises (Nablsi and Shibli,2009). In 1998 the
Ministry of Planning launched Social security package program to improve the poor categories’ living conditions
and increase their productivity and this program was enhanced in 2002,2003,and 2005( Ministry of Planning
).And in 2006 the work of the national bank of financing the small projects launched as the first national bank
cares of funding the small enterprises .and establishing the Jordanian Cooperation for financing the small
enterprises had a vital role in financing the enterprises that worked on reducing poverty and participated in
solving some economic problems in Jordan. As a result of these efforts of supporting the small and medium
enterprises , the number of the small and medium enterprises increased with a 98%of the companies registered
as private sector.