My friend Aloke, introduced me to the SME toolkit which has been put together by ICICI Bank/ World bank. Its a great initiative and has a lot of useful information for entrepreneurs and small enterprises.
About
SME Toolkit is a project of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. In India ICICI Bank has tied up with IFC to offer free business management information and training for small and medium enterprises /entrepreneurs .The SME Toolkit is an interactive system through which SMEs can share, exchange, learn and grow their business. It is a storehouse of business articles, tools, calculators and resources.
- Around 48000 articles on local business information
- More than 3600 updated business forms for all states in India
- More than 20,000 notifications, 10,000 circulars, 4500 legal FAQ s , and 600 draft agreements
- Hundreds of calculators & templates, available for download, to supplement SME businesses activities
- Free software like business plan maker, catalog makers and website builder
- How-to articles, online training, self-assessment exercises and quizzes and inspirational success stories
- Business news in real time as well as headlines as mobile alerts
- Tenders from across the industry to keep you aware of any business opportunity
- Entire toolkit is available in Hindi as well as English to maximize reach
- Log in and avail of the latest information
They are currently exploring options to move India.smetoolkit.org to the next level which includes adding Web 2.0 applications like a blog & communities for small businesses and entreprenuers