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Started by : Sujatha srivastava, Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney   03 29 2010 05:35:51 +0000
Industry : SMB's/SME'sFunctional Area : Business Processes(Operations)
Activity:  76 views;  last activity : 07 06 2010 20:18:09 +0000

Global trends have suggested that small business is the biggest contributor to the economy of any country. Small business is big in India too. It is one of the most crucial sectors of the economy in terms of the number of employments generated. As more than 65% of its population lives in rural and semi rural areas, small business is one of the most viable options for the population residing in these areas.


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After agriculture, small business in India is the second largest employer of human resources. In India an industrial undertaking that has investments in fixed assets which do not exceed more than Rs.10 million falls under the category of small business.

So, what is confronting the growth of SMB's/SME's in India??

 
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Infrastructure

idea posted by Sujatha srivastava Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney

Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure... That’s what has been a big hurdle in the development of SMBs. In some countries, getting people to starting a venture, the complacency is they don’t want to take risk.

You don’t have a chance in Europe. In India, there is a huge appetite among people to start something of their own. If the government pro-actively supports this sector, it can grow faster.

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I agree totally........Infrastructure creates the right environment to induce people into starting / expanding small business ventures. Of all things SMBs need to grow/expand in today's rapidly changing world, the following are the most important --

  1. Infrastructure - The single most contributing factor. Lack of it has hindered growth, in some cases even affecting survival. Today a small scale industrial unit in Delhi NCR runs for no less than 4-5 hrs per day on generators, due to absence of uninterrupted power supply. Same goes for the state of roads, water supply, availability of public transport that ferries local labour to these units, etc.
  2. Government apathy - A more proactive govt. and govt. policies are needed  to improve infrastructure, introduce SMB friendly measures, bring along corporate professionalism and efficiency, and turn this industry into an organised one.
  3. SMB friendly tax structure - A friendlier tax regime is needed to ensure continued growth and expansion of SMBs, as these are mostly run by small business families/sole proprietors etc, for whom taxes/duties act as deterrents.

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Professional Management

idea posted by M. Prabhakar Rao Author of "Mayhem Of The Miserables!", http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075

Professional Management.

SMEs, mostly are individual or family, owned & run entities and due their tight control on management, fail to attract good talent and are deprived of professional management.

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I would like to stand for this idea because a poor common man,if has some small scale business idea in his mind, the government makes it almost near to impossible to approach them for further help...simply by passing it through a long process of paper work. the government still helps those who can afford 'help' for themselves... have not's are still not visible in the scene!

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