Aspire Media launches India's first interactive portal for small enterprises

Company Brief

Bangalore, June 07, 2010

Aspire Media, the Bangalore-based media company has announced the launch of its brand new portal targeted at small and medium enterprises in India. Titled "Small Enterprise India" and available at www.smalllenterpriseindia.com, the portal aims to promote entrepreneurship in India. The portal also aims to provide matchmaking opportunities by bringing young entrepreneurs and industry experts on a common platform to share information and identify business opportunities present in the ever-growing SME sector in India.

The portal will incorporate interactive features such as expert Q&A sessions, comment and feedback options for the portal's visitors, discussion groups through social media tools, and much more. Speaking on the occasion of the portal's launch, Mr. Dojo Jose, the Publisher of SmallEnterpriseIndia.com and CEO of Aspire Media explained, "SmallEnterpriseIndia.com is dedicated to providing current news and related information from the medium-sized business economy to the SMB fraternity. The portal will facilitate direct exchange between the large networking of the Indian SMB community and other entrepreneurs in the small and medium-sized business segment, connecting them to opportunities available domestically and globally."

According to a recent market research report by IDC, even as the global economy struggles to recover from an unprecedented economic crisis, India is one of the few countries that are expected to record a healthy growth of 7 percent for fiscal 2009-10. A significant proportion of all Indian businesses fall under the small and medium enterprise segment. So, a broad-based, sustainable growth in the Indian economy can emerge only if the country's SMEs record a healthy growth.

Through its top-notch editorial, SmallEnterpriseIndia.com will help Indian SMEs improve productivity, adopt best practices and bring innovative products to the market. Mr. Dinesh Rai, the Secretary to the Government of India at Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, welcomed the initiative of a portal focusing on small and medium-sized businesses in India. "I hope that the entrepreneurs of small and mid-sized businesses and orgnisations will benefit from this interactive portal," said Mr. Rai.

According to Mr. Jose, SmallEnterpriseIndia.com is the first and only portal targeted at startup small and medium businesses in India, providing information on the latest industry statistics, opportunities in the market and relevant business trends. "The portal's overall aim is to provide pertinent content to make a meaningful contribution in the growth of entrepreneurial culture in India. The portal will be a functional professional training cockpit for aspiring and current entrepreneurs," commented Mr. Jose.

SmallEnterpriseIndia.com aims to serve as a repository of verified reliable professional information, providing support through useful working tools as well as online campaigns, seminars, road shows and live trainings on trend issues and important reforms. "The editorial of SmallEnterpriseIndia.com will focus on in-depth coverage of the Indian small and medium businesses, success stories, case studies, tips and tricks, expert advice, and so on," commented Mr. Krishna Kumar CK, the Editor of Smallenterpriseindia.com. "This will enable the target audience to communicate, collaborate and understand the industry, market as well as opportunities available locally and globally in a better way."

For further information, please contact:

Aspire Media Pvt Ltd

Krishnakumar C.K

Mobile: +919620348032

Email: krishnakumar@smallenterpriseindia.com