The SME Times

India is looking at Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, notably Qatar, to improve bilateral trade according to the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Just six years ago the Indo-Qatar...

Google, the search engine behemoth, is encouraging the small business sector to establish an online presence as that would benefit its growth and survival. Though many individuals search for products and services they...

The Indian government’s recent decision to allow duty-free access to 46 textile items from Bangladesh has earned the ire of Ludhiana’s SME-dominated textile industry and textile exporters in Tirupur. The signed treaty declares...

Punjab has in store great business potential particularly in the MSME sector. Realizing this, the government is leaving no stone unturned to hold a four day event in Amritsar. The event is expected...

With the Indian economy going great guns, Japanese SMEs are making a beeline into the Indian market, more so to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and West Bengal, where the economic development...

Karnataka Udyog Mitra and Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Bangalore (JCCIB), an association of Japanese companies situated in Bangalore, have signed a MoU for information sharing on Industrial estates and Infrastructure development....

Solar energy initiatives may get a big boost in the State with the Government proposing to introduce a solar policy, a step described to go a long way in promoting solar power generation....

The National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) has stated that it is in the final stages of signing an agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) that will enable easy and affordable loans for...

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has always been the savior towards daring entrepreneurs. It has always lent to institutions with a good track record of transparency in its functioning. Plans are...

India faces an energy crunch of about 10 per cent, inspite of having the fifth largest power generation capacity globally. Thus CII Karnataka has taken an initiative to organise a meet with the...