The SME Times

09-November-2026 A small exporter can deliver on time, win a repeat order and still run short of money before the overseas buyer pays. Export factoring can bring cash forward against the invoice. But a support...

07-November-2026 A forthcoming change in e-way-bill numbering deserves attention well before it becomes a dispatch problem. GSTN’s 4 November advisory, reproduced by tax specialists, proposes expanding ordinary e-way-bill numbers from 12 to 14 digits and...

06-November-2026 India’s ₹10,000-crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme, approved on 28 October, deserves scrutiny beyond its headline allocation. The approved framework includes interest assistance, production-related support and common testing facilities. It also identifies opportunities for ancillary...

05-November-2026 India’s expanding MSME registration system presents policymakers with a more demanding responsibility than celebrating another milestone. The Ministry of MSME dashboard’s 4 November snapshot records more than ten crore registrations across Udyam and the...

04-November-2026 An enterprise can have customers, confirmed orders and a healthy sales ledger—and still struggle to pay wages. The missing ingredient is often money already earned. The government’s June 2026 notification mandating TReDS for settlement of...

03-November-2026 A payment can travel in seconds while an entrepreneur waits weeks for the buyer to authorise it. That distinction must guide India’s next conversation on MSME digitisation. Mastercard’s Dreamonomics findings, released on 29 October, report...

New Delhi, 02, November 2026: The funding will support R&D, product expansion, brand building, and key hires as the brand builds at the intersection of makeup and skincare. New Delhi, 2nd November 2026: Hyeglo Beauty,...

02-November-2026 Fresh reporting on 2 November examines the practical obstacles facing MSMEs adopting artificial intelligence, including integration costs, skills and data protection. Industry voices emphasise demonstrations and support through business clusters. This is a discussion...

31-October-2026   Goa’s Cabinet has approved the Chief Minister’s MSME Innovation Scheme 2026, extending support on the lines of its startup policy to qualifying non-IT enterprises, according to reporting published on 29 October. Cabinet approval is...

30-October-2026 A demand from Ludhiana’s engineering industry deserves urgent national attention. Reporting on 30 October records FICO’s appeal to reduce GST on steel, arguing that differences between input and finished-product rates leave manufacturers with accumulated...