The Indian SMEs are a vibrant and dynamic community that have contributed immensely to India's growth and stability. They have been prevented from realising their full potential due to various external factors such as liquidity crunch, absence of technology, access to markets etc.
The most glaring issue that the Indian SMEs face today is access to capital, avenues for which are very limited. To address and discuss this, SBI in association with Business Standard along with its B2B marketplace partner IndiaMART have come together to present SME Knowledge Interchange. It is a 25 event series and is aimed at driving the interest of SMEs with respect to banking and finance.
Through this forum, experts from finance and banking sectors will discuss issues and strategies to lead SMEs towards empowerment.
In order to ensure that the SMEs gain maximum out of such interchange, SME Knowledge discussion will also focus on related topics catering to Finance with Debt which will highlight:
• State of SME banking as Priority Sector Lending Fiscal Integrity, Financial Discipline and Ratings.
• Central and State Government Incentive Programs and subsidies & Collateral free borrowing from PSU banks.
• Raising finance from the Banking and Non Banking Channel – (Do’s and Don’ts)
The other discipline will highlight Financing with Equity concerning areas such as:
• Raising Equity as Seed Capital, Private and Venture Investments: Issues and opportunities.
• Raising Equity Issues and listing on SME Stock Exchanges, the Road Ahead.
In its first edition, the forum will focus on clusters such as F&B, refined petroleum products, chemicals, rubber and plastic industry, non-metallic mineral products, machinery & equipments in the markets of Aurangabad on 6th August 2013 followed by 11th August 2013 at Vishakhapatnam tapping fisheries, mining coffee, fabrication, packaged drinking water cotton textile, woolen, jute, horticulture rice mills, coconut processing unit etc.
About India SME:
The India SME Forum, a not for profit initiative was formed in 2011 to propel the SMEmovement, by nurturing entrepreneurship and support innovative, globally competitive SMEs in India. The initiative was accorded Support by the DC (MSME), Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India on 28th August 2012 vide their letter no. 7(35)/2012-MSME Poll, received from the Office of the Development Commissioner.
“India Sme “The propellers of the Knowledge interchange initiative Enjoys support of over 72 Indian industrial Associations & manufacturers federations All Initiatives are supported by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India which captivates the standing and ascendancy.
Detailed information on the contents, mentors and speakers is available on our website: www.indiasmeforum.org
