Membership

ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP

Advantages of the Annual Membership (General Category– tenure of 1 year):

  • Membership Certificate as a Member of the Council
  • Alerts & information about the events, exports & business leads, meetings, updates on Government schemes & policies
  • Complimentary invitation to attend virtual and physical business events, conferences, webinars and Government meetings and interactive sessions / round table meetings with the Ministers, Heads of regulatory bodies, heads of corporates, Thought Leaders, FIs, Economists, Inventors, Technocrats, Diplomatic Missions, Business Coaching & mentoring
  • Opportunity to avail advantages, products & services of the channel partners, at the discounted rates
  • Guidance for domestic business growth, export promotion, trade leads, marketing & promotion & resolve issues
  • Assistance for channelizing Finance, Investment, Private Equity, Venture Capital and External Commercial Borrowings
  • Support for vendor development registration, Government’s various benefits, schemes, incentives and advantages
  • Guidance to identify industrial premises, ready-made industrial units, industrial parks & industrial land to set up new business or manufacturing industries
  • Business advisory support services for the revival of manufacturing sick units, restructuring of NPA accounts & financially stressed companies and taking up grievances with the appropriate Government authorities
  • Advisory services for preparing documents, completion of formalities, compliances, procedures related to various Government agencies and regulatory authorities, assistance to recover delayed payments and trade receivables and arbitration services & legal advisory services, at concessional rates
  • Complimentary Copy of the SMEConnect Magazine, newsletters and updated information on international trade
  • Participation at various executive & training programs on business & financial management, policies, quality, technology, incentives, trade, banking, marketing, industrial automation, taxation, HRD and skilling & scaling of entrepreneurial leadership qualities, interactive sessions or round table meetings with the Ministers, Heads of regulatory bodies, heads of corporates, Thought Leaders, FIs, Economists, Inventors, Technocrats, Diplomatic Missions, Business Coaching & mentoring

Advantages of the Membership (Premium category – tenure of 3 years)

  • Premium Membership Certificate as a Member of the Council
  • Key account executive of the Council for regular co-ordination with you or designated person of your company
  • Complimentary Invitation to attend virtual and physical business events, conferences, webinars and Government meetings and interactive sessions / round table meetings with the Ministers, Heads of regulatory bodies, heads of corporates, Thought Leaders, FIs, Economists, Inventors, Technocrats, Diplomatic Missions, Business Coaching & mentoring
  • Alerts & information about the events, business leads, meetings, updates in Government schemes & policies
  • Opportunity to avail advantages, products & services of the channel partners, at the discounted rates
  • Guidance to identify opportunities in domestic business, exports, trade leads, imports, marketing & promotion
  • Assistance for channelizing Finance, Investment, Private Equity, trade finance and External Commercial Borrowings
  • Guidance to avail Government’s various benefits, schemes, incentives and advantages related to the international trade
  • Assistance to identify industrial premises, ready-made industrial units, industrial parks & industrial land, to set up new business or manufacturing industries
  • Business advisory services from the Channel Partners for identifying partners for Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer, Mergers & Acquisitions, Collaborations, Advanced & Patented Technology, Turn-key Projects, Capital Goods, smart business solutions, Contract Manufacturing Tie-ups with the Indian & overseas companies, Franchise, Distributorship, marketing and strategic partnerships
  • Business advisory services from the Channel Partners for the revival of manufacturing Sick Units, restructuring of NPA accounts & financially stressed companies and taking up grievances, with the appropriate Government authorities
  • Business advisory services from the Channel Partners for preparing documents, completion of formalities, compliances, procedures related to various Government agencies and regulatory authorities, assistance to recover delayed payments and trade receivables and arbitration services & legal advisory services, at concessional rates
  • Participation at various executive & training programs on business, trade finance, international trade, shipping, logistics, customs, DGFT, export-import documentation and procedure and other related subjects
  • Recommendation letters for business visa and to banks, financial institutions & Government agencies
  • Eligibility to apply for “India SME Excellence Award”, “Emerging SMEs of India”, Rising SMEs of India”, “SME Icons of India”, “Innovative SME of the Year Award”, “Best SME of the Year Award” and “Best Exporters of the Year Award”
  • Complimentary: 3 times introductory mailers to circulate amongst members’ database during the membership tenure
  • Complimentary: three full page advertisements in SMEConnect Magazine during the period of membership, 3 articles related to your success stories or remarkable achievements or unique innovation & invention
  • Complimentary Copy of the SMEConnect Magazine, newsletters and updated information on international trade and 25% special discount for advertisements in SMEConnect Magazine
  • Interviews to be featured on “India SME TV” highlighting your outstanding contributions & remarkable achievements
  • Opportunities to share views, comments, suggestions & recommendations related to various Government Departments on schemes, issues, policies, incentives, current affairs and business activities or impact of any situation with the business newspapers, magazines & TV channels, India SME TV, SME Business Forum, SMEtalks shows and business portals