Insights, Policy, and Business Intelligence for SMEs, Businesses, and Entrepreneurs
Strong governance is no longer a compliance burden but a strategic advantage. Startups and SMEs that embed transparency, accountability, and ethical leadership gain investor trust, secure better valuations, and build resilience in uncertain markets. In today’s funding landscape, governance is the true dividend that fuels sustainable growth.
World Entrepreneurship Day 2025: Why Values and Human-Centered Governance Matter On World Entrepreneurship Day, it is time to rethink what entrepreneurship truly means. Sustainable enterprise is not measured by overwork, unicorn valuations, or profit alone; it is about building businesses that respect human capital, uphold labour and environmental standards, and foster creativity, inclusion, and societal…
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Enterprising Futures: Global SME Insights 2025 New Delhi, India – August 2025 – A new 276-page flagship report, Enterprising Futures: Global SME Insights 2025, calls for a fundamental rethinking of how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are supported in a rapidly changing global economy. Drawing on 25 thematic chapters and 12 expert commentaries from leading…
In times of crisis or transition, the temptation to cling to certainty becomes dangerously appealing. But when certainty turns into absolutism—the belief that “whatever I think, believe, or say is correct, and only my version is valid”—we cross into the realm of authoritarian psychology. This mindset, at its extreme, has historically laid the foundation for…
Why Startups Aren’t the Only Face of Entrepreneurship Startups drive innovation, but family businesses and traditional SMEs build resilience, trust, and long-term value. Understanding how these models complement each other is key to redefining entrepreneurship for real-world impact and sustainable economic growth. The global fascination with startups—high-growth ventures chasing billion-dollar valuations—has reshaped how we view…
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Why Governance Matters at the Grassroots Rupam Tandon discusses why robust corporate governance is becoming a growth imperative for Indian startups and SMEs. From moving beyond founder-led decision-making to building independent boards, embedding ethical leadership, succession planning, and ESG-focused practices, governance is now central to attracting investors, managing risks, and achieving sustainable, scalable growth in…
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Your Privacy Is Not a Price Tag Governments must act decisively to protect worker data in the digital age. This means enacting dedicated labour data protection laws that go beyond general privacy frameworks. These laws must regulate how CVs, employment histories, and personal identifiers are collected, stored, shared, and deleted. In today’s digital hiring economy,…
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Sandeep R Manakeshwar explores the critical role of India’s 63 million MSMEs in driving national economic growth, contributing significantly to GDP and exports. Despite their immense potential, these enterprises face persistent challenges, including informality, limited access to finance and technology, and skill deficits. Manakeshwar delves into these bottlenecks and offers strategic policy recommendations to foster…
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Sandeep Dhingra, Strategic CFO & Business Leader, highlights how India’s MSMEs are propelling economic decentralization and growth, making the nation the 4th largest economy. He stresses that integrating digitalization, sustainable practices, accessible finance, and targeted skilling is vital for empowering these resilient enterprises and securing India’s prosperous future. MSMEs have been instrumental in bringing economic…
When Emergency Credit Becomes a Casualty of Regulation!!!A probable political backlash could emerge as millions of low-income and rural families—struggling to access emergency funds—perceive the new RBI gold loan norms as a government-endorsed closure of their last legal credit lifeline, especially in an election-sensitive climate.While the RBI is constitutionally independent and rightly so, monetary policy…