India SME Forum : Welcome

Step 1

Title (required)

First Name(required)

Last Name

Name of Company (required)

City/Town (required)

State (required)

Country (required)

Email (required)

Mobile No. (required)

What is your position in the company? (required)

Kindly indicate your age (required)

Enterprise Type (required)

Others

Sector (required)

Other

Please indicate your main products (required)

Please mention the year of establishment of your company (required)

Number of permanent employees (required)

Number of temporary employees (required)

Number of permanent female employees

Number of temporary female employees

What is the percentage (%) of the business owned by woma(e)n?

What is the percentage (%) of woma(e)n in the Management Team?

Is the business managed and/or controlled by a woma(e)n?

Who are your main customers? (required)

Other

Step 3

Please rate your access to the following

Transportation (required)

Electricity (required)

Internet connection (required)

Capital/Investment (required)

Government support (required)

Open and fair market opportunities (required)

Please rate your access to the following

For the following questions, please provide us an insight into your backgrounds, challenges and requirements related to supply chain.
Kindly use the following ranking scale to indicate your competency:

None - You are not aware of information, ideas and/or situations related to this topic.
Basic - You have limited understanding or knowledge related to this topic. You have just started to find opportunities to work on it.
Proficient - You have detailed knowledge and understanding of the topic. You look for opportunities to apply this knowledge in your company and with other stakeholders.
Advanced - You have highly developed knowledge and understanding of the topic. You are able to coach or teach others.
Expert - You reached Specialist / Authority level of knowledge and understanding of the topic. Stakeholders recognize you as an expert in the subject. You have a strategic focus – Long-term perspective.

Marketing and communications (required)

Export Documentation management (required)

Negotiations with international buyers (required)

Incoterms (International commercial terms) (required)

Understanding and applying pricing strategies (required)

Market trends and insights (required)

Packaging and labeling (required)

Use of information and communication technologies to improve trade (required)

Quality and production standards (required)

Business development (required)

Tariffs and other trade regulations (required)

Logistics for e-commerce (required)

Step 4

What do you think are your main barriers to trade and export?

What are the key areas of learning that you are interested in?

How is your business impacted by Covid-19?

Customers (required)

Cash flow (required)

Suppliers (required)

Staff (required)

Production (required)

Access to internet (required)

Export (required)

If you have selected "High Risk" or "Moderate Risk" above, kindly specify what these risks are and how they have affected or will affect your business.

Did you adopt any of the following strategies to cope with the Covid-19 crisis? (you can select multiple options)

Temporarily reduced employment for all or some employees
Laid off employees
Loaned our employees to other businesses in active, high-demand activities Teleworking (Working from home)
Sold off assets, drew down personal savings, or borrowed from family to pay the daily bills of the business

Communicated to customers
Focused marketing efforts into non-affected sales channels, eg online sales Customized or proposed new products according to new market trends/needs Started sourcing from new suppliers
Temporarily shut down the business
Filed for bankruptcy

Have you conducted a financial stress test for your business? (required)

Which format would work best for you if training sessions are provided in the future on methods to succeed doing business locally and abroad? (required)

Please indicate your proficiency in English (required)

Any other comments/inputs? (required)