Editorials
by Rajen Kumar
Dildaar or Daag-daag? Redefining Delhi's Tagline?
Rather than forward a mail, which disturbed me no ends, to the Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, I have thought it prudent that I share it with my readers. For, I am not sure if the mail...
Special Reports
May 2013SafeRock Minerals Paving the Organic Path in India
According to, “The State of Food and Agriculture Report 2012”, “world agriculture needs to feed a projected population of more than 9 billion people by 2050, some 2 billion...
Issue Date: Jun 2011
Cover Story
Development practitioners still maintain that the extension of financial services to the poor in an efficient manner...
Liquidity Crunch, Uncertainty Stalks Microfinance Sector
Gurdeep Singh
Development practitioners still maintain that the extension of financial services to the poor in an efficient manner...
- Working Women's Forum : Power to the Poor
- Critical Issues For Policy Makers and Other Stakeholders
- Re-Engineering the Inclusive Finance Paradigm
- Microfinance - Important Role in Economic Growth
Focus
Whither Procurement Policy
Dilip Salvekar, Secre. Gen., Chamber of Small Industry Associations, Thane
The annual Govt. Procurement, including Public Sector Units, in India as over Rs. 1,70,000 crore of which the share...Money
Exit Strategies for SMEs
Pooja Kumar
It has been seen that small and medium enterprises which have a clear exit strategy to start with have a better...Editorials
Crutches for Subsidies: But How will They Learn to Race?
Rajen Kumar
The majority called the small and struggling entrepreneurs in the rural and remote areas are offered a set of crutches,...Cover Stories
Liquidity Crunch, Uncertainty Stalks Microfinance Sector
Gurdeep Singh
Development practitioners still maintain that the extension of financial services to the poor in an efficient manner...Working Women's Forum : Power to the Poor
Gurdeep Singh
The current liberalization and economic restructuring does not benefit the poor in India as elsewhere, with 41%...Critical Issues For Policy Makers and Other Stakeholders
Ramesh S Arunachalam
Indeed, what has become more apparent with this kind of skewed growth is the dualistic nature of the Indian economy...Re-Engineering the Inclusive Finance Paradigm
Ramesh S Arunachalam
Second, the focus of financial inclusion must be re-engineered such that the delivery of financial services are...Microfinance - Important Role in Economic Growth
Chaitanya Shah
There is a lot of hype surrounding microfinance. For some, microfinance is an effective tool used to promote large-scale...Interviews
Hamariyah Free Zone Rolls out Red Carpet for SMEs
Rajen Kumar
In a span of 15 years, the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority has already attracted over 4,000 investors who have set...Proline Efforts In : Keeping You Fit Through Revolutionary Work-outs
SME WORLD Bureau
Proline Fitness brings to you an experience of a lifetime by assisting you to train in the serenity of nature,...Technology
Satellite Makes You Stay Connected Now Have Zero-failure Internet
Rishi Sonwal
To focus on the small and medium business segment in India, especially in the terrestrially under-served and un-served...SonicWALL Launches SuperMassive E10000 Series: The Next Gen Firewall for Medium Enterprises
Rishi Sonwal
SuperMassive E10000 series delivers industry-leading application control, intrusion prevention, malware protection...ERP Products for SMEs
Pooja Kumar
ERP provides an integrated solution, to enhance operational efficiency and transparency. It allows departments,...Risks and rewards of abandoning wired access for Wi-Fi in the enterprise
Shalendra Singh – India Country Manager, Aruba Networks
The installation of a wireless solution has shown to provide up to 88% cost savings on capital and support costs,...Features
New Age Challenges, A Test for SMEs: Pharma Sector Poised to Grow
Dr. Ipshita Basu Guha
Indian pharma sector is growing at the rate of approximately 8-9% and is presently considered to be ranked 14th...Opportunities & SMEs: “India Can Become Global Pharma Hub”
Dr. Ipshita Basu Guha
SME companies will have to find out niche segments for manufacturing and marketing. Global market compulsion will...Intellectual Property Rights and Bio-piracy
Shaili Vadera & Dr. Vinod Singh
There is a wide gap between developed and developing nations such as India on patenting the products. For example,...Special Reports
The BBB Model of Entrepreneurship - II
Manisha Gupta
The lead characters in the movie “Band Baaja Baaraat” exemplify this very clearly. They always made efforts to...The Missing Pieces: How Good are Indian Firms?
Jagat Shah
Ironically, few firms begin by asking for help in understanding their customers or their competitors. Instead,...Need for Rapid Incubation NSIC's Innovative Model
Dr. H. P. Kumar, CMD, NSIC
Keeping in view the need for creating more and more self employment opportunities and for capacity building of...Economic Resurgence of West Bengal
Indranil Deb
West Bengal has significant reserves of natural resources. The state produces around 20 million MT of coal annually....SME Worldwide
India—Africa Summit and Manmohan's Visit Is Historic Glorious Wonder to Build a New Third World
Ameera Shah
We, the People of India and the disciples of Mahatma Gandhi send you as a grand, majestic messenger with a V sign...Featured Entrepreneur
Waves Hair : Hair She Comes
SME WORLD Bureau
Virtually, with no experience of managing a manufacturing unit for an international product, she decided to have...The Last Word
Vendors Face Police Ire! But Why?
Rajen Kumar
Rajendra Place complex was built some three decades ago by the DDA to offset the Capital's landmark Connaught Place....What is World Class Anyway
Rajen Kumar
The fact is that every IIT and IIMs in India has a learned faculty who are themselves IIT and IIM alumni. In IIT...General
Rail Mantri Se Mukhya Mantri Tak !
Aroon Sharma
Lalu: tum toh jaanti ho humne rajniti mein kai utaar-charraav dekhein hain ! Rabri: aap bhool gaye kya, aap hume...Marketing
Product Pricing and Finance for Marketing
Ashawin Marchant
The SME promoter launched the product with practically no visibility in market and picking up a distributor in...Marketing and Brand Building for SMEs
Lotika Goswami
The most significant aspect of Marketing is Brand building and Communication. The significance and magnitude of...'Call Getit': Single Window for Print, Voice & Online Presence of SMEs
Rishi Sonwal
Through our new age services, we promote SMEs every where from print (directory, yellow pages, etc.), voice services...First Person Singluar
Mahatma Gandhi's 10 Commandments on Fasting
Aroon Sharma
And thus began my hunt – who inspired the Mahatma, halfway past his age at 45, to unleash his lone 'fast unto death'...
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My Mother's Day
Times were when we celebrated with fervour and flavour hallowed days like 'Teacher's Day', 'Labour Day', 'Flag Day' etc. but as modern times invaded our lives, we borrowed 'days' for us. Today,...
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