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Last updated: 07 Oct, 2009  
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Govt needs to control the prices of cotton: H. K. L. Magu
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 24 Nov, 2009
SMEs will be unable to book orders from buyers, if the price of cotton is not controlled by the government, said H. K. L. Magu, Director, Magsons Exports in an exclusive interview to SME Times.
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'SMEs must take advantages of e-marketing'
SME Times News Bureau | 09 Nov, 2009
SMEs must look for the advantages of e-marketing as it diametrically changes and improves business profiling, CEO of NGA Consultancy Services, Lt. Col (Retd) Nageshwant Roy Vaid said in an exclusive e-mail interview to SME Times.
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'Lack of infrastructure hurting SMEs in leather industry'
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 03 Nov, 2009
The biggest challenge SMEs in the leather industry are facing is lack of infrastructure, says Sanjay Leekha, Vice-Chairman, Council Leather Exports (CLE) in an exclusive interview to SME Times.
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Handicrafts exports still fighting for its revival: R K Malhotra
Saurabh Gupta | 27 Oct, 2009
Handicrafts exports is still fighting for its revival. The demand for handicraft goods in western countries is still not picking up and so the council is exploring other markets too, says EPCH Chairman Raj Kumar Malhotra in an exclusive interview to SME Times.
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MSMEs still need to focus on improving their competitiveness: T. R. Bajalia
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 20 Oct, 2009
T. R. Bajalia, Executive Director, IDBI Bank believes that MSMEs still need to focus on improving their competitiveness.
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Fiber policy to make textile industry globally competitive: Bhupendra Singh
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 12 Oct, 2009
In an exclusive interview with SME Times, Bhupendra Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textiles said that the National Fiber policy has been formulated for making the textile industry globally competitive
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SMEs employing IT as a modifier, not just supporter: Ravi Bharadwaj
Saurabh Gupta | 26 Sep, 2009
SMEs today are looking at employing IT as an enabler and not just a support function, said Ravi Bharadwaj, Head, SMB, Dell India Pvt. Ltd. in an exclusive interview to SME Times.
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Govt committed to help technical textiles sector: Rita Menon
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 22 Sep, 2009
In an exclusive interview with SME Times, Rita Menon, Secretray, Ministry of Textiles said that the government is committed to help technical textiles and may soon provide a regulatory framework to the sector to boost its growth.
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SME sector tops govt's priority list: Harish Rawat
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 08 Sep, 2009
Acknowledging that the SME sector is one of the priority sectors for the government, Harish Rawat, Minister of State, the Ministry of Labor and Employment said that Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh has a personal choice for the development of this sector.
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Aspiring entrepreneurs need to be positive: Anupam Varma
Namrata Kath Hazarika | 31 Aug, 2009
In an exclusive interview with SME Times, Dr. Anupam Varma, Dy. Director, Birla Institute of Management Technology said that the recession
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