siliconindia | | July 20194Over the last five decades, the SME sector has shown significant growth with more than 40 million SMEs currently operating in India. SMEs contribute to 40 percent of the country's exports. This sector has played a great role in job creation and major contributor of countries innovation. Also, Government initiatives such as Make in India, Startup India and Skill India are aimed at enabling the growth of SMEs in India and promote an entrepreneurial culture.Amidst all these developments, making a small business function successfully is a task. While the constant focus is on short term survival, the long term growth opportunities cannot be circumvented. At various turning points of a business journey, there comes critical challenges and difficult decisions that entrepreneurs have to make which will shape the future of the business. SMEs need help, especially if they're new to starting and growing a business. For some, that means seeking help from a more experienced colleague who can lead by example while for others, guidance comes in the form of networking events that connect them with professionals who have had similar experiences. While those methods are great, often businesses need more intensive, ongoing help as they make crucial decisions that affect the direction of their businesses. A small business advisor can bring the insight business owners need as they start out. Understanding the range, requirements and benefits of available professional services is essential for these advisors to be able to tailor the various services to meet the needs of their SME clients, as well as helping them to choose the right service for their needs. In our current edition, we have featured a list of "10 Most Promising SME Advisors". The list intends to provide guidance that might be useful for SMEs during the transition from traditional compliance providers to trusted advisors. We also recommend you to read our cover on BSolutions, a delivery orientated service provider, with comprehensive knowledge of a business environment and operations.Nandini MukherjeeSpecial Managing Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialAdvisors are Propelling SMEs to achieve Growth Vol 03 · Issue 1 - 2 · July 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Special Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Hridkamal Roy Aparna Roy Imelda Tarzania John Roshan Anto Monica Pallavi J Sophia Rohtagi Srrayvinya OLM Sujith Vasudevan Sushruth R Trisha Pragya Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar Visualisers Vimalraj M VeenaAnu Preethi Danila Shivanshu Patel Tapas Ranjan Mallick NoidaGarima Anand Ashu SethiCONSULTANTS
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