Editorials
by Rajen Kumar
APEDA Rendering Lip Service
For over four years now, we have been making relentless efforts to fill information deficit that painfully exists in the country's Micro, Small and Medium Sector. Encouragingly enough,...
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Special Reports
Feb 2012Streamlining Crowd's Vitality
The economic uncertainty around the world may have been the cause of many a setback but it has also created opportunities for innovation and prompted people to “really”...
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SEMINARY - Special Supplement, Oct-Dec'2011
Jan, 2012
Seminar and Members’ Directory launch – 2012 Gem & Jewellery Trade Council of India
To make the jewelers aware of the various new selling techniques in the era of Internet, GJTCI organized a seminar in association with DIC - Ahmedabad. The seminar threw light on online selling, business with neighboring countries like China and new selling techniques in Jewellery Business. The directory for 2012 with all new members added was launched in this event.
Nov, 2011
Routes of Alternative Finances
Peter Drucker said “Because of its purpose is to create a customer, the business has two and only two functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results. All the rest are costs”. Indeed once we are looking on the alternative finances for small and medium scale businesses, we found innovation and its skilled marketing as only way out for reaching a desirable end. Barring the finances from banks/ Venture Capitalists/ Private Equity, there are only few institutional routes of business financing…afterall, even we can’t rely on highly suspicious routes of Sovereign Wealth Funds {SWF}and Participatory Notes {PN}, which bears no accountability and simply creates a myopic illusion of something better!
Innovative Financing: Global Practice
Meeting the development and social infrastructure challenges facing humanity requires new, predictable and sustainable funding. Innovative financing initiatives generate diverse resources and unleash the full potential of the emerging markets, the financial community and private business. Innovative financing provides the opportunity to leverage the formidable pool of global capital and new asset classes for development.
Literature Review of “Innovative Financing for SMEs”
Banks have a long way to go in relation to actually financing SMEs and doing it effortlessly without making it look like a Herculean endeavor for the entrepreneurs. A change is needed in approach and will to help the SMEs.
Tips to think innovative: Consolidate Your Financial Profile
Fund raising for small businesses is really a challenge. Your outlook, mindset, enthusiasm, drive for dynamic working all contribute to your efforts for consolidating your financial profile.
Funding for SMEs – What are the Options?
In any economy, Small and Medium Enterprises plays very big and important role in creating employment, building resilience in the economy to counter macroeconomic events, producing goods and services, and serving much larger population. Their roles become more important in case of countries like India which are economies in transition from low income countries to middle income ones.
Our Achievements
- Winner of appreciation award for promoting SMEs in India.
- 1st ever Indian magazine to penetrate tier II, III cities & the rural belt.
- Industry Partnerships include CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, PHDCC, AIMA, ITPO, SME Network, Federation of Indian Micro Small Enterprises (FISME)
- Official Magazine Partners for several national & international MSME events.
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The Last Word
Rest in Peace, Ashwin !
What has happened Rajen, you haven't replied to my email I sent some time back?”. It was a frantic call from Ashwin Merchant November last as if something was amiss in his scheme of things. I...
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