The Arab Planning Institute organizes training program in cooperation with the Development and Employment Fund in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Philosophy of SMEs and institutional support systems for SMEs during 11-15 Oct 2015.The program aims to analyze the status of institutional support delivered to SMEs in the Arab countries and to evaluate the mechanisms that are used by technical support institutions. It also discusses the importance of business incubators in supporting and developing startups and the ways to maximize SMEs benefits by following up the international best practices. It also analysis the business environment in the Arab countries and discusses the needed interventions to make doing business more easier.