The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) August 20, 2016 said it will provide a facility to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups access regulated financial markets. The move is in collaboration with the SME Chamber and would allow SMEs to access asset classes like currency…
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SMEs reluctant to list on bourses, notes SEBI
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has expressed concern over small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs’) growing preference for private equity (PE) investment over listing on a stock exchange platform. The markets regulator has introduced an SME platform to help smaller enterprises rais…
#SuperSMEawards | MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra says recognition will fuel growth of SME sector
Union Micro, Small & Medium Minister, Kalraj Mishra has said that the small entrepreneurs across India deserve greater recognition for their stellar contribution to the Indian economy. Lauding the Super SME Award initiative launched by SMEpost.com, an exclusive digital media start-up to give …
SEBI plans to relax start-up listing norms by next month
To make start-up listing platform more attractive, regulator Sebi plans to relax norms by next month to help them tap this avenue for raising funds as also to give an easier exit opportunity to their existing investors including from abroad. The platform is aimed at providing easier exit options …
State govts lend support to SME platforms
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) platforms started in early 2012 by the two national bourses, BSE and NSE, to enable smaller companies to list and raise money, have found support from some state governments. The Gujarat and Rajasthan governments have announced subsidies to pay for the expe…
Reduce minimum float for SME listing | I-Bankers
Investment bankers for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) want to lower the minimum percentage of shares going public to 10 per cent of equity, from 25 per cent now. Going public is the act of listing certain number of shares on an exchange. Experts believe that, at present, the funding need of …
Re-imagining SME Fund Raising – The Exchange route!
One of the principal challenges of small & medium enterprises whether in India or anywhere else in the world has perennially been finance. Apart from friends and family, typically MSMEs rely heavily of private money lenders and the unorganised financial markets for their finance needs. Needle…
Digital thrust to MSME sector to speed up its growth | MSME Secretary KK Jalan
The NDA Government at the Centre has given a major thrust to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). This is one of the core areas for “Make in India” programme launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. KK Jalan, Secretary of the Ministry has been piloting vari…
Regional merchant bankers cash in on SME platforms
Small and medium enterprise (SME) platforms of both BSE and NSE have opened doors for regional merchant bankers. Cashing in on the trend of SMEs raising capital through such platforms, regional merchant bankers have joined the bandwagon by offering services similar to national level merchant bank…
23 SMEs file IPO papers in Jan-Mar quarter to mop up Rs 200 crore
To tap the upbeat investor sentiments, as many as 23 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have filed draft papers in the first quarter ending March 31, to raise over Rs 200 crore through their initial public offerings. The shares will be listed on the SME platforms of the BSE and National Stock Ex…