A first-of its kind industry event – FINNOVATE:Fintech for SMEs was conceptualized and organized by Small Enterprise India. This conference was a get-together of the top financial institutions, Banks, Fintech companies and SMEs. The vision of the get-together creates a great opportunity for SMEs to learn about the latest trends in FinTech and how financial institutions are catching up with this space to offer their best services and solutions to SMEs. The target brings the FinTech and Finance experts to educate SMEs that can help solve their financial woes and…
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India’s premier tech summit Big CIO Show brings together the nation’s top IT minds
Officially Supported by NITI Aayog and Powered by Intel Xeon, the 12th annual Big CIO Show brings together a prestigious group of C-level technology innovators and leaders who will gather to shape India’s IT landscape. Big CIO Show will also recognize and pay tribute to industry pioneers who have made a significant impact with the esteemed Big CIO Awards. Trescon’s 12th annual Big CIO Show is scheduled to take place on 9th March 2023 at the Sheraton Grand Whitefield in Bengaluru. The event will showcase the remarkable achievements of India’s…
HOW FINTECH IS DISRUPTING THE SMALL BUSINESS LENDING MARKET
In simple words, Fintech is a set of tools or technologies that work toward supporting and enabling financial and banking services. It is an amalgamation of a different set of specialized software and data analysis to foster the needs of the growing economy of SMEs. Its welcoming approach toward Blockchain technology has eliminated intermediaries and provided greater transparency. The Covid pandemic has brought a lot of new things to the world. Be it the virus itself, the vaccines, or the lockdowns. One cannot deny the rising impact of digitisation and…
UNION BUDGET 2023 FOR MSMEs AND STARTUPs
With the proliferation of new tech and digital businesses, India is quickly becoming a significant player in the international Startup scene. To put it another way, the Union Budget ’23 will open doors in many other fields. Significant efforts can be made to expand the ecosystem and make the vision of a $5 trillion economy a reality by harnessing the power of technology, with a particular emphasis on data and AI. Moreover, the Budget placed a significant focus on developing MSMEs and Startups, with the carry forward of losses on…
SME GROWTH SEMINAR
A series of live online sessions that help business owners, and their leadership teams develop practical growth ideas and actions. JUST 6-HOURS | CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT-LED GROWTH IDEAS | EXECUTION We are pleased to announce a partnership between Small Enterprise India and Wadhwani Foundation. The first of many events to launch the partnership is an “SME Growth Seminar” on 24th February 2023. This will be a 6-hour guided session on Customer Development by Neetu V Bansal. We request Business owners along with their Sales and Marketing leaders to join this session to enhance your knowledge on how…
NATIONAL STARTUP DAY AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
India is recognized as a startup hub and such initiatives encourage innovation across sectors. January 16 is marked as National startup day with a motto to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship and promote the achievements of Indian startups. It is also commemorated to provide a platform for start-up entrepreneurs to discuss innovation for India’s youth and their contribution to the economy. The motive behind encouraging the idea of entrepreneurship is to give a boost to schemes like Make-in-India. India has emerged as one of the largest hubs for young startups,…
Exponential Growth of TradeIndia’s Digital Lending Expects 5X Growth in 2023
TI Lending, India’s first digital lending solution for SMEs, announced the disbursement of loans totalling more than INR 500 million to SMEs and MSMEs in the country within six months of its launch. TI Lending is an exclusive digital loan solution initiative by TradeIndia.com, India’s largest B2B marketplace. TradeIndia.com has collaborated with leading lending platforms like ICICI Bank, Mintifi, Indifi, Flexiloans, IIFL, EFL and Moneywide to offer seamless loan credit to its customers. Launched in July 2022, this offering by TradeIndia.com is a complete digitised solution with zero paperwork and…
WHY DO ORGANIZATIONS STRUGGLE WITH THEIR BUSINESS GOALS?
As a Business Mentor and Coach, I often meet business owners who struggle with setting and/ or achieving their Business Goals. The result – business owners start thinking that business goals just do not work for them or that they do not need to set business goals in the first place! Today, let us talk about why we struggle with our business goals. Unrealistic Goals: Want to reach the X million mark? That is a great start to a Business Goal. We aim higher and get our teams to stretch themselves to…
WEBSITE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENHANCEMENT TOOLS
Running a small business can be difficult. It would help if you managed several things at once; sometimes, burning the candle at both ends isn’t enough. However, this is where technology comes in to help. Small business owners can simplify their work and achieve better results without breaking the bank, thanks to the vast applications of technology. Technology can help small business owners make better use of their limited capital. In some cases, using technology improves efficiency and versatility, making it a natural advancement for processes you may already have…
SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, SMART MOBILITY!
Small Enterprise India, had caught up with a few of the Startups during the Headstart’22 event and had an insight into their successful journey. Excerpts from our interview with Sravan Appana, CEO & Cofounder, iGowise Mobility Pvt. Ltd Brief intro about you and the company, your team, and your journey so far. We are entrepreneurial engineers and innovators with a keen business sense. We understand the customer experience and listen intently to our customer’s problems, both stated and unstated. We are dreamers and are restless until we execute our dreams. We are…