IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum Empowers SMEs to take Next Big Leap

NEW DELHI, February 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

• Forum now airs exclusively on Zee Business
• Has travelled to 7 cities & seen huge participation from over 1500 SMEs
• Kolkata, Noida, Jaipur, Chennai & Hyderabad - next set of cities where Forum travels next
• Grand finale to take place in New Delhi

Promising to provide the next big leap to the Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum, an initiative of IndiaMART.com along with Zee Business, is now successfully airing on the channel as a one-hour show. Zee Business' strong nationwide reach allows the Forum to engage a much larger audience of millions of SMEs.

IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum kick-started its dedicated series of corporate events in Ahmedabad in November 2011. The series has already crossed halfway to its journey and covered Ludhiana, New Delhi, Agra, Pune, Mumbai, Surat & Bengaluru, witnessing an overwhelming presence of more than 1500 SMEs. The next session is scheduled to take place in Kolkata followed by Noida, Jaipur, Chennai and Hyderabad. The show on Zee Business features these sessions held across India. It will also present remaining sessions which will hit the ground in forthcoming weeks.

Elated with the response that IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum has garnered, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com said, "We envisioned this forum as a participative and learning platform for SMEs through which they could get practically feasible solutions directly from the subject experts. We are delighted to see the response and are certain that the learnings from these exclusive sessions would reach SMEs beyond 13 cities with the Forum's telecast on Zee Business."

The Forum's objective has been to educate SMEs on how to deal with various operational and management concerns with the expert advise & guidance of distinguished panelists and experiences of fellow SMEs. At different sessions held in different cities, a plethora of eminent industry experts, business personalities and policy advisors such as Hon'ble Union Minister,
Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India, Mr. Virbhadra Singh, Mr. Ashish Chauhan, Deputy CEO, BSE, Mr. Bharat Dabholkar, Ad Guru, Mr. Lakshman Gugulothu (IPS), CEO, BSE SME Exchange, Mr. Vikram Solanki, President, SME Chambers, Mr. Madhu Kannan, MD & CEO, BSE, et al shared their wisdom and experiences with SMEs. They touched upon key topics of importance such as financial strategies, utilisation of online marketplace, brand communication strategies, winning overseas markets, managing IPRs, among others.

Watch the show every Tuesday at 10:30pm and repeat telecast on subsequent Saturday & Sunday at 09:30pm on Zee Business. Stay ahead and leap forward faster with IndiaMART Emerging Business Forum.

About IndiaMART.com

IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace for Small & Medium Size Businesses, connecting global buyers with suppliers. The company offers a platform & tools to over 1 million suppliers to generate business leads from over 5 million buyers, who use the platform to find reliable & competitive suppliers. The company has over 3500 employees located across 80+ offices in the country. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

Products & Services

IndiaMART.com offers products that enable small & medium size businesses generate business leads (online catalogs/store-fronts), establish their credibility (third party verified trust profile) and use business information (finance, news, trade shows, tenders) for their business promotion.

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