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Zee Business along with Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions present –‘Emerging Business Forum’- an exclusive 10 city initiative that aims to enable and empower SME clusters to achieve sustainable development and growth. A buoyant India today is witness to many successes of small and medium enterprises. Their role in terms of employment creation, upholding the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation has been crucial in fostering competitiveness in the Indian business and economy.
Beginning December 17th 2008 (Agra), this forum is in the format of panel discussion which would be continued across ten important cities which includes Agra, Ahemdabad, Delhi, Jaipur, Indore, Ludhiana, Merrut, Moradabad, Pune and Tirupur.
The forum was first initiated in Agra which is an important center for the leather industry in India. This city is catering to the huge demand of footwear in the country. The panel members comprised of:
- Kavita Joshi- Knowledge Partner, Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions, Gurgaon
- S N Ganguly- Director, Central Footwear Training Institute, Agra
- Shiraz Ahmad Farooqui- Vice President Marketing, Indiamart.com, Noida
- Sharad Sharma- General Manager(Network-2), State Bank of India, New Delhi
- Capt A S Rana- President, Agra Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Chambers, Agra
- Opinder Singh Chhatwal, President, President, Agra Shoe Manufacturers Association
The Main agenda of the forum was:
- Focussed on crystallizing concerns, identifying and addressing local environment as well as eco systems issues.
- Propose financing strategies for competitiveness in the global economy.
- Facilitate regional hubs to imbibe quality management processes and IT innovation for business growth.
- Building a unique setting for engagement and exchange of ideas.
- Taxation Issues
- Availability of Skilled Labour
- Use of Internet Marketing
Attendees of this forum were mainly the manufacturers and exporters of leather in Agra who have already established their business but due to various obstacles, are not satisfied with the current policies and framework.
Kavita Joshi from Milagrow gave a broad overview and discussed about the problems faced by the footwear industry and recent initiatives taken by the government. She also discussed as to how Milagrow can play an important role in the SME CLUSTER and enable and empower SME clusters to achieve sustainable development and growth.
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