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Kalam launches Handbook for Entrepreneurs

ICICI, CyberMedia kick off SME CEOs Knowledge Series

Friday, April 11, 2008

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: ICICI Bank in association with CyberMedia has launched a Handbook for Entrepreneurs, marking the launch of SME CEOs Knowledge Series.

Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who unveiled the handbook, said, "This initiative will create larger awareness among the small and medium enterprises spread across the country. The SME Handbook will be handy in creation of new enterprises, enhancing the productivity of present SMEs, reducing the sickness among SMEs and above all increasing the throughput of the SMEs significantly."

SME CEOs Knowledge Series, an ICICI Bank and CyberMedia initiative, is a nation-wide program to equip the small and medium enterprises with skills and knowledge relevant to their sector.

ICICI Bank and CyberMedia have partnered to launch the program in order to empower CEOs of various SMEs by providing a platform for knowledge sharing and joint learning.

The forum will cover identified industrial clusters in 26 different cities, offering an opportunity for the CEOs to interact with the experts in various fields. The cities include Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Agra, Chennai, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Tirpur, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Indore, Goa, Mumbai, Pune, Raipur and Kolkata.

Clusters to be covered are Pharma and Chemicals, Auto and Auto Ancillary, Engineering, Gems and Jewelry, Textiles, Leather, Travel and Tourism, IT and ITES, Metals and Metallurgy.

"ICICI Bank's initiative is the result of a continued dialogue with the SME community and reflects our deep commitment to further the cause of entrepreneurship," said Vijay Chandok, global head, SME Business, ICICI Bank.

"The initiative is aimed at helping entrepreneurs convert their dream and vision into reality. The world has taken notice of India's entrepreneurial spirit. Our effort is to ensure that the aspirations of budding entrepreneurs are not stemmed for want of reliable information," said Pradeep Gupta, chairman, CyberMedia.

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Nishant Mangla said on 4/20/2008 8:13:46 PM:
where can we buy the SME Handbook??

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