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The American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan (AmCham-Jordan) is a voluntary not for-profit member-based organization established in 1999. With over 250 member 90% of which are SMEs. For more than 26 years, AmCham-Jordan has been contributing to Jordan’s sustainable economic development through support to business growth and enhancement of Jordanian – American business relations. AmCham-Jordan is directly affiliated with the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. and is member of the AmCham MENA Regional Council. AmCham-Jordan hosts the Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (JUSFTA Unit), a specialized unit that provides technical assistance and information to enterprises to help them understand and better utilize opportunities made available under the JUSFTA and the Jordan-U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaty. The JUSFTA Unit also serves as Secretariat to the National Tijara Coalition (NTC), Jordan’s oldest public-private dialogue and action platform. The NTC brings together 37 entities Chaired by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply (MITS) and includes government bodies and chambers of commerce and industry, as well as sectoral business associations to develop holistic and sustainable approaches and solutions to modernize the business enabling environment and enhance the Jordan-U.S. economic partnership. AmCham-Jordan is one of the implementation partners in the Informal Livelihood Advancement Activity (Iqlaa), which is led by Mercy Corps. Iqlaa Program is a five-year program that started in May 2022 and aims to support Jordan's HBBs and MSEs to grow, transform, and become resilient to future challenges. Iqlaa’s approach explores new ways of doing business and improving access to finance, markets, and services. It focuses on four sectors: agriculture, tourism and hospitality, manufacturing, and services, with a special focus on technology development and implementation. The program encourages and supports the participation of all MSE-owner segments. In this context, AmCham-Jordan will have specific interventions to empower MSEs and support them to grow locally and internationally. One of these interventions is “Developing an 2 Aggregator Accelerator Program” that aims to support and develop commercially driven and managed enterprises.