What started in India is now a global standard—Walmart’s Jason Fremstad on Vriddhi program going internationalWalmart aims to support at least 100,000 more MSMEs in India by the end of 2028 through its Vriddhi program.
03 Jul, 2025, 10.10 AM IST
NITI Aayog lays out a roadmap to boost competitiveness of MSMEsIn a report on ‘Enhancing MSMEs Competitiveness in India’, jointly prepared by NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness (IFC), the ...
02 May, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
Amazon, DGFT extend partnership to boost e-commerce exports from IndiaAmazon and DGFT have renewed their partnership to enhance e-commerce exports from India. The alliance focuses on training MSMEs, integratin...
08 Feb, 2025, 09.55 AM IST
Compliance plays a big part in helping Indian MSMEs grow exportsWhile challenges persist, the compliance levels of Indian MSMEs in terms of export have been gradually improving, say experts.
16 May, 2024, 10.01 AM IST
DGFT inks pact with DHL to train MSMEs on e-commerce exportsTo promote e-commerce exports, the commerce ministry's arm DGFT in partnership with logistics services provider DHL will conduct training s...
14 Mar, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
MSME apprenticeship may become shorter, better-paidDepending on the fiscal burden on the exchequer, the government could either tweak the existing apprenticeship schemes or draft a new schem...
13 Mar, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
DGFT, Amazon ink MoU to promote MSMEs’ ecommerce exports“To enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and boost e-commerce exports from the country, DGFT is collaborating with the variou...
23 Nov, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Government turns focus on skilling for small businesses"MSMEs form the backbone of India's manufacturing sector and have huge potential for employment generation. Hence, the need to impart skill...
19 Sep, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Amazon India signs pact with Gujarat Govt, EDII to boost state's exportsGujarat Minister for MSMEs, Cottage, Khadi and Rural Industries Balwantsinh Rajput said: "One of our key priorities has been to boost expor...
07 Aug, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
MSMEs must strive to increase production, output and per capita income with Walmart’s expertise: Narayan RaneThe minister emphasised that production quality by the MSME sector should be on par with international standards and excellence.
06 Dec, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
PayPal signs MoU with IIFT, launches India Digital Trade Facilitation ForumDigital Export Facilitation Forum will host expert discussions, train the MSME exporters through masterclasses and conduct research to help...
13 Oct, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
Amazon inks pact with Gujarat government to drive e-commerce exportsAs part of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), Amazon will train and onboard MSMEs from the state on Amazon Global Selling, enabling the...
07 Sep, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
Walmart to help small businesses in Uttar Pradesh grow via new Vriddhi e-instituteVriddhi will accelerate the rollout of e-institutes to other cities in India this year, providing training, mentoring and ecosystem support...
25 Feb, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
Karnataka teams up with Amazon to drive e-commerce exports from MSMEsAmazon will train and onboard MSMEs from Karnataka on its exports programme, enabling them to sell their ‘Made in India’ products globally ...
28 Jan, 2021, 08.18 PM IST
The target is to create 5 crore more jobs in the next 5 years: Nitin GadkariStating how the GDP contribution from rural, tribal and 115 aspirant districts is negligible, the minister said that this is the time for M...
10 Dec, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Amazon & CII to help design export module for raising exports through e-commerce by MSMEsAt the 17th Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Global SME Business Summit, Amazon.in and CII signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
09 Dec, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
Take innovative products like Khadi denim to global markets: Nitin Gadkari to WalmartThe minister said that the target now is to provide 5 crore more jobs in the MSME sector while increasing export share to 60%.
28 Oct, 2020, 11.24 AM IST