IndiaMART Knowledge Services (IKS) launches industry report on 'Apparel & Fashion Industry' for SMEs. Highlights current trends in the sector & brings forth SMEs view on the present market scenario & growth foreseen. Analyses role of internet in building growth opportunities for SMEs in the sector

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/19/2012 -- The healthcare sector currently stands at $40 billion and is estimated to reach a size of $142 billion by 2020. Technical textiles is expected to benefit immensely from this growth. This is because the technical textiles usage by the healthcare sector is expected to rise to $ 1 billion by 2016-17 from $409 million. These details are highlighted in the latest report on "Apparel and Fashion Accessories Industry" launched by IndiaMART Knowledge Services (IKS), an in-house research unit at IndiaMART.com, exclusively for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The comprehensive report collates significant information on the apparel and textile industry available in reports and studies by different organisations.

The IKS report also includes an exclusive analysis of apparel sector data on IndiaMART.com marketplace and draws attention to the growing online business activity among SMEs in the sector. Apart from this, it focuses on the current market trends and business sentiments amongst SMEs in the apparel sector. The IKS report is intended to help SMEs identify areas of growth for business and tap them to their advantage.

On the report launch, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com said, "We have been closely working with SMEs for many years now. What compelled us to go ahead and create such a comprehensive industry report was the need for updated sectoral information and insights which could be useful to the SMEs. While working on the report, we were able to identify growth areas for SMEs, one of which is the technical textile segment. It has immense growth opportunities to offer to them as this industry is likely to grow to $31.4 billion. With such in-depth analysis, we hope SMEs in this sector find this report as a ready reckoner for their businesses. This will be followed by other such sector-specific reports."

Key highlights of the report include:
- Apparel SMEs in metros more active on internet than in tier-II & III cities
- Online business activity among SMEs in the sector surged by 38.7% this year as compared to last year
- High majority have an optimistic outlook with respect to sales in the near future, suggests IKS survey of SMEs in the apparel sector
- Export market is expected to touch $43 billion while domestic market will reach to $57 billion by 2015
- India has the potential to increase its share of textile and apparel in world trade to 8% from current level of 4.5%

The Indian Apparel & Fashion Accessories sector is one of the most important industries in the economy owing to the status it has earned of being the largest exchange earner and one of the biggest employment generating sectors.

The report worked its way inside the industry and also captured SMEs' viewpoint on major issues, market growth, lack of proper credit facilities, exports et al.

To read the full report, click here: http://www.indiamart.com/knowledgeservices/sme-research.html

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com 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 3500employees located across 75+ 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

Media Contacts
Pawandeep Kaur
Manager - Corporate Communications
T: +(91)-(120)-30908654
F: +(91) 0120-3911010
E: corpcomm@indiamart.com

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Organized in association with Messe Duesseldorf India at Medical Fair India 2012 in Mumbai. Over 250 buyers & suppliers throng the Buyer Seller Meet at IndiaMART.com's lounge. More than 300 exhibitors from 10 countries across the globe attend Medical Fair India. Over 7000 visitors explore advanced domestic and international innovations at the exhibition

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/29/2012 -- As India's largest online B2B marketplace, IndiaMART.com always strives to create growth avenues for buyers and suppliers. Taking a step in the same direction, IndiaMART.com in association with Messe Duesseldorf India organised an exclusive 'Buyer Seller Meet' at 'Medical Fair India 2012' in Mumbai recently.

Medical Fair India 2012, the 18th International Exhibition and Conference on Diagnostic, Medical Equipments and Technology, witnessed more than 300 exhibitors from 10 nations across the globe. The product range was splendid enveloping orthopedic implants & accessories, medical & laboratory equipments, surgical products, hospital furniture, ICU beds, OT tables & beds, et al. This event received an overwhelming response with a footfall of over 7000 visitors who attended this event to explore the latest and international innovations in the medical technology and healthcare services.

At the event, 'Buyer Seller Meet' captured everyone's attention and curiosity. This exclusive and unique initiative of IndiaMART.com pulled in more than 250 buyers and suppliers who met to initiate potential business deals and expand their business sphere.

Proud of such an initiative, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We are committed to strengthening the SME ecosystem in the country. The idea behind 'Buyer Seller Meet' rests on the same. We are delighted with the response this maiden meet has garnered. It encourages us to undertake more such meets in the near future too."

Dr. Federica Bidoli, Glys By SNC (Italy), one of the visitors who came to visit the fair and also attended the 'Buyer Seller Meet', said, "This is the first time we have encountered with IndiaMART.com and its activity - 'Buyer Seller Meet'. We were welcomed in their lounge where people were really friendly. We enjoyed the meet and hope to get business in the coming future through their efforts."

Mr. Koshy Idiculla, Techincal Director, Biolab Diagnostics (I) Pvt. Ltd., said, "We are into the business of manufacturing diagnostic products and IndiaMART.com is doing an excellent job for B2B ventures such as ours. It is IndiaMART.com that brought B2B e-commerce concept in India and with such meets, it is doing its extra bit to help SMEs grow."

Successful completion of this 'Buyer Seller Meet' allows IndiaMART.com to gear up to organise more such Meets in the interests of buyers and sellers who desire to expand their network and business.

For more testimonials, event photographs & videos please follow the links mentioned below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/manishvij/page1/

http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=1618208938

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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

Media Contacts
Pawandeep Kaur
Manager - Corporate Communications
Tel : + 91 - 011 - 30908654
Fax : + 91 - 120 - 3911010
E: corpcomm@indiamart.com

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/15/2012 -- With the ongoing pre-budget phase of Union Budget 2012-13, the most fertile minds of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are already discussing desired outcomes for next fiscal and bringing forth their recommendations.

Underlining his recommendations for the Budget, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com, shares, "The MSME sector, having contributed tremendously to the Indian economy, has always lacked requisite support from all quarters. The time is ripe to support and equip them to establish their strong foothold in domestic and international markets.

Many believe that credit crunch is the biggest worry for MSMEs. However, they overlook the fact that higher and multiple taxes, and compliance with multiple departments are the key challenges for them due to their small set ups and thin management. We request the hon'ble Finance Minister to simplify and unify taxation for MSMEs in this year's Union Budget. Also, consolidation of multiple departments will help address issue of compliance. It will help MSMEs rise above pertinent issues of conforming to several norms and lengthy, time-consuming paper-work.

Also, the delay in GST implementation has marred hopes of many MSMEs. They fear that now it may get rolled out in a much complicated form, not in its original shape. To tackle this, a pragmatic approach towards faster implementation of GST is required."

Mr. Makrand Appalwar, CMD, Emmbi Polyarns Limited, Mumbai, also finds faster GST implementation as the most important requirement today and urges government to kick start it at the earliest.

Mr. Agarwal adds, "Essential infrastructural necessities such as land, power, connectivity, et al may seem to be very basic, but in reality they are extremely crucial for MSMEs' growth. For this, more industrial zones with reasonable land prices must be announced while continuous power supply must be made available to factories, manufacturing set ups of MSMEs." Mr. Dinesh Kotian, Partner, Ace Heat Tech, says, "Every enterprise aims to grow bigger and so do SMEs. Expensive industrial land comes as a major hindrance along with high interest rates in company's expansion plans. Steps should be taken to offer subsidized land and interest rates to SMEs. Also, a substantial number of SMEs have their setups in outskirts of cities. Unfortunately, basic infrastructural requirements like road connectivity, power supply, etc. are not in good condition in such areas. Government should pay attention here as well." Adding to this, Mr. Appalwar says, "Development of port infrastructure is very vital as the efficiency of exports depends majorly on it. We have a single port operational here in Mumbai and if any fault happens at the back end, entire operations suffer."

On the other hand, Mr. Agarwal praises government's efforts for bringing effective policies that have helped build 'communication infrastructure' in country in the last 15years. He states, "What is now required is better and low-cost broadband services across the country, especially in tier-II and tier-III cities. This would allow MSMEs to utilize enormous business opportunities present online.

Strong steps are required from our government to free MSMEs from the credit crunch worry too. Execution of priority sector lending policies for MSMEs demands rigorous approach. Also, Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) needs to widen its ambit and cover more MSMEs which can avail collateral free financing. This will help entrepreneurs to overcome financial hurdles while setting up their projects or scaling up.

We also look forward to extension of facilities (such as Zero Duty Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG), Status Holder Incentives, etc.) for exporters under Foreign Trade Policy till March, 2014 instead of the current time line i.e. March 31, 2012. This will encourage MSMEs to achieve higher export figures.

We hope to see a budget that addresses key requirements of MSMEs in terms of basic infrastructure, simplification of taxation, easy access to funds, among others."

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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

Media Contacts
Pawandeep Kaur
Manager - Corporate Communications
T: + (91) 011 30908654
F: + (91) 0120 3997666
E: corpcomm@indiamart.com

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

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

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/14/2012 -- 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Partnership to enhance strategic marketing & execution along with quality design solutions for MSMEs. Solutions of global standards to be made available at nominal prices. Jade Magnet's solutions can be accessed by IndiaMART clients at My IndiaMART section

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/12/2011 -- In their joint endeavor to provide boost to Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, and Jade Magnet Online Private Limited, a technology platform that runs on crowd sourcing, join hands for a strategic partnership that aims to enhance the marketing strategies of MSMEs and cater to their needs of design solutions cost-effectively. On its exclusive My.IndiaMART.com channel, IndiaMART.com will enable its clients with Jade Magnet's professional help for logo designs, website designs, powerpoint designs, print ad or brochure designs via its network of creative freelancers.

This alliance strengthens the present array of significant Business Offers brought by IndiaMART.com through alliances with other key players such as Religare Finvest Limited, UCV Host, Optima Insurance Solutions, among others.

On the significance of this business partnership, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We, at IndiaMART.com, believe that marketing is extremely important for MSMEs and can make them achieve the next level of growth. However, reasons such as lack of finance and professional help make it difficult for them to have effective marketing strategies. With this in mind, we are proud to associate with Jade Magnet and are optimistic that MSMEs will be able to get best of marketing services at extremely reasonable costs."

Commenting on the same, Mr. Manik Kinra, Co-founder & CMO, Jade Magnet, said, "Jade Magnet is a technology platform for serving SMEs and MSMEs for their design requirements. As IndiaMART.com is a pioneer in reaching out and providing solutions to SMEs in India, it is an obvious choice for partnership to expand, scale and reach out to larger audience. As a part of the partnership, IndiaMART.com will facilitate Jade Magnet to reach out and offer design solutions to millions of MSMEs in India".

As a small or mid-sized business which has delivered a high quality product or service, marketing can add a lot of value for further growth. MSMEs need to employ some unique marketing methods to ensure that they grow constantly. But on most occasions, it is difficult to find a creative vendor (agency or freelancer) who can deliver great work at reasonable prices. At the same time, it is rarely possible for small businesses to engage with large advertising or marketing agencies because of budget constraints. As a platform, Jade Magnet attracts some of the best designers and technologists from India and abroad, and with their help MSMEs are provided with efficient services at much lower prices than standard agency rates. The platform also has a strong delivery assurance processes that ensures timely delivery of work at high quality standards.

By bringing such solutions closer to MSMEs, IndiaMART.com has been inching towards its objective of strengthening the entire MSME ecosystem.

About Jade Magnet
Jade Magnet is India's largest platform for delivering creative and marketing support services. With over 4,000 freelancers and small agencies in its network, Jade Magnet has delivered more than 1,200 design and technology projects in the last 2 years. Jade Magnet has been recognized as one of India's emerging Top 50 companies by NASSCOM for 2011. It was also selected one of India's Hottest Startups in 2010 by Business Today magazine and has also been awarded by TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs, one of the world's largest networks of entrepreneurs) as one of the Top 4 companies in its ecosystem in India.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Dr. Sreeni Tripuraneni, Chairman & CEO, 4G Identity Solutions jubilant on clinching the coveted Declared winner at the ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011 Ceremony

Noida, UP -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/12/2011 -- A doctor, a visionary, an entrepreneur and now a prestigious award winner. The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is proud to treasure Dr. Sreeni Tripuraneni, Chairman & CEO, 4G Identity Solutions, as one of its precious gems who was felicitated with the 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Award 2011' at the Felicitation Ceremony in Mumbai recently for his laudable contribution under the IT/ITES-BPO/VAS category. He received the award from Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies, who was the chief guest at the Ceremony.

The 15 different categories (13 across sector & two special recognition) of 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011' received over 50, 000 nominations across India. 4G Identity Solutions validated its metal and clinched the most sought after award in the IT/ITES-BPO/VAS category, outshining others.

Ecstatic after bagging the award, the Hyderabad-based company owner Dr. Sreeni Tripuraneni said,"This award recognizes our high standards of quality and the significant investment we have made in identity innovation. Our unrelenting efforts have resulted in implementation of national scale Unique ID solutions and improved Government services delivery. This honor acknowledges the pioneering efforts we have made over the years and I extend my thanks to all the people who have contributed in transforming the dreams to reality".

Acknowledging 4G's feat, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "4G Identity Solutions' contribution is admirable in the field of deployment and development of identity management solutions. It is a focused company and has a clear vision. This focus will take them to achieve further avenues of growth. We are delighted their innovation and growth have been recognised with this award."

Under Dr. Tripuraneni's leadership, 4G has evolved from its inception in 2003 as a thought-based company to a fully integrated multi-modal identity management solutions enterprise encompassing a well balanced business portfolio of solutions and services with a research focus on Iris recognition technology. A vascular surgeon by training and a young entrepreneur, he has a long-standing passion for applying biometric technologies to uniquely identify individuals. His vision at 4G is to design, develop and deploy large-scale identity management solutions for the fast-growing countries.

By winning the pre-eminent Award, 4G Identity Solutions will inspire several other players in the space to do better, stay inclined to achieve success and win this Award next year.

About 4G Identity Solutions
4G Identity Solutions (4G) is a leader in providing end-to-end National Scale Citizen ID Solutions, Large Commercial ID Management Solutions, Law Enforcement Solutions, Enterprise Identity and Access Management Solutions, Biometric Enrollment, Authentication and Verification Services and Public Service Delivery Infrastructure. 4G Multi Modal Identity Platform integrates best-of-breed Iris, Fingerprint & Facial technologies and offers low cost, interoperable, secure, and scalable Identity solutions. 4G has delivered a plethora of large scale world record identity management projects and is playing a significant role as end to end biometric solution provider in World's largest identity project and India's Unique ID / Aadhaar Project which involves 1.2 billion citizens.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Also recognised as Leader of Tomorrow (Electrical & Electronics category) at ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011 Ceremony Mr. V. Chandrashekhar, CEO, Tarini Infrastructure delighted to receive the Award from Mr. NR Narayana Murthy

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/07/2011 -- 'MSMEs were like playback singers of the country until now,' said Mr. V. Chandrashekhar, Chairman & CEO, Tarini Infrastructure Ltd. on receiving twin Awards - 'MSME of the Year' & 'Leader of Tomorrow (electrical & electronics category)' from none other than Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies, a revered figure in the business world. "These Awards will ensure that their successes are brought to the forefront," the proud winner added.

Tarini Infrastructure Ltd. is one of the proud winners of ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011 which were recently given away in 15 different categories at the grand felicitation ceremony in Mumbai.

Congratulating Mr. Chandrashekhar on this special feat, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "I would like to extend my best wishes to Tarini Infrastructure on receiving the prestigious Awards. Their recognition will motivate other promising entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams with the hope of reaching the same pinnacle of success as achieved by Tarini today."

Delighted with this double win, Mr. Chandrashekhar said, "These awards are certainly encouraging for MSMEs. Until now only large corporates were recognised. But these awards now provide a kind of recognition that will go a long way in developing entrepreneurs of the country. Such an exposure will assist companies like us strive harder and achieve higher scales. It is also an aspiration for budding entrepreneurs to look up to become leaders of tomorrow. I thank IndiaMART.com and ET NOW to have instituted these awards."

Mr. Chandrashekhar, a first generation entrepreneur from the family of the defence background, established "Tarini International" in his start up days in the year 1995. Since the inception of the mother Company, there has been no looking back. With its vast experience and contemplation over the successful years, the "Tarini" nurtured into "Tarini Group" and emerged as one of the leading Group Companies mainly involved in hydro consultancy, hydro power generators, hydro power turbines, hydro projects in Africa and India. He has always believed in finding solutions through quality, commitment and competence.

The overwhelming response received this year has positioned these Awards as the most coveted Awards in the MSME space. Also, the support lent by distinguished names such as Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Mr. Sam Pitroda, Mr. BS Nagesh, Mr. Prasoon Joshi amongst others has increased the credibility of IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards by manifolds.

About Tarini Infrastructure Ltd. (TIL)
Established in the year 2004 with Mr V. Chandrashekhar and Mr V.Suresh (Real Value Promoters – Chennai) as co-promoters/ directors, the Company was successfully awarded the first pilot hydro project ever to be implemented by an Independent Power Producer (IPP) in the state of Gujarat. The Company entered into concession agreement with the Narmada Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar Department, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat and subsequently signed Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) – Govt. of Gujarat for implementation of Damanganga Hydro Power Project (Stage I & II) in Distt Valsad, Gujarat.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Chief Guest Mr. NR Narayana Murthy felicitates winners. MSMEs honored in 15 different categories; Tarini Infrastructure awarded MSME of the Year. Around 300 MSME leaders assemble to witness the spectacular event

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/04/2011 -- Over 300 stars descended on 28th November, 2011 at Intercontinental The Lalit, Mumbai to witness a glorious night dedicated to MSMEs. These stars were celebrities in their own right - MSMEs, stars of the Indian economy. After months of pain-staking efforts of searching some of the best MSMEs in India, ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011 put forward a glittering event where small entrepreneurs were recognised for their brilliant performance and efforts in different categories. Lending credence to this joint initiative by IndiaMART.com and ET NOW, Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies graced the occasion as the Chief Guest alongside other business leaders such as Mr. BS Nagesh, Vice Chairman, Shoppers Stop and MSMEs who waited with bated breath to know the winners.

Congratulating ET NOW and IndiaMART on undertaking this initiative of bringing laurels to Indian MSMEs, Chief Guest Mr. NR Narayana Murthy spoke words of motivation in his keynote and urged the MSMEs present to have high ambitions and set benchmarks on global level. He also advised all present not to ignore the society – provide support by generating employment and taking up projects/products that contribute to overall growth of the society.

In his address to those present, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "It has been a phenomenal second year for Leaders of Tomorrow Awards with 50,000 nominations - a three fold jump over last year. It has delivered on its promise of recognising entrepreneurs, who are giving shape to the India of Tomorrow. We congratulate all those who have emerged victorious. I am sure receiving the Awards from none other than Mr. Narayana Murthy and Mr. BS Nagesh would have further instilled pride among the winners."

To the delight of the audience, Mr. Rahul Sharma, the popular Indian classical musician, rendered soulful music and began the show on a high note. This was followed by a welcome address from Mr. Sunil Lulla, CEO & MD, Times Television Network.

An exclusive coffee table book on the first edition of 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2010' was also unveiled by the three luminaries. As one by one the names of winners were announced in 15 different categories, they were thrilled to share the space with Mr. NR Narayana Murthy and Mr. BS Nagesh who felicitated them with Awards.

Leaders of Tomorrow 2011 are:

Manufacturing
Textile, apparels and accessories - CTA Apparels Pvt. Ltd.
Chemicals & Petrochemicals - Camlin Fine Chemicals Ltd.
Auto Components - Menon & Menon Ltd.
FMCG & Consumer Durables - Global Fragrances Pvt. Ltd.
Food & Agri Products - Tiku Ram Gum & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Engineering Products - RA Powergen Engineers Pvt. Ltd.
Pharmaceutical & Medical - Span Diagnostics Ltd.
Home Decor and Handicrafts - Dicitex Furnishings Ltd.
Electrical & Electronics - Tarini Infrastructure Ltd.

Services
Transport & Logistic - Sequel Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
IT/ITES-BPO/VAS - 4G Identity Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Travel & Hospitality - Highland Holiday Homes (Goa) Pvt. Ltd.
Healthcare & Biotech - Hosmac India Pvt. Ltd.

Special Recognition Award
Woman entrepreneur of the year – Ms. Ritu Singhal – Raglan Group
Company/SME of the Year - Tarini Infrastructure Ltd.

Apart from 13 main categories, there were two special Awards given to Ms. Ritu Singhal, Raglan Group, who was declared 'Woman Entrepreneur of the Year' and Mr. V. Chandrashekhar, Tarini Infrastructure Ltd. for 'MSME of the Year'.

The second edition of the Awards successfully climaxed with the stand-up act by Mr. Cyrus Broacha who had the audience intrigued with his witty comments.

The year's edition has set a high benchmark for the Awards next year. IndiaMART.com is geared up to nurture the enterprising spirit of India in the coming year too through these Awards.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

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Final Jury round for ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011 takes place.Jury Chairman Sam Pitroda & other eminent Jury members Prasoon Joshi, Shivinder Mohan Singh, Akhil Gupta, Gita Piramal, D K Jain, B S Nagesh meet pre-jury shortlisted candidates. Grand finale to salute India's best SMEs to take place in Mumbai on November 28, 2011. N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies, to grace Awards Ceremony as Chief Guest

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/21/2011 -- As the clock is ticking, enthusiastic Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are pulling up their socks to prove themselves as the best contender for the prestigious 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011'. Appreciating their persistent efforts and courage, the Grand Jury led by Jury Chairman Mr. Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, met with potential 'Leaders of Tomorrow' candidates in the final jury round held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in New Delhi.

The candidates, who were shortlisted during the pre-jury rounds in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore recently, gathered to have a rendezvous with the final jury members. In their quest to attract the eye-balls and appreciation of the eminent jury members for their hardships, the selected entrepreneurs presented their best credentials in their one-on-one meetings with the respective jury members.

Applauding the entrepreneurs for reaching this stage of the Awards, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We thank the distinguished and esteemed jury members for having pooled in their efforts to select the best of SMEs from the shortlisted contenders. We have now reached at that nerve-chilling stage where these winners will soon be announced in the award ceremony in Mumbai where Mr. Narayana Murthy's presence will take this initiative to a next level."

Mr. Sam Pitroda, motivated the entrepreneurs whom he met. Thirteen different award categories were divided amongst the esteemed jury members Mr. Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman, Mc Cann World Group India, Regional Creative Director – Asia Pacific, McCann Ericksson; Mr. Akhil Gupta, Deputy Group CEO & MD, Airtel Bharti enterprises; Mr. D K Jain, Chairman & President, Luxor Group; Ms. Gita Piramal, Chairman, BP Ergo Ltd.; Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, MD, Fortis Healthcare India and Mr. B S Nagesh, Vice Chairman, Shoppers Stop, along with Mr. Sam Pitroda himself. The jury members met the shortlisted nominees from these categories to select the potential winners. All the shortlisted nominees were excited to meet these industry stalwarts.

The selected best SMEs of 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011' will be unveiled at the grand finale in Mumbai on 28th November, 2011, where the entire nation will salute the spirit of entrepreneurship and the leaders who possess this spirit. Legendary N R Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies, will be the chief guest at this much awaited event. His sheer presence will be an inspiration for all the entrepreneurs to succeed ahead in their lives. The entire phenomenon, 'ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow, 2011', is expected to be a life changing experience for the SMEs.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Sam Pitroda leads the Jury as Chairman. Other eminent Jury members include Prasoon Joshi, Shivinder Mohan Singh, Akhil Gupta, Gita Piramal, DK Jain, BS Nagesh. Final jury round to be held on November 11, 2011 in New Delhi. Extravaganza awaits in Mumbai, which will felicitate MSMEs in 13 different categories.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/07/2011 -- When you combine best minds in the industry to a task, the outcome is expected to be extraordinary. With this belief, ET NOW – IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011, an initiative by IndiaMART.com and ET NOW, bring together renowned leaders from different industries in the country to form the Grand Jury ahead of the Awards Ceremony scheduled to take place on November 28, 2011 in Mumbai.

Jury Chairman Mr. Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations will be joined in by other eminent Jury Members – Mr. Prasoon Joshi, Executive Chairman, Mc Cann World Group India, Regional Creative Director – Asia Pacific, Mc Cann Ericsson; Mr. Akhil Gupta, Deputy Group CEO & MD, Airtel Bharti enterprises; Mr. DK Jain, Chairman & President, Luxor Group; Ms. Gita Piramal, Managing Editor, The Smart Manager magazine; Mr. Shivinder Mohan Singh, MD, Fortis Healthcare India and Mr. BS Nagesh, Vice Chairman, Shoppers Stop who will bring their expertise into play to select the Leaders of Tomorrow in the MSME space. The final selection round will take place on November 11, 2011 in New Delhi.

Expressing his gratitude to the Jury, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We are delighted to have the support of such exalted personalities for these Awards. Their wide and core experience would definitely shape futures of India's best MSMEs who will be selected by them. It would be quite an experience itself for those who have been shortlisted in pre-jury rounds to meet these stalwarts."

Moment of truth had arrived for the shortlisted MSMEs who were selected for the pre-jury rounds for 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011' held in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru recently. These rounds were embraced by an excited group of entrepreneurs who were present in great numbers led by their aspirations to get shortlisted.

Pre-jury round in New Delhi saw a panel consisting of Mr. Partha Sarathi Guhapatra, Vice President - Strategic Initiatives & Offset Prog, Wipro, Raja Balasubramnian, VP – Marketing, Mastercard, Mr. R. Rajesh, Independent Consultant and Mr. Aashish Sethi, Vice President & National Head – Partnership, Apollo Munich; in Mumbai the panel comprised of Mr. Naresh K Gupta, Vice President - Finance, Deutsche Bank, Mr. VP Kamath, COO, Wockhardt, Mr. Sunil Madhok, Director - Business Operations, Pfizer Ltd, Mr. Vipul Prajapati, Director, Citibank, Mr. Bharat Parwani, Sr. Director – BD, Sanofi Aventis and Bengaluru pre-jury had Ms. Snigdha Rao, Partner, VenturEast, Mr. Rahul Raghavan, Partner, VenturEast, Mr. Indranil Chowdhury from Volvo.

The MSMEs shortlisted in these pre-jury rounds will meet the Grand Jury in the final round on November 11, 2011. The final names of winners will be disclosed at the felicitation ceremony which is expected to generate double the excitement and zeal as compared to last year's Awards function.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/17/2011 -- fter receiving more than 50,000 nominations from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the country for the most-awaited event of the year, 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011', IndiaMART.com along with ET NOW are all set to kick start the pre-jury rounds in New Delhi (October 29, 2011), Mumbai (October 30, 2011) and Bengaluru (October 31, 2011). Top 10 nominees in each of 13 categories will emerge from these pre-jury rounds. Post this, most-promising MSMEs will be chosen in the final jury round, expected to take place on November 11, 2011 in New Delhi.

Speaking about the selection process, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "The massive response from MSMEs across the nation highlights that they are gung-ho about the Awards. With pre-jury rounds about to begin, we too are curious to see who would emerge victorious in the end as these are some of the brightest MSMEs in the country. We wish them the best."

Ernst & Young, as a process advisor, has shortlisted top 70 in each category out of which top 20 will appear for pre-jury round. The pre-jury will then assess these entries and select top 10 in each category for the final jury round. Post this, the grand jury will meet these successful MSMEs and choose the winners amongst them whose names will be disclosed at the felicitation ceremony slated to be held on 28th November, 2011 at Intercontinental The Lalit, Mumbai. Names of the jury members (pre-jury & grand jury) will be shared soon.

Alongside the selection process, the Leaders of Tomorrow show on ET NOW continues to showcase stories of MSMEs' entrepreneurial excellence. It has had 19 episodes so far.

Last year, the Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi on 4th December, 2011 where the Hon'ble Union Minister for Home Affairs Mr. P. Chidambaram graced the event as the Chief Guest honouring MSMEs from various industries. The huge success witnessed last year raises the bar for excellence for this year Awards. Receiving almost double the nominations as compared to last year certainly gives a promising start to the end of another great year for MSMEs.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ offices in the country. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

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Launches first-of-its-kind 'Win Big' contest inviting ideas to develop a TV commercial. Winning script entitled to a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh. Last date for submission of entries is October 23, 2011. TVC to be a part of IndiaMART.com's next brand campaign early next year

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) --10/04/2011 -- IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, is known for its out-of-the-box initiatives and ideas. In its first-of-its-kind campaign, IndiaMART.com has decided to bring in participation from all quarters for its first ever Television commercial (TVC). Inviting creatives for the same, IndiaMART.com has launched a 'Win Big' contest in search of the best idea for TVC. The winner of this contest will be entitled for a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh. Apart from this, top 10 shortlisted scripts will also receive exciting prizes. This TVC will be launched nationally as part of the company's 360 degree brand campaign early next year.

Announcing the launch of this unique initiative, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We believe hosting a contest for our new TVC will be the best way to access fresh and creative concepts from talented individuals. We are optimistic of this entire exercise and hope to engage as many participants as possible. We also hope that through this contest we will be able to zero down on that winning script that will hit the TV screens next year. "

Through this contest, the company is looking for a creative meant for an ad film (TVC) that focuses on brand IndiaMART. The creative needs to make a connect (humorous or emotional) with our audience/clients (small and medium enterprise). Some of the parameters that need to be adhered to by the participants are – duration of the script should not be more than 30 seconds, language of the script can be a mix of Hindi and English or Hindi only, the entries should also contain tag line which best signifies the line of business IndiaMART.com is into. Moreover, the key highlight of the contest is that it is open to one and all and is not restricted to 'one script for one person'. Anyone who is brimming with ideas and has more than one script to share can send in as many entries as he/she likes. In past we have had our TVCs for shows like 'Emerging Business Forum with Zee Business', 'We the SME with NDTV Profit' and 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Show with ET NOW'. This is for the first time a TVC will be launched as a part of our brand campaign.

The contest promises to give away some amazing prizes for those who make it to Top 10. Incase none of the shortlisted scripts make it to the television, then Rs. 1 lakh shall be divided equally amongst the Top 10. The last date of submission is slated to be October 23, 2011. For more details about the contest, follow us on facebook http://on.fb.me/IndiaMARTcommercial. Interested individuals can mail their ideas to nitin.joshi@indiamart.com or call 9891324325 for any query.

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 4500 employees located across 90+ 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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Slated to close on 31st August, 2011. Ernst & Young to begin screening process from September 2011. Certificate of participation to be given away to all nominees

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/16/2011 -- Symbolizing aspirations of millions of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), ET NOW-IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011, a joint initiative of IndiaMART.com and ET NOW, are close to support leadership within this community yet again. The Awards have received a huge response from all quarters with nominations standing at over 30000 so far. The race to make it big through these Awards gets fierce as the last date for registration, August 31, 2011, inches closer. The critical task of screening all the nominations will rest on Ernst & Young, which is the process validation partner for the Awards. It is set to begin the selection process from September 2011.

Commenting on such a remarkable response to the Awards, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We are driven by our commitment to serve interests of MSMEs and Leaders of Tomorrow Awards are a reflection of the same. I am delighted to see the response towards these Awards from across the country and am sure that this last leg for registration will see MSMEs come forward actively and nominate their companies."

"Small and Medium organizations with their enterprise, innovation and resilience have become the true growth agents of India. We are delighted with the overwhelming response to the "Leaders of Tomorrow Awards" entries and are confident that many others would be nominating themselves before the closing date," said Mr. Sunil Lulla, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Times Television Network.

So far, MSMEs from cities such as Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Coimbatore, et al have shown much enthusiasm to nominate for IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2011. In recognition of their achievement, a certificate of participation will be presented to the nominees who registered for the Awards.

ET NOW has been highlighting growth stories of unknown MSMEs, which have nominated for the Awards, in the show Leaders of Tomorrow. It continues to successfully showcase entrepreneurial successes from several clusters such as Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bangalore, Surat, Ahmedabad, Tirupur, Ludhiana, Delhi/NCR, Kolkata, among others. This clearly shows the immense reach, from north to south and east to west, that the Awards have been able to achieve.

Number of nominations continues to rise as the last date August 31 nears. MSMEs which have yet not registered for the Awards, can file in their nominations at leaders.economictimes.com. After nominations close, Ernst & Young will shortlist the nominees and share the list with the Jury for final selection in 13 different categories.

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 4000 employees located across 75 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.

For more information, please visit:http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html & www.leaders.economictimes.com

About ET NOW
India's most credible business channel, ET NOW, helps you make money every day, by providing breaking news that impacts the market, trading strategies, cutting edge analysis and in-depth interviews. ET NOW is supported by the unmatched resources and expertise of The Economic Times, India's leading business daily

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IndiaMART.com & IAMAI join hands to organise 4th Conference on ICT for SMEs. This year's theme to focus on "Taking SMEs to the Cloud: Pay as you need". Exhibit inherent power of cloud in streamlining business operations of SMEs. Assist in drawing up simple strategies for SMEs to digitize

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/31/2011 -- Until a few years back, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) were reluctant to adopt emerging technologies. With persistent efforts from IndiaMART.com and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), a major shift has been witnessed with these enterprises starting to leverage ICT for their businesses. Taking this commitment to a next level, IndiaMART.com and IAMAI have decided to come together for "4th Conference on ICT for SMEs".

Cloud Computing is being touted as a next big wave to hit Indian SMEs. This forms the basis of this year's conference whose theme is "Taking SMEs to the Cloud - Pay as you need". The conference, to be held on July 29, 2011 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, will help SMEs understand the benefits of cloud for their businesses. Experts such as Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com; Mr. Rajiv Sodhi, Head- Online Business, Microsoft India; Mr. Shyaam Sunder, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ramco Systems; Mr. Brijesh Agrawal, COO, IndiaMART.com; Mr. Laveesh Bhandari, Founder Director, Indicus Analytics; Mr. Aakash Goel, Associate, Sequoia Capital; Mr. Sanjay Diwan, Vice President Marketing, IMI Mobile; Mr. Rohit Gupta, VP & Head – Wireless, Tata Teleservices Ltd will share their expertise and experience, detailing on simple ICT strategies which SMEs can adopt and use.

Professing his support to take SMEs to cloud, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "Cloud computing has enabled an environment which makes SMEs free from data storage hassles and IT infrastructure management. This allows them to focus on their core businesses instead. Through this conference with IAMAI, we aim to provide a means to SMEs to be a part of this big change."

Sharing a perspective on the event, IAMAI President Dr. Subho Ray, said, "We are delighted to partner with IndiaMART.com for the fourth time in a row for this conference as it proactively brings SMEs one step closer to ICT usage. This year, the conference will introduce SMEs to the cloud-based technology meant to streamline their business operations and pave way for their growth.

The conference will focus on the growing cloud computing market in India and throw light on how SMEs can be benefited by leveraging its services, and bring down overall operating cost and improve business efficiency. The entire conference is segmented into four different sessions that will cover topics such as 'Patterns of Adoption and use of ICT by SMEs', 'Technology and Infrastructure for the Growth of SME', 'ICT enabled SME's in Developing Countries & Financial Needs' and 'Moving to Mobile: Simple Strategies for Small and Medium Businesses to Digitize'. It will also elaborate on the constraints faced by SMEs in developing countries in implementing ICT, role of banks in driving ICT adoption, brand building for SMEs, devising business models to ensure success in using ICT, among many others.

The 'Free for SMEs' conference held last year by IndiaMART.com and IAMAI saw more than 500 SMEs from various industries gather for the event. It proved to be an interactive and engaging session that helped SMEs in better comprehending the services offered by ICT tools.

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 4000 employees located across 75 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

About IAMAI
The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a not-for-profit industry body registered under the Societies Act, 1896. Its mandate is to expand and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors. It is dedicated to presenting a unified voice of the businesses it represents to the government, investors, consumers and other stakeholders. The association addresses the issues, concerns and challenges of the Internet and Mobile economy and takes a leading role in its development.

Media Contacts

Pawandeep Kaur
Manager - Corporate Communication
T: +(91)-(120)-3997600
F: +(91) 0120-3997666
E: corpcomm@indiamart.com

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/11/2011 -- With the objective of serving the numerous emerging needs of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, has entered into news segment with its media initiative of SME NEWS portal (http://news.indiamart.com/). IndiaMART.com backed SME news site is a rich pool of information that will give access to latest developments and updated information across various industry verticals. This will be useful for small enterprises specifically looking to keep their businesses abreast with upcoming and latest trends in different markets.

Commenting on this, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "We realised that there is a dire need to disseminate SME relevant information for which SMEs need a proper channel and platform to make available that information. Also, there are thousands of SME relevant news items pouring in on day-to-day basis which can be of foremost importance to an SME for their businesses."

-IndiaMART.com to provide SME focused news on various industry related developments

-Aims to assist small businesses in being part of major happenings in the market

IndiaMART SME NEWS portal will feature more than 40 industry categories and segments (http://news.indiamart.com/industry-news.html) and over 26 cities (http://news.indiamart.com/city-news.html) that will fetch news relevant to the SME sector. This will include news such as notifications by MSME ministry, circulars that government of India releases, time-to-time amendments on various policies undertaken and much more. The portal will also look to provide competitive edge to businesses and give them visibility through sector-specific advancements, SME related events, press releases, etc. IndiaMART SME NEWS portal is an effort to bring current information on the doorstep of small businesses that will be available to them at one place.

IndiaMART.com undertook this initiative as it realised the need to tap the huge potential that the internet brought forward in the form of widespread news content available online for SMEs. The portal is an endeavour to reach out to a vast base of SMEs and enhance their online experience.

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 4000 employees located across 75 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.

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/10/2011 -- IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, announced today that more than 4,000 of its employees, located across 75 offices within the country, have recently started using Google Apps for Business as their primary messaging and collaboration suite.

Google Apps for Business is a web-based suite of messaging and collaboration applications, that includes Gmail, Google Calendar, and integrated IM, as well as Google Docs and Google Sites, Google's word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and website creation tools.

Dinesh Agarwal, CEO – IndiaMART.com, said, "At IndiaMART.com, we have always been proactive in adopting new technologies for seamless business operations. It is this outlook that prompted us to utilise Google Apps, which promises better infrastructure and management than what is ordinarily possible with on-premise solutions, while serving millions of users simultaneously. Google has created a wonderful suite of applications that tend to help organisations save time, money and resources. We are optimistic that these innovative apps would definitely trigger many organisations like us to move on to cloud."

"We are pleased to have IndiaMART.com join the Google Apps family here in India," said Pradeep Agarwal, Country Head, Google Enterprise in India. "They serve as a great example of how organizations are able use cloud-based messaging and collaboration tools to connect their employees, customers and business partners in various offices and cities for enhanced productivity and better decision making."

The migration to Google Apps for Business allows IndiaMART.com to move its employees onto one common email platform. The company is also in the process of rolling out collaboration tools such as Google Docs, which allow employees to share files and collaborate in real-time, keeping versions organized and available wherever and whenever they work.

IndiaMART.com plans to transition other custom on-premise apps to the cloud using Google App Engine in future.

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 4000 employees located across 75 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.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/corporate/press-section.html

About Google Inc.
Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Media Contacts
Pawandeep Kaur
Manager - PR
IndiaMART.com
T: +91-120-3911000
F: +91-120-2424943
E: pr@IndiaMART.com

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Aims to bring more business from global markets to small & medium businesses Provides users of my.indiamart.com with unique service to advertise unlimited products online free of cost

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/05/2011 -- Developing a system to better service Indian Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) and lead them to global markets, IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, has enabled its registered members with an effective effective platform my.indiamart.com where members can advertise and showcase unlimited products online and free of cost. Increasing number of products online provides better visibility to SMBs who can then be approached by buyers from across the globe more easily. With this, IndiaMART.com aims to act as a focused online business promotions platform, assisting SMBs in generating relevant business enquiries.

Commenting on this, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "Undeniably SMBs need a means through which they can give a voice to their company. With this initiative, we are looking to become that voice for them. I am positive that this endeavour will help increase growth prospects for the small and medium businesses in the country."

Around 3 lacs active users (monthly) availed this service who uploaded their products in their own space at my.indiamart.com which have helped them generate quality business enquiries. The platform allows IndiaMART members to manage their profiles by deleting, adding or editing the products anytime anywhere. Moreover, it gives the option to include additional keywords for the products which ensures higher visibility on the web and search engines. This allows better visibility and makes it easier to be located specific to the industry.

IndiaMART.com has always come up with services that have added value to small businesses and this is another way of creating an interactive platform for the SMEs.

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 4000 employees located across 75 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.

Media Contacts
Pawandeep Kaur
Manager - PR
T: +91-120-3911000
F: +91-120-2424943
E: pr@IndiaMART.com

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Awardees bring laurels to the SME community. First edition of the Awards attains grand success

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/13/2010 -- The stars of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) fraternity experienced their moment of glory when they were declared 'Leaders of Tomorrow' at an Awards Ceremony on December 3, 2010. Filled with pride and enthusiasm, they received the coveted Awards from Honourable Union Minister for Home Affairs Mr. P. Chidambaram at IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards Ceremony organised by IndiaMART.com with ET NOW. It brought together the biggest names from the Indian business and SME community under the same roof.

Proud of the success of the initiative, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com, said, "I am pleased to see the 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2010' end on such a high note this year. With extraordinary conviction, these winners have put their blood and sweat to nurture an idea, and set up successful ventures.

The Awards salute their spirit to chase their dreams."

On being adjudged Leader of Tomorrow (IT/ ITES/ Telecom) and also Company of the Year, Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Managing Director, One97 Communications Limited was ecstatic to receive the two Awards. He said, "This is a great honour for One97 to be awarded 'Company of the year'. It shows true commitment of our team and customers' trust in us. I am sure this motivates us a lot and we commit to great heights for future. Thanks to Jury and I look forward to receiving similar support of everyone in the future also."

Epitomising woman power at the Awards, Woman Leader of Tomorrow Ms. Lalitha Rao Sahib, Managing Director, Nuthatch Nutricare Technologies Pvt Ltd said, "It gives me great pleasure to receive 'Leaders of Tomorrow Award' for the year 2010 in Woman Leader of Tomorrow category for the SME segment. Next to agriculture, Small and Medium entrepreneurs are providing the largest employment and are the back bone of economy, but the government's support to SME's are not up to mark and one has to struggle a lot to exist and grow, using all the skills one has. I thank ET NOW and IndiaMART.com for this Award, which not only will go a long way in our business career but also will boost many young entrepreneurs like me to bring out the skills they have, to make our country's economy strong."

Another proud Leader of Tomorrow (Engineering Products), Mr. Kiran Patil, CEO & Director, Ducon Technologies Private Limited, commented, "This award is a platform to showcase the company's product line in the industry. It will enhance our corporate brand. It will improve the marketing impact and increase confidence both with our suppliers and the customers. With this award, we are encouraged to perform better and achieve many more recognition and make our company as the most respectable one in India."

With the plans to add more categories, more nominations, et al in the year 2011, IndiaMART.com is all geared up towards unleashing SMEs potential and inspire the generation to take challenges and turn the seemingly impossible into possible.

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996 by Mr. Dinesh Agarwal (CEO), the company has a pan-India presence in over 100 cities. With over 2400 employees located across 55 offices in the country, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value- added products and services to its 1 million registered members and nearly 5 million global buyers across various industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years and has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc for its pioneering role in promoting SME business in the country. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section & http://www.leaders.economictimes.com

About ET NOW
ET NOW, leverages the power of 'Brand ET' which has a five decade old heritage. ET NOW brings complete perspective to news with the most influential business minds, the biggest global voices bringing the global perspective. ET NOW is taking giant strides towards leadership, and with specific focus on news and analysis the channel is poised to become synonymous with Corporates and real time investors.

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/20/2010 -- Aspiring to enable the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) harness the power of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), India's largest online B2B marketplace, IndiaMART.com,joins hands with Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)to present a first-of-its-kind conference 'Free for SMEs'which would lay thrust on cost-effective ICT applications and services. For the first time ever, a conference would enable exchange of ideas over various ICT solutions that are available freely but yet not leveraged by SMEs. These specialized ICT solutions can ease and streamline different aspects of SME business viz. Accounting, Human Resource, Business Communications, Sales & Marketing, among others. In its second year, the pacesetting conference is slated to be held on 6th July, 2010 in New Delhi.

Emphasizing on the urgent need to make SMEs aware of the ICT solutions, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com,said, "Convergence of Information and Communication Technology has catalyzed business opportunities across geographies. However, Indian SMEs are still to leverage the benefits of ICT. We, at IndiaMART.com, have always been professing the growing need of technology usage by the SMEs in order to eliminate the barriers of distance, time and cost, etc. I am certain that this conference would provide an insight to the SMEs who would be able to explore the ICT world and dig out cost-effective solutions. These would not only help them manage their day-to-day operations efficiently but also grow their business immensely and boost profits. We certainly cherish our association with IAMAI for this conference."

IAMAI, the nodal body of India's Internet and mobile industry, has also been playing a role of a benefactor for the SMEs in the segment. Sharing a perspective on 'Free for SMEs', IAMAI President Dr. Subho Ray, said, "This conference is an outcome of a well-thought of strategy to benefit the entire SME sector and their business functions across the value chain. Given the fact that ICT usage by the SMEs is still at a nascent stage in India, it becomes pivotal to host such a platform to create awareness amongst the SMEs about the readily available low-cost ICT tools and services. We are delighted to partner with IndiaMART.com for the conference and together aim to spur growth in the sector through such initiatives."

Providing his insight on the potential of ICT for SMEs' business functions especially Marketing, Mr. Arun Tyagi, General Manager – Marketing, IndiaMART.com, said, "Until recently, majority of SMEs were unaware of the advantages of ICT tools. In this conference, the focus would be to unlock the power of an Internet-enabled computer for the SMEs. It would further enable them to establish their marketing efforts through a digital presence for free or at a minimal cost."

ICT usage is imperative for seamless business operations. Thus, the 'Free for SMEs' conference would elaborate on the ICT applications and tools which are economical and effective for different business divisions, resulting into higher efficiency and productivity of SMEs. The conference would have eminent speakers including thought leaders, entrepreneurs, etc. deliberate on the subject.

IAMAI has started an aggressive drive to recruit start-ups as members. It is a part of their long-term strategy to include all stake-holders in the digital space such as telecom operators, venture funds, ISPs in addition to its existing constituency of online and mobile value added services companies within its ambit.

IndiaMART.com and IAMAI had organized this first-of-its-kind conference 'ICT for SMEs' last year as well to focus on technology-driven growth avenues for the SME sector. The hugely successful conference was attended by over 300 stakeholders from the ICT and SME sector. The distinguished guests had applauded the conference for the thoughtful theme selection and fillip intended for the SMEs through the same. This year too, the conference shall synergise ways for SMEs to reach out to a larger base of buyers while running their business functions optimally.

-To organize conference on 'Free for SMEs' in association with IAMAI

-First-of-its-kind exchange of ideas on free and low-cost ICT solutions for SMEs

-Aimed at enhancing efficiency & productivity of small businesses

-Focus on unlocking potential of Internet-enabled computer for SMEs

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a presence in over 100 cities pan-India. With approximately 1000 employees, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to over 500,000 members and over 5 million global buyers across industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years including Red Herring 100 Asia & Emerging India and the company has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section/

About IAMAI
The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is a not-for-profit industry body registered under the Societies Act, 1896. Its mandate is to expand and enhance the online and mobile value added services sectors. It is dedicated to presenting a unified voice of the businesses it represents to the government, investors, consumers and other stakeholders. The association addresses the issues, concerns and challenges of the Internet and Mobile economy and takes a leading role in its development.

For more information, please visit: http://www.iamai.in

Media Contacts:

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Arun Tyagi
Marketing & PR
Mobile: +91-9711003832
Tel: +91-120-3911000
Email: pr@indiamart.com

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)

Kalyan Biswas
Mobile: +91-9971768811
Tel: +91-11-46570328
E-mail: kalyan@iamai.in

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* Exclusive 'Video Profile' facility to plug buyer-supplier trust gap

Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/09/2010 -- With buyers based in remote locations, accessing prospective supplier's credentials has so far been a daunting task. However, to bridge this trust gap, IndiaMART.com, India's leading online B2B marketplace, has recently launched an exclusive facility - 'Video Profile' for suppliers. This service will provide the buyers with a first-hand experience of viewing the suppliers' office, product range, overall infrastructure and manufacturing processes, in a short video uploaded on the latter's website.

Commenting on the exclusive service, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com said, "Based on the premises that globally many buyers are apprehensive to do transactions with small businesses due to non-verification of their background and qualification, we are proud to bring out the service 'Video Profiles' which provides an optimal solution to this quandary. The buyers will now be able to derive satisfaction about the suppliers through a thorough look at their credentials presented in the videos. And, in turn, suppliers too would be able to add credibility to their profiles."

He added, "I am sure that this facility will cement global faith in the Indian SME cluster and foster a good rapport between the suppliers and buyers."

A 'Video Profile' is a free-of-cost service for IndiaMART.com suppliers where they can get a short video uploaded on their websites, making it easily accessible for the buyers. This video, of duration one to two minutes, can showcase their office premises, work atmosphere, product range, overall infrastructure, manufacturing processes, etc.

IndiaMART.com always strives to provide breakthrough services and value added offers to its clients. Recently, the company launched Business Offers, a bouquet of exclusive services at discounted rates for its members and FREE Tenders at http://tenders.indiamart.com/, a highly acclaimed service, which is not available anywhere else.

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a pan-India presence in over 100 cities. With approximately 1500 employees located across 39 offices in the country, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to its 700,000 registered members and nearly 5 million global buyers across various industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years and has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc for its pioneering role in promoting SME business in the country. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section/

Media Contacts

IndiaMART.com
Arun Tyagi
Marketing & PR
M: +91-9711003832
T: +91-120-3911000
F: +91-120-2424943
E: pr@indiamart.com

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Noida, Uttar Pradesh -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/06/2010 -- IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, has decided to sponsor the ACMEE 2010 (Auto Components and Machine Tools Engineering Exhibition) with an aim to synergise B2B matchmaking. The exclusive trade forum, to be organized by AIEMA Technology Centre in Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai from June 17 - 21, 2010, seeks to provide better exposure to companies, especially SMEs, in the industrial sector, with over 240 verified suppliers already registered with the exhibition. Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, IndiaMART.com will grace the event with his esteemed presence as the distinguished Guest of Honor.

Commenting on the association, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal said, "India is a burgeoning global manufacturing market boasting of exquisite and economical products, quality processes and sought-after capital engineering. Riding on this, ACMEE, one of the pioneering industrial exhibitions in the country, provides an ideal forum for exploring business potentiality besides networking and an opportunity to exchange varied product information and technical details. We, at IndiaMART.com, believe this is synonymous with our objective. Thus, we are delighted to be the proud sponsors of the coveted event."

He added, "We had associated with ACMEE 2008 as well when the event registered business transactions worth Rs. 250 million. This year too, we are anticipating a huge influx of global buyers and sellers in the fair. We wish ACMEE 2010 a great success and hope that it exhorts the business aspects of the Indian SMEs."

Slated to be the biggest automobile and mechanical tools trade fair, ACMEE 2010 is the nineth in the biennial series. The event will see exhibitors display an array of products such as Automotive Components, Entire range of Auto Components/ Parts & Supplies, Hydraulics & Pneumatics Systems, Instrumentation & Controls, Automobile and allied services comprising auto components, et al. Moreover, the approval by the Trade Promotion Organization will allow the event to capitalize on the duty free import and exhibition of products which are otherwise subject to custom's rule and regulations.

Besides pioneering online promotions for SMEs, IndiaMART.com has been instrumental in catalyzing B2B matchmaking through these leading sponsored and non-sponsored events. In last two years, IndiaMART.com has partnered with prestigious forums such as IndiaMART AMTEX, IndiaMART UMEX, IndiaMART IMEX, IndiaMART Sign Show, IndiaMART Food & Technology Expo, IndiaMART ACMEE, IndiaMART HITEX International Machine Tool Expo 2009 etc.

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a pan-India presence in over 100 cities. With approximately 1200 employees located across 31 offices in the country, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to its 700,000 registered members and nearly 5 million global buyers across various industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years and has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc for its pioneering role in promoting SME business in the country.

Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section/

Media Contacts

IndiaMART.com
Arun Tyagi
Marketing & PR
M: +91-9711003832
T: +91-120-3911000
F: +91-120-2424943
E: pr@indiamart.com

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First time association with a public initiative of such large scale. Associating with “Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna” (MDMY), is among the biggest CSR initiatives by IndiaMART.com, for a noble cause like cleaning up Yamuna.

New Delhi, India -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/18/2010 -- As a responsible corporate citizen performing its corporate and social obligations at the highest level, IndiaMART.com, the country's largest online B2B marketplace, is supporting the 'Meri Delhi Meri Yamuna' (MDMY) initiative – the largest public initiative to clean up the Yamuna and restore it to its past glory, before the Commonwealth Games.

MDMY started as an initiative of The Art of Living, but it's now a full blown Citizen's Action Plan. Dozens of NGOs and Companies have already joined as Partners.

Yamuna is immensely important for the economic, ecological and basic needs of the region and its people. Sadly, over the years, it has become one of the most endangered waterways in India. More than half of 3.6 billion tonnes of sewerage produced in Delhi everyday flows into Yamuna untreated. And we are dependent on Yamuna for more than 60% of the water needed by the Delhi region. Numerous attempts have been made but with little success, and doubt still persists about what will happen in future. The Centre for Science and Environment, which regularly monitors the quality of Yamuna water, maintains that between 75% to 80% of the river's pollution is the result of raw untreated sewage. Yamuna's frothy brew has become so glaring that it can be viewed on Google Earth.

Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO of IndiaMART.com expressing his views on this significant initiative said, "Almost all great cities and civilizations across the world are nestled around great rivers be it Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, New York or London. Delhi citizens too have a great river, but sadly we have stopped caring for it. It's time we show our pride in this national treasure before we loose it forever. We at IndiaMART.com are proud to play our part with the best of our abilities to help clean Yamuna, but a sustained support for a longer period of time will be required from every quarter, before we realize this dream."

The MDMY's other CSR partners include, Times of India, Star News, Phillips, SBI, Bajaj Allianz, Indraprastha Gas Limited, The UNESCO, World Bank, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) have pledged their support for this hugely ambitious initiative. IndiaMART.com on its part is promoting the initiative across its network, and its management and employees are taking part in this clean-up drive as well.

The Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna (MDMY) citizen initiative is being formally launched on 16th March, 2010, 7 pm onwards at Purana Qila in Delhi by his holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, where the citizens and leaders from all walks of life would be present to mark the occasion. A massive cleaning drive was also undertaken on March 14th on the Yamuna bank, which will be followed a series of such steps.

The aim of MDMY is "Sparkling Yamuna Shining Delhi". Surely, the revival of Yamuna will mean a protection of our heritage and the currently endangered bio-diversity of the eco-system, and will also be a huge contributor for tourism, a healthier and sustainable urban environment and a restoration of critical water resource.

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a pan-India presence in over 100 cities . With approximately 1200 employees located across 31 offices in the country, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to its 700,000 registered members and nearly 5 million global buyers across various industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years and has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc for its pioneering role in promoting SME business in the country.

Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section/

Media Contacts

IndiaMART.com
Arun Tyagi
Marketing & PR
M: +91-9711003832
T: +91-120-3911000
F: +91-120-2424943
E: pr@indiamart.com

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Transparency and smooth processes help achieve sustainability. Success-driven management is a prerequisite for SMEs to turn corporate. Good ratings enhance credibility and bring better prospects.

New Delhi, Delhi -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/15/2009 -- Taking a business from a one-man property to a corporate-type enterprise in India is no mean task. And for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), this journey of growth is all the more difficult, given the resource crunch and technology challenges. Dwelling upon the issue, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and IndiaMART.com organized the Envisioning the Wired SME conference, at the Sheraton, Saket, in New Delhi, recently.

Touching upon the right time to scale, Mr. Harish Gandhi, Executive Director, Canaan Partners, advised young entrepreneurs to critically analyze their businesses. "SMEs in India operate under a risky market ecosystem. Businesses differ in their micro-environments, risk-taking ability, size, and scale. With new businesses opening up every day the world over, establishing yourself as a credible player in the market is one of the biggest issues for SMEs. To sustain in the market, have your processes right and keep transactions transparent," he said.

Besides the market scenario, management and training is one area that plays a major role in taking a business to new heights. Addressing the issue, Mr. H. K. Mittal, Advisor and Head, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, elaborated on entrepreneurship development institutes and incubation centers and the benefits (such as service tax exemptions) that such institutions provide to SMEs. As regards to why SMEs in India do not grow, Mr. Mittal said, "Complacency and managerial handicap prevent SMEs from growing big. The aim of becoming self-sufficient and the fear of losing control have been ailing the sector for long, which need to be changed."

Representing the rating agency ICRA Online Ltd. on the panel, Mr. Rajesh Dubey, Executive Director, SME Ratings, talked at length on the connection between good ratings and scaling up, explaining why some SMEs fail to achieve make their mark. Scalability as regards to rating is seen in the light of whether a growing company can sustain its growth.

Promising companies with future vision and good ratings can jump the ladder and reach at a higher pedestal. Management bandwidth and business structuring also play an important role in how rating agencies rate a company, he said.

From producing inverters and UPS to rising to solar software and fuel cells exports, the success story of Mr. Kunwer Sachdev, Managing Director, Su-Kam, is an inspiration for many. Growing up from catering inverters to domestic markets, today the company exports inverters to developing nations in Africa and Middle East. Sharing his views on scaling up, Mr. Sachdev said, "Courage and conviction are the key players in making that significant difference to your business. Businesses have their ups and downs. What matters is your creativity, your passion to succeed, and your hard work."

With six sessions touching every issue of the SME sector, right from domestic market, to marketing, to technology adoption, to growth, the conference provided an all-encompassing information exchange platform for entrepreneurs, CEOs, trade associations, government departments, educational institutions, and rating agencies from across India.

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a presence in over 100 cities pan-India. With approximately 1000 employees, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to over 500,000 members and over 5 million global buyers across industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years including Red Herring 100 Asia & Emerging India and the company has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section/

Media Contacts

IndiaMART.com

Arun Tyagi
Marketing & PR
M: +91-9711003832
T: +91-120-3911000
F: +91-120-2424943
E: pr@indiamart.com

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*Capturing markets through print and digital media. *Customer relationship management as the new success mantra. *Trio of rapport building, competitive pricing, and social networking for effective marketing.

New Delhi, India -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/06/2009 -- With media becoming expensive by the day, devising a low-cost marketing strategy that is high on technology is becoming increasingly tough for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). For a closer look at the issue, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and IndiaMART.com organized 'Envisioning the Wired SME conference', at the Sheraton, Saket, in New Delhi, on Saturday, November 28th.

Run on tight budgets, splurging money on promotion is a pricey affair for small-scale industries. Deliberating on How to market cost effectively and get more customers, Mr. Sidharth Gupta, CEO, GETIT Infoservices, highlighted the three Ps in choosing the right kind of media: presence, performance, and permanence of the media. Although every business has specific customer base and media channels, an effective mix of both print and digital media can ensure better visibility in the markets, he stated.

Youngest on the panel, Mr. Brijesh Agrawal, COO, IndiaMART.com, had some time-tested marketing strategies to offer. Citing the case study of his own company as an example of scaling up using low-cost, effective media channels, Mr. Agrawal said, "Young entrepreneurs and SMEs operating in the B2B mode should work out a balanced recipe of traditional marketing and online strategies and concentrate on building customer relationships. Discounts and package deals can go a long way in attracting customers as they offer something more than the expected, he added while discussing the ways to draw more sales."

Taking a leaf out from his own experiences in starting up, Mr. Harish Bahl, CEO, SITG, addressed the importance of adapting to new technologies of online marketing. Low on cost and time, social networking through Facebook and Twitter and Blogging can help SMEs in reaching out to global platforms. The key is to focus on your customers' need and create unique, customized solutions for them, he added.

Effective marketing means mass communication. And what better than trade shows, opined Mr. Prem Behl, CMD, Exhibitions India Group. Contrary to traditional beliefs, trade shows can be zero-cost affair too; even as a visitor, you can generate good business prospects. By identifying prospective clients from traders directories, attending technology-centric fairs, gaining expert opinions from seminars, and doing a little bit of word-of-mouth marketing, one can easily establish good business contacts, without costing a dime, he added while commenting on how trade fairs are getting out of the reach of SMEs.

The event, chaired by Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder, Naukri.com, provided insightful views on the art of smart marketing by leveraging technology and the Internet.

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a presence in over 100 cities pan-India. With approximately 1000 employees, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to over 500,000 members and over 5 million global buyers across industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years including Red Herring 100 Asia & Emerging India and the company has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

For more information, please visit: http://www.indiamart.com/press-section/

Media Contact:

IndiaMART.com

Arun Tyagi
Marketing and PR
M: + 91-9711003832
T: + 91-120-3911000
F: + 91-120-2424943
E: pr@indiamart.com

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*Learning lessons from recession important for future upswing. *SMEs should graduate from growth by default to growth by design. *SME Credit rating can act as bridge between SMEs and lending institutions.

New Delhi, India -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/05/2009 -- The issue of raising a robust tech-aligned SME in India came in for intensive discussion at the "Envisioning the Wired SME" conference, organized by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and IndiaMART.com, at the Sheraton, Saket, in New Delhi on Saturday.

Discussing the issue of propelling the growth of SMEs in a focused session, Mr. Rakesh Rewari, Deputy Managing Director, SIDBI, who also chaired the session, noted, "Despite the recession, the Indian SME has been able to produce winners in the midst of a global slowdown, because they largely do not have any capital expenditure or big buck spends." Exhorting SMEs to learn from their showing in the past two years and prepare for the post-recession upswing, Rewari said, "Product diversification and tapping the overseas market will always allow an SME to sustain its value and grow faster." Panelists for the session included Praful Jain, Head, Enterprise Practice, Markets, KPMG, R. Ganesh, Deputy General Manager, ICICI Bank and Parag Patki, CEO, SME Rating Agency of India.

Addressing the importance of growth, at a time many SMEs have managed to make a standing for themselves in the market, Praful Jain, Head, Enterprise Practice, Markets, KPMG, emphasized on the criticality of courage and conviction and a dire need to innovate, which would go a long way in overcoming resource crunch, something that plagues almost every SME. "With a problem-solving approach, if SMEs can use their existing resources judiciously, there is a conscious effort required to convert growth by default into growth by design. That will become a pillar for its growth."

Addressing the need gap of SMEs' needing small funding, R. Ganesh, Deputy General Manager of ICICI Bank, underlined the bank's commitment to SMEs, which gets addressed by a separate dedicated SME unit, which addresses the needs of SMEs, which are not big enough to attract the attention of venture capital funds or angel investors. Asking SMEs to become more transparent and accountable for better credit support, Ganesh said, "There are limitations. Banks are extremely conscious about an SME's transaction history, and that is where most SMEs cannot sail through."

Parag Palki, CEO, SME Rating Agency of India, outlined the gradually increasing significance of a credit rating regime, which helps SMEs liaise with banks and funding agencies, by proving their credentials. "The mission is to act as a bridge between SMEs and lending institutions. A good rating will automatically aid and support an SME's growth story."

About IndiaMART.com
IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a presence in over 100 cities pan-India. With approximately 1000 employees, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to over 500,000 members and over 5 million global buyers across industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years including Red Herring 100 Asia & Emerging India and the company has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group.

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Media Contact:

IndiaMART.com
Arun Tyagi
Marketing and PR
M: + 91 - 9711003832
T : + 91 - 120 - 3911000
F : + 91 - 120 - 2424943
E : pr@indiamart.com

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