21st November 2009
Delhi would see the largest ever congregation of SMEs from across the globe with over 500 delegates from 5 continents, 60 illustrious national and international speakers, supported by 40 Industry associations and 36 media partners on December 16 and 17.
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21st November 2009
Private equity (PE) investments have given a fillip to the Indian SMEs; according to experts, 70% of the PE investments made in India last year went to the SME sector.
According to a World Bank report, accessibility of credit is the most common hurdl...
18th November 2009
In a bid to make SMEs in India aware of the benefits of in-office printing (especially colour printing solutions), Hewlett-Packard India (HP-India) is reaching out to various SME-dominated sectors such as retail jewellery, manufacturing, hospitality and...
16th November 2009
With boundaries shrinking rapidly and an increasing number of SMEs in India reaching out to emerging markets to increase their export base, it has become critical for them to pay attention to not only expanding their reach, but also managing the risks tha...
13th November 2009
At a time when most of the industrial clusters in and around Chandigarh are facing tough times due to the global economic deceleration, the tractor ancillaries in the region have managed to defy the downturn blues and have clocked an impressive growth.
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11th November 2009
In today’s world, Internet has become a part and parcel of our everyday life. User-friendliness has made the dotcom world highly accepted across all business verticals globally.
But Indian SMEs share a different story altogether. Out of around 10 m...
16th September 2009
Even as some industrial segments of the Indian economy continued to post a negative or flat growth in August 2009, the passenger vehicle makers have ended the month on a positive note.
Net profits of the car manufacturers and dealers moved up as sales ...
14th September 2009
At a time when most industrialists have expressed reservations about opening up new units in West Bengal (WB), entrepreneurs belonging to the toy industry are still optimistic of doing business in the region. The immense growth potential for the toy manuf...
11th September 2009
Even though the auto industry is finally getting back on track, the forging sector is still facing hiccups in tiding over the economic crisis. Majority of the forging units in the country are still struggling to get buyers for their products as the custom...
10th September 2009
If Lafarge India goes ahead with its latest expansion plan, entrepreneurs of several small-scale cement plants in South India will heave a sigh of relief. Lafarge India, the Indian unit of the French cement-making firm, is planning a cluster approach to f...
08th September 2009
The Government of India (GoI) has revised the guidelines on the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS) in a bid to enable the small-scale pharma units to avail the benefits of the scheme.
The second supplement of the revised guidelines on the CLC...
07th September 2009
Paraguay is characterised by its market economy, which depends largely on the informal sector. Agriculture and agri-related activities are the key forces driving the economy forward. However, with changing times the focus on agriculture has shifted to man...
05th September 2009
At a time when recessionary pressures are prompting small and mid-sized units to reduce their budgets further, the demand for traditional medium has declined. However, the SMEs continue to invest in digital and online media, which is cost-effective in nat...
02nd September 2009
Expansion and modernisation plans of several small-scale Indian spinning units seem to have gone awry. Making huge investments for capacity building and for developing a robust infrastructure has become unviable for small textile firms as they continue to...
01st September 2009
Till a few months back, the Indian tea industry was struggling to meet the market demand on account of the steep fall in crop production and the subsequent shortfall recorded till May 2009. The SME tea exporting units were compelled to operate at lower ca...
