FARIDABAD ROUND UP

The first forum of the Second edition of Secrets of Success an initiative of India Sme Forum took place on 20th August 2013 at The Park Plaza at Faridabad in the presence of 150+SMEs from Faridabad and adjoining clusters The event was presented by Reliance commercial Finance along with Sustainable Development Research & Consulting and Airtel Business
The panelist addressing the forum included- Mr Souvik Sengupta, Business Head SME Lending and Microfinance, Reliance Capital,Shri Rajive Chawla, President FSIA,Shri Shiv Kumar, Sr. Area Manager (Delhi NCR) SME Rating Agency,Shri S. K. Saddi, Deputy Zonal Manager, Chandigarh Zone, BOI Mr Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF
The objective of the Second edition of the Secrets of Success series was to bring together the biggest and brightest Companies and Brands together in our singular mission of arming the SMEs of India with the vision to build strong sustainable and successful enterprises .ISF Forums will continue to operate as guiding strength through the inception, development ,growth and success creating a doorway for the potential SMEs to help them to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and contribute towards economic development.
The experts who shared their knowledge and experience about funding for sustainable growth with more than 150 SME entrepreneurs included Souvik Sengupta, Business Head SME Lending and Microfinance, Reliance Capital,Shri Rajive Chawla, President FSIA,Shri Shiv Kumar, Sr. Area Manager (Delhi NCR) SME Rating Agency,Shri S. K. Saddi, Deputy Zonal Manager, Chandigarh Zone, BOI Mr.Karunesh Mittal,Director,Mittal Telnet Services Pvt Ltd. Mr Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF
The Second Session illustrated on Branding and Marketing and how to optimize reach to the desired customer..The discussion panel had Mr R. P. Jhalani, Managing Director, Aarvee Waxpol Tools (I) Pvt Ltd , Mr Madhup Agarwal -Head New Business Initiatives IndiaMart & CEO Hello travel.com,Shri Rahat Bhatia, Proprietor, Raga Engineers Shri Rajat Bajaj, MD, Jamuna Udyog,Shri Vinod Kumar, Country Head SDRC & Honorary VP, ISF (Moderator)
The post-lunch session included interaction on one-to-one networking forum. The initial presentations were followed by an interactive session where assembled entrepreneurs participated enthusiastically to clear their doubts on various aspects of funding, branding, cloud computing etc. Most entrepreneurs expressed the view that more such interactive sessions should be organized on various other aspects of using technology in their businesses
The event was attended by around 150 Small and Medium business owners from Faridabad and the surroundings.