Rakesh Singhal, a small trader at Tripolia Bazaar in Jaipur, primarily dealt in Bandhani, Karchobi – raised zari metallic thread embroidery – and exotic bangles. Between October and March, the months when the weather in Jaipur is good and tourism is at all all-time high, the footfall in his store…
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HP puts faith on SMBs & govt for growth
HP Personal Systems business in India expects massive growth in revenues backed by small and medium businesses (SMBs) and government initiatives like Digital India, Make in India and Startup India. Ketan Patel, Senior Director of HP Personal Systems, which focusses on PCs, laptops, tablet, access…
India has over 50 m SMBs, so why isn’t there an established player yet?
In India, the retail and e-Commerce industry may not be as established as it is in the west, but numerous tech-driven disruptors are taking steps to offer improved choices at lower prices and with more convenience to Indian online shoppers. India is a booming startup destination and is home to ma…
Microsoft India taking rapid strides for cyber security protection of SMBs
With rapid acceleration in technology usage due to digitization, there has been an exponential increase in hackers and their methods who virtually ground the operations of several companies with their sophisticated and surreptitious methods. Of late, their sophisticated tools and mechanisms have …
‘Getting online is no longer a matter of choice for small businesses in India’
That the Internet is all-pervasive, is no longer a question of debate. Internet users in India was estimated to be 432 million in December 2016 and the internet population is expected to reach 465 million by June 2017, as per the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). With the Internet…
‘Challenges & Opportunities in Indian SMBs’
When Vignesh Rajamanickam returned from recession hit UK, he brought back a home utility product for his mother. It wasn’t until the “clothes drying stand” received the adoration that it did in the small town of Coimbatore, did Rajamanickam realise that there was a market for this in India. Seven…
IoT, 3D printing, AI motivating India to change core business practices
Dassault Systèmes, the 3D Experience company, provides businesses and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported. Samson Khaou, MD, Dassault Systèmes dwells on the future of the ap…
How Cisco can win big from small businesses
IDC forecasts that small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, are going to spend $668 billion on IT products and services in 2020, as compared to $564 billion last year, outpacing the growth of the overall IT market. One of the ways to take advantage of this market is through Cisco, as it has be…
SMBs are advertising on Fb because it is helping drive results: Esme Dean, SME India
Social networking platform Facebook recently announced that it now has 65 million businesses pages on Facebook, 8 million have profiles on Instagram. In a blog post released this week Facebook said with more than 5 million active advertisers on Facebook, it needs to provide solutions for business…
Cisco betting big on SME sector for growth, to triple customer base to 90k
IT hardware giant Cisco is betting big on India’s Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector for growth. Company is looking to increase its customer base from 30,000 to 90,000 over the next three years. “We have about 30,000 SMEs customer in India and over the next three years we aim to triple this t…