Established in 2014, NTUC U SME is a Labour Movement initiative to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to tackle critical issues and challenges. By working with SME business leaders and human resources practitioners, U SME strives to meet the objectives of making:

- Every SME workplace a better SME workplace
- Every SME job a better job
- Every SME worker a better worker

Through NTUC's network of affiliated unions and associations as well as partners for a range of services and resources via the NTUC-led U SME, SMEs can now achieve the following:

- Workplace Protection for the interests of SME employees
- Progression opportunities for SME employees to develop future-ready skill sets
- Placement programmes to nurture and to reach out to new talent
- Privileges to offer competitive staff welfare benefits

SME business leaders with U SME can also tap into opportunities for business growth:

- Wide array of leadership and management programmes to prepare SME business leaders to be future-ready
- Business advisory and productivity-related grants to assist SME business leaders to transform their businesses
- Events and activities such as SME Symposium and Learning Journeys to gain new knowledge and contacts

To date, U SME has inked more than 160 memoranda of understanding with 29 associations, encompassing 16,263 SME partners across various sectors. Moving forward, U SME will continue its cause to help SMEs value add their businesses and take better care of SME employees.