BVMW (Bundesverband der mittelständigen Wirtschaft / Federal Association for SME) has the goal to strengthen the competitiveness of companies and thus secure the future viability of German SMEs. Their mission statement is the social market economy and their commitment is to shape it. BVMW is committed:

• Locally and in the regions
• Nationwide - in direct dialogue with the Federal Government, the parties and the administration in Berlin
• Across Europe - through our Liaison Office in Brussels and our partnership with sister organizations in Europe
• Worldwide - through our foreign offices in almost 40 strategically important countries and regions and our engagements in many international organizations

BVMW is of the major business networks that GISMA are apart of, mainly utilised for networking and outreach.