UP SMES

Housing demand in India has increased by 11% last fiscal, reaching nearly 2.08 lakh units across 30 Tier II towns, according to PropEquity's report. The top 10 Tier II cities contributed 80% to the total sales in these small towns, with sales of 1,6...

The purpose of these regional ET MSME Summit events is primarily to increase awareness, promote networking and support industry-specific learning to give small industries a leg up.

The frenzy around SME IPOs driven by retail investors seeking high returns raises concerns about an overheated market and potential bubbles. Despite the success stories, caution is advised as valuations may not offer sufficient margin of safety in t...

The One District One Product (ODOP) scheme has made a big difference in many industrial segments across UP, and it has also been a significant catalyst for the country's economic growth, according to Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary, MSME and Export ...

Tide’s Bill Payments are expected to help small businesses pay for a range of utilities such as electricity, gas, postpaid mobile and broadband bills.

SPJIMR's WISE Tech fosters societal advancement through wise innovation with initiatives like accelerators, Entrepreneurship Fellowship, and Wise Innovation Conclave. Manoj Mohan leads the executive team, supported by R. Ramanan and Haresh Chawla fr...

Bhadohi, the carpet capital of India, boasts a rich history of carpet weaving dating back to the Iranian master weavers in the 16th century. The town's success lies in its blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern technologies, offering unique h...

Micro enterprises' exports grew to 6.63% in January, while small and medium enterprises' shares decreased. Top MSME export sectors are engineering goods, gems, garments, rice, and chemicals. Various factors affect exports, including freight costs an...

Sandip Sabharwal discusses the impact of regulatory measures on mutual funds, particularly small and midcap funds. He also highlights concerns about the hospital space and potential negative effects on margins. Additionally, he talks about profit-bo...

The average ransom soared to $1.54 million in 2023, nearly doubling from the previous year. Cybersecurity experts stress the urgent need for proactive defense strategies, including raising awareness, investing in robust infrastructure, implementing ...

In India, nearly 89% are looking at how emerging technologies can help advance employee skillsets, and 89% are planning to re-train their workforce.

Sundararaman Ramamurthy says: “If you look at the profile of these people who have got registered in the last three-four years, while Maharashtra and Delhi may be a bigger state contributing to the pie, the growth is not contributed by these states....

A rich heritage, increased awareness and a conducive ecosystem is making Indore see a steady growth in apparel orders. More efforts can be done to achieve scale of international repute for this flourishing industry.

Delays in business-to-business (B2B) payments can cause a domino effect that hurts SMEs. It strains their financial reserves, makes it harder to pay suppliers, cover operational costs, and invest in growth.

The fund seeks to leverage digitalisation and technology to overcome geographic limitations and facilitate deeper market penetration.

Banks have asked the regulator to consider lowering the 'risk weight' on loans to unrated small and medium enterprises. An overwhelming number of small businesses do not have any ratings that bigger businesses and corporates obtain from credit ratin...

In addition, the SME should have a positive operating profit for at least any two out of three financial years and have a positive profit after tax (PAT) in the immediate financial year of making the migration application to the bourse.

As part of the MoU, NSE with the support of the state government, will conduct awareness drives through seminars, knowledge sessions, road shows, and workshops to guide corporates in fundraising on the NSE Emerge platform

As part of the ET MSME Awards 2023 - Jury Dialogues, K Rama Devi, Founder of ALEAP, and Dr. HP Kumar, Director of External Affairs at Power2SME share insights on empowering India's MSMEs for global success, navigating international trade challenges,...