SME News: 12 March 2010

Sebi to notify SME listing guidelines shortly
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will soon announce guidelines for listing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The move is expected to set …
Source: Business Standard
‘MSME share in GDP may touch 10%’
The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are expected to contribute up to 10% to the [...]

SME News: 11 March 2010

Centre to reserve 20% govt purchases for MSME sector
In a major boost to the domestic Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Centre has decided to reserve 20 per cent of all government purchases for …
Source: Sify
UP MSMEs hail Budget proposals
Union Budget 2010 has brought cheers for the 1.2 million-odd Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [...]

SME News: 10 March 2010

Marketing savviness is crucial for small and medium enterprises
In essence, this sums up how important marketing savviness is for small and medium enterprises. For SMEs the key to taste marketing successes…
Source: The Economic Times
Workshop on SMEs, auto design seminar mark day-2 of design fest
The workshop for SMEs was intended to expose the enterprises to the [...]

SME News: 09 March 2010

India ranks top in generic drug exports
The generic drug sector in the country is populated by a large number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which form the core of the industry. …
Source: SME Times
RAK FTZ Grows Revenue in 2009 With 11 Per Cent Increase
One of our main focuses now is to support SMEs – [...]

SME News: 08 March 2010

IFRS Training Offered For SMEs
… the IFRS for SMEs. As part of these activities the IASC Foundation recently held a ‘Train the Trainers’ workshops in India and Malaysia jointly with the …
Source: Tax-news.com (subscription)
Textiles, leather subsidy issue will be taken up shortly
… to expire on March 31, 2010, but in the budget, Mr. Mukherjee had [...]

SME News: 04 March 2010

Exports maintain positive trend, up 11.5% in January
… one more year (till March 31, 2011) for exports covering handicrafts, carpets, handlooms and small and medium enterprises as they are still struggling. …
Source: Hindu Business Line
Standard Chartered 2009 operating profit climbs 13% to US$5.15 billion
We helped small and medium enterprises start up and grow with an [...]

SME News: 03 March 2010

Small units to step up IT budgets in 2010
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are expected to loosen restricted information technology (IT) budgets, take to social networking, increase adoption of …
Source: Sify
Smaller enterprises in Rajkot hit by lack of management skills
Small and medium enterprises of Rajkot are facing trouble in dealing with major national and international [...]

SME News: 02 March 2010

For small and medium firms, it is an opportunity lost – Rajeev Karwal, CEO, Milagrow
For MSEs some of the major announcements which were expected in the budget, were sorely missing MSMEs get between 40% and 60% of the banking loans…
Source: mydigitalfc.com
Another chance lost for MSME sector – Rajeev Karwal
Though overall it is a progressive Budget [...]

Mr. Rajeev Karwal speaks on the Union Budget 2010

MSME Sector clearly needed more regulatory support and budgets

Union Budget 2010-11: A lost opportunity for MSMEs once again
Let me, at the outset, say that though overall it is a progressive budget with clear focus on infrastructure, agriculture and inclusiveness, it does not mean much for the MSME sector.
For the micro, small and medium enterprises, although there has been an apparent increase of [...]