SME Global Forum is a virtual forum of SMEs, its promotional agencies and all concerned stakeholders. It emerges out of the need for a global forum of SME concerns. GSME Forum believes that only a strategy involving SMEs can alleviate poverty. It would deliver its services as an SME Association of international nature, representing and advocating SME concerns at all fronts.
GSME Forum strongly believes that in a free market economy, an SME association has profound and diverse responsibilities. In the fast evolving global market dynamics, It has to work towards enabling SMEs to do business and strengthen its capacities, so that they sustain their market & business operations in a competitive environment.
SMEGF, would make all efforts to
- To provide information pertaining to Markets, Technology, Finance, Policies, Events etc
- To facilitate business tie-ups and networking for SMEs
- To rank nations on the basis of business environment for SMEs/small businesses
- Strong consultant on SME issues
- To promote SMEs globally
- Advocacy of SME concerns to facilitate public discussion and create public opinion in favor of SMEs.
- Organizing seminars, workshops
- SME consultations
In addition, SME Global Forum would provide and undertake activities such as
- SME Global feature services
- Research & policy analysis with a global focus
- SME GLOBAL index ranking nations on the basis of SME climate
Mr. V. N Prasad, was formerly Economic Specialist with American Embassy, New Delhi; External collaborator with ILO projects; Senior Economic Advisor, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises. A Post-Graduate in Economics and have specialised in Economic and Marketing Research. Have over 38 years of experience in studying industrial sector, particularly the issues related to SME development, identifying business opportunities and conducting research studies and preparing reports. Has been associated with over 18 economic and market research studies (field-based) while working with Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi and World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME), Noida, Uttar Pradesh. These included Export potential surveys, Demand studies, Overseas market surveys, Institutional framework for exports, status and capabilities of specific sectors and policy-related aspects. Have had represented WASME at various national, including then SSI Board, and international meetings (
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