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Indian workforce is projected to grow to 457.62 million by 2028
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2024/11/16 18:01 pm

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India emerging as one of the leaders in mobile gaming
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2024/11/13 13:59 pm

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Q2 GDP growth at 5.4%, estimating a slowdown in economic expansions
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2024/12/02 13:19 pm

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SME IPOs this week- Rosemerta Digital, Nisus Finance, Ganesh Infraworld
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2024/11/28 14:03 pm

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Maxvolt Energy Industries Limited aims to launch its IPO
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2024/11/27 11:08 am

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Panneerselvam Madanagopal appointed as the new CEO of MeitY Startup Hub
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2024/11/25 17:58 pm

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SMB Global


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Chinese Company to Print Nepalese Currency with Designs Incorporating Indian Territories in the Nepal Map
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2024/10/29 15:50 pm

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Adani Power Ltd. and The Bangladesh Power Development Board have reached an agreement on the repayment of dues
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2024/11/08 18:37 pm

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Colombo Consumer Price Index declined to lowest since 1961
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2024/11/30 15:36 pm

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SESSIONS


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Increased formalization and Credit Discipline will essentially bridge the credit gap through improving confidence in lending in SMBs

2024/12/02 18:25 pm

Information asymmetry, business viability, and limited formalization create a nexus which reduces the confidence of lenders on SMBs, leading to significant difficulties in securing timely and adequate formal credit.

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How Dove Revolutionised Beauty Standards

2024/11/22 16:49 pm

In 2004, Unilever’s skincare brand Dove was in fear of decline. Dove’s most valuable product, the Dove beauty bar, was primarily used by the elderly. Dove was gradually becoming irrelevant as a brand; sales began to decline in England in 2003. Dove was lost in the marketplace. Like many of its competitors, it was selling exceptionall...

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THOUGHT LEADER


Reaction to the Union Budget of India 2024 by Mr. Vikas Chadda, Founder & CEO, ProcUrPal

2024/07/26 17:37 pm

As a startup founder and the CEO of ProcUrPal, I am thrilled to see the Uni...

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Vinod K. Pandita
Vinod K. Pandita
MSMEs must leverage transformative leadership for escalation and growth.

2024/02/28 11:38 am

We live in a time of constant change, a time that is influenced by economic shifts, fast-moving technological advancem...

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CE Shreekant Patil
CE Shreekant Patil
Unveiling the Startup Ecosystem in India: Government Initiatives Paving the Way for Seed Funding and Innovation

2024/02/28 11:37 am

We at SMBConnect are thrilled to embark on this journey, and we hope that our blog series will serve as an informative...

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Ajay Kumar
Ajay Kumar
Small Business, Big Dreams, Make it Big with Impactful SME IPOs

2024/02/28 11:36 am

Bihari Satasai, a famous Hindi poet in 17th century said “देखन में छोटे लगै, घाà...

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SMBConnect is India's largest integrated platform connecting and empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the country. Our mission is to build supportive SME communities by providing effective business solutions, training programs, and peer networking opportunities so that small businesses can succeed. We connect SMEs to customers, experts, and each other to share knowledge and spur growth. At SMBConnect, we believe that with the right support, small can become big.

The Rise features insights from experienced advisors like Vinod Pandita, Founder of Perception Management Consulting; Shreekant Patil of ParentNashik; Shyam Sekar, Founder of Startup Xperts and Deepak Goel, CEO of Digitally Next. These experts contribute their wisdom to help the next generation of entrepreneurs rise.

SMBConnect has now culminated and empowered India's small and medium business ecosystem. We have several initiatives in the pipeline focused on direct-to-consumer brands and women entrepreneurship through our Bharat DtoC Meetup and Advaita Awards.

If you are interested in partnering with SMBConnect or contributing as a business advisor, please reach out to our Project Lead, Ambika Yadav, at ambika.yadav@redefine.in. We welcome new perspectives from across industries and experience levels.

The Rise is the content platform owned by SMBConnect focused on producing interviews, insights and resources for the next generation of business leaders. While SMBConnect runs events connecting the SME community, The Rise serves as its knowledge portal with stories and advice to motivate entrepreneurs.

Sandipan Ray


Sandipan Ray founded SMBConnect in 2012 to strengthen and boost the SME ecosystem in India by deploying prerequisite solutions. Within 11 years of its existence, SMBConnect has organised over 200+ events pan India including four successful seasons of the Start Manage Expand Knowledge series and Advaita Women entrepreneur awards. Today, it has more than 10 lakh SMEs in its network and approximately 100+ mentors.

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