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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
ET MSME Awards 2025: How CMAI became the backbone of India's garment revolution
Live Events Each week, the ET MSME Awards will feature an industry association that has played a critical role in India 's growth story. This week, we celebrate CMAI If you own or manage a clothing and apparel enterprise, nominate your business for the ET MSME Awards 2025 before August 31, the bustling bylanes of Prabhadevi, in what was once Mumbai's mill hub, the hum of sewing machines never quite dies down. Here stands an organisation that has quietly shaped India's apparel destiny since 1963: the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI).The CMAI may not grab headlines in the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) space the way electronics or healthcare suppliers do, but its influence runs through every thread of India's $176 billion textile industry. From its humble beginnings to becoming the voice of over 20,000 companies, from micro units to international juggernauts such as Levi's, its story is essentially the story of how India's textile sector evolved from post-independence protectionism to global most transformative contribution came in 1978, when the organisation took the lead in the creation of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC). At a time when India's garment exports were nascent and fragmented, this initiative laid the foundation for what would become a multi-billion dollar export timing couldn't have been more crucial. The late 1970s marked India's gradual opening to global trade, and the garment sector needed institutional support to navigate international markets. Born from CMAI's vision, AEPC became the regulatory body that would eventually oversee the promotion of India's garment when Indian apparel flies off international retail shelves from New York to Tokyo, that success traces back to CMAI's institutional foresight nearly half a century ago. When an Indian garment shipment reaches international ports with CMAI's certification, it carries the credibility of an institution that has vetted industry players for small exporters, such institutional backing can be the difference between smooth customs clearance and costly you a top exporter? Nominate yourself for the ET MSME Awards 2025 CMAI's real genius lies in understanding that India's clothing and apparel industry would be built not by industrial behemoths, but by thousands of small manufacturers scattered across the country. Long before 'MSME' became a policy buzzword, CMAI recognised that the sector's strength lay in its distributed network of small insight shaped everything from CMAI's advocacy positions to service offerings. When it established a network of affiliate testing associations and facilities, it wasn't just about meeting international quality standards, but about making those standards accessible to small enterprises who couldn't afford their own facilities. For a manufacturer in Odisha, Tamil Nadu, or Punjab, this means the difference between accessing global markets and remaining trapped in domestic price approach to supporting MSMEs goes beyond advocacy — it creates markets. The association's trade fairs have become crucial business platforms where small manufacturers meet retailers, forge partnerships, and showcase North India Garment Fair (NIGF), scheduled for November 25-27 this year, exemplifies this philosophy. More than 95% of exhibitors are MSMEs from across India, including Mumbai, the National Capital Region , Bengaluru, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh . Retailers, wholesalers, agents, e-commerce representatives, distributors, and international buyers alike throng the NIGF , making it an economic lifeline for clothing and apparel also doubles as an interface between government policy and ground-level business reality. When policymakers design schemes for the textile sector, they often rely on CMAI's insights to understand how regulations on market access, credit, and ease of doing business will play out in association also plays a proactive role in voluntary commitments to sustainability. In 2019, it partnered with India's Ministry of Textiles, UN in India, and Reliance Brands Limited to launch (short for Sustainable Resolution), an initiative that creates a pathway to move towards more sustainable fashion. signatory brands include the likes of Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Biba, AND, the Aditya Birla Group, and Being through apparel training centres in multiple states, CMAI has trained over 43,000 people and placed nearly 33,500 trainees under the Ministry of Textiles' Integrated Skill Development many traditional industries, garment manufacturing has had to navigate the digital transformation. CMAI has positioned itself as a bridge between old-economy manufacturers and new-economy embrace of e-commerce platforms and digital marketing reflects this evolution. By helping traditional manufacturers understand online retail dynamics, CMAI has enabled countless small businesses to expand their reach beyond physical trade fairs and regional digital push became particularly crucial during the Covid-19 pandemic, when traditional business models faced unprecedented disruption. Companies that had embraced digital platforms through CMAI's guidance found themselves better positioned to weather the India aims to become a $5 trillion economy by 2027, the garment sector's role becomes even more critical. With textiles and apparel going through rapid evolution, from fast fashion to sustainable clothing and from offline to omnichannel, CMAI's challenge is to help members navigate these association's recent focus on sustainability and technological upgradation suggests it understands these challenges. But its real test will be helping traditional manufacturers adapt to changing consumer preferences while maintaining the cost competitiveness that has been their historic five-decade journey offers a masterclass in industry institution-building. It didn't just represent existing interests, but helped create the very ecosystem that allowed those interests to flourish. From a handful of Mumbai-based manufacturers to a pan-Indian network of 20,000 companies, CMAI's evolution mirrors the transformation of Indian manufacturing boardrooms where billion dollar deals are discussed, CMAI's influence might seem modest. But in the workshops and factories where India's garment story is stitched together, its role as facilitator, advocate, and enabler continues to define possibilities for countless the quiet power of institutional leadership: not the dramatic disruption that makes headlines, but the patient building of systems that allow entire sectors to ET MSME Awards 2025 , which has IDBI Bank as banking and lending partner, is open for nominations. Put yourself up for consideration before August 31, 2025.
Economic Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
ET MSME Awards 2025: How CMAI became the backbone of India's garment revolution
ET Online Royalty-free image of printed fabric. | Photo by maadhuri g on Pexels Each week, the ET MSME Awards will feature an industry association that has played a critical role in India's growth story. This week, we celebrate CMAI. If you own or manage a clothing and apparel enterprise, nominate your business for the ET MSME Awards 2025 before August 31, 2025. Off the bustling bylanes of Prabhadevi, in what was once Mumbai's mill hub, the hum of sewing machines never quite dies down. Here stands an organisation that has quietly shaped India's apparel destiny since 1963: the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI). The CMAI may not grab headlines in the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) space the way electronics or healthcare suppliers do, but its influence runs through every thread of India's $176 billion textile industry. From its humble beginnings to becoming the voice of over 20,000 companies, from micro units to international juggernauts such as Levi's, its story is essentially the story of how India's textile sector evolved from post-independence protectionism to global competitiveness. The architect of export success CMAI's most transformative contribution came in 1978, when the organisation took the lead in the creation of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC). At a time when India's garment exports were nascent and fragmented, this initiative laid the foundation for what would become a multi-billion dollar export engine. The timing couldn't have been more crucial. The late 1970s marked India's gradual opening to global trade, and the garment sector needed institutional support to navigate international markets. Born from CMAI's vision, AEPC became the regulatory body that would eventually oversee the promotion of India's garment exports. Today, when Indian apparel flies off international retail shelves from New York to Tokyo, that success traces back to CMAI's institutional foresight nearly half a century ago. When an Indian garment shipment reaches international ports with CMAI's certification, it carries the credibility of an institution that has vetted industry players for decades. For small exporters, such institutional backing can be the difference between smooth customs clearance and costly delays. Are you a top exporter? Nominate yourself for the ET MSME Awards 2025 The MSME champion CMAI's real genius lies in understanding that India's clothing and apparel industry would be built not by industrial behemoths, but by thousands of small manufacturers scattered across the country. Long before 'MSME' became a policy buzzword, CMAI recognised that the sector's strength lay in its distributed network of small entrepreneurs. This insight shaped everything from CMAI's advocacy positions to service offerings. When it established a network of affiliate testing associations and facilities, it wasn't just about meeting international quality standards, but about making those standards accessible to small enterprises who couldn't afford their own facilities. For a manufacturer in Odisha, Tamil Nadu, or Punjab, this means the difference between accessing global markets and remaining trapped in domestic price wars. CMAI's approach to supporting MSMEs goes beyond advocacy — it creates markets. The association's trade fairs have become crucial business platforms where small manufacturers meet retailers, forge partnerships, and showcase innovations. The North India Garment Fair (NIGF), scheduled for November 25-27 this year, exemplifies this philosophy. More than 95% of exhibitors are MSMEs from across India, including Mumbai, the National Capital Region, Bengaluru, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh. Retailers, wholesalers, agents, e-commerce representatives, distributors, and international buyers alike throng the NIGF, making it an economic lifeline for clothing and apparel enterprises. Interfacing with government and society CMAI also doubles as an interface between government policy and ground-level business reality. When policymakers design schemes for the textile sector, they often rely on CMAI's insights to understand how regulations on market access, credit, and ease of doing business will play out in practice. The association also plays a proactive role in voluntary commitments to sustainability. In 2019, it partnered with India's Ministry of Textiles, UN in India, and Reliance Brands Limited to launch (short for Sustainable Resolution), an initiative that creates a pathway to move towards more sustainable fashion. signatory brands include the likes of Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, Biba, AND, the Aditya Birla Group, and Being Human. Lastly, through apparel training centres in multiple states, CMAI has trained over 43,000 people and placed nearly 33,500 trainees under the Ministry of Textiles' Integrated Skill Development Scheme. The digital transition Like many traditional industries, garment manufacturing has had to navigate the digital transformation. CMAI has positioned itself as a bridge between old-economy manufacturers and new-economy opportunities. Its embrace of e-commerce platforms and digital marketing reflects this evolution. By helping traditional manufacturers understand online retail dynamics, CMAI has enabled countless small businesses to expand their reach beyond physical trade fairs and regional markets. This digital push became particularly crucial during the Covid-19 pandemic, when traditional business models faced unprecedented disruption. Companies that had embraced digital platforms through CMAI's guidance found themselves better positioned to weather the crisis. To sum up As India aims to become a $5 trillion economy by 2027, the garment sector's role becomes even more critical. With textiles and apparel going through rapid evolution, from fast fashion to sustainable clothing and from offline to omnichannel, CMAI's challenge is to help members navigate these transitions. The association's recent focus on sustainability and technological upgradation suggests it understands these challenges. But its real test will be helping traditional manufacturers adapt to changing consumer preferences while maintaining the cost competitiveness that has been their historic strength. CMAI's five-decade journey offers a masterclass in industry institution-building. It didn't just represent existing interests, but helped create the very ecosystem that allowed those interests to flourish. From a handful of Mumbai-based manufacturers to a pan-Indian network of 20,000 companies, CMAI's evolution mirrors the transformation of Indian manufacturing itself. In boardrooms where billion dollar deals are discussed, CMAI's influence might seem modest. But in the workshops and factories where India's garment story is stitched together, its role as facilitator, advocate, and enabler continues to define possibilities for countless entrepreneurs. That's the quiet power of institutional leadership: not the dramatic disruption that makes headlines, but the patient building of systems that allow entire sectors to thrive. The ET MSME Awards 2025 , which has IDBI Bank as banking and lending partner, is open for nominations. Put yourself up for consideration before August 31, 2025.
Time of India
05-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
ET MSME Awards 2025: How KASSIA built Karnataka's small industry ecosystem
Live Events Each week, the ET MSME Awards will feature an industry association that has played a critical role in India's growth story. This week, we celebrate KASSIA Are you a tech enabler from Karnataka? Nominate yourself for the ET MSME Awards 2025 In 1949, when India was still finding its industrial footing, freedom fighter RS Aradhya gathered 15 entrepreneurs in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) with an audacious dream: to create a thriving ecosystem for small-scale industries in a country where enterprise was still a foreign concept. That modest beginning has evolved into the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA), now one of India's most influential MSME advocacy than 75 years later, KASSIA's fingerprints are all over Karnataka's industrial transformation. The state that houses India's Silicon Valley didn't just stumble into becoming an economic powerhouse. It was built methodically, brick by brick, by organisations like KASSIA that understood the power of micro, small, and medium enterprises long before they became makes KASSIA's story remarkable isn't just its longevity, but its prescience. Founded in 1949 with the objective to promote small enterprises at a time when enterprise was a rare phenomenon, the organisation was essentially betting on a future that most couldn't envision. While the country was focused on heavy industry and public sector dominance, KASSIA was quietly nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit that would eventually become India's economic association's early focus was laser-sharp: motivating first-generation entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing industries to function as ancillaries and component suppliers to medium and large-scale enterprises. This wasn't just about creating jobs, but about building an entire supply chain ecosystem that would make large industries viable and competitive. Register now for the ET MSME Awards 2025 and nominate yourself for one or more of our 22 advocacy: Building infrastructureToday's KASSIA has evolved far beyond its advocacy roots. The association is now pioneering what could be the next chapter in India's industrial story: it is setting up the 50,000 sq ft KASSIA Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Dobbespet along the Mumbai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor to facilitate MSMEs. The move signals its transition from industry supporter to industry isn't just another next generation business incubator. The centre represents KASSIA's understanding that apart from policy advocacy, modern MSMEs need cutting-edge infrastructure, technology access, and innovation frameworks that can compete globally. Digital transformation : Old dogs, new tricksPerhaps nothing illustrates KASSIA's adaptability better than its embrace of digital transformation. The association has developed mobile-friendly B2B portals for Android and iOS, recognising that today's entrepreneurs are as likely to conduct business on smartphones as in digital pivot isn't merely about keeping up with technology. It's about understanding that the small industries of tomorrow will be born digital. By providing these platforms, KASSIA is ensuring that its member base isn't just surviving the digital revolution, but thriving in influence extends well beyond Karnataka's borders. The association has hosted major conventions focused on themes such as innovation, technology upgradation, and banking access, bringing together some of the brightest minds in the MSME sector. More than networking events, these are idea laboratories where the future of small industry gets the leadership of industry veterans like BR Ganesh Rao, these conventions have become must-attend events for anyone serious about the MSME impact can't be measured just in the number of members or events. The organisation helped create the very concept of small-scale manufacturing in India, turning what was once a cottage industry landscape into a sophisticated ecosystem of precision manufacturers, component suppliers, and technology when Karnataka is mentioned alongside Silicon Valley or when Indian MSMEs compete successfully in global markets, there's a direct lineage back to that room in 1949, where 15 entrepreneurs decided that small could be India moves closer to its goal of a trillion-dollar digital economy, KASSIA finds itself once again at the forefront of transformation. The association that once had to convince people small industries mattered now operates in a context where MSMEs are recognised as the backbone of the country's economic question isn't whether KASSIA will remain relevant, but whether it can continue to anticipate the next big shift as successfully as it did in 1949. Given its track record of staying ahead of the curve, from early manufacturing advocacy to digital transformation, betting against KASSIA would be an era where startup ecosystems get all the attention, KASSIA represents something more enduring: the patient, methodical work of building industrial foundations that last generations. That's not just good business — it's nation-building, one small enterprise at a ET MSME Awards 2025 , which has IDBI Bank as banking and lending partner, is open for nominations. Put yourself up for consideration before August 31, 2025.
Economic Times
05-08-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
ET MSME Awards 2025: How KASSIA built Karnataka's small industry ecosystem
ET Spotlight Royalty-free image of a circuit board. Karnataka is India's hub for manufacturing electronics components. | Photo by Pixabay Each week, the ET MSME Awards will feature an industry association that has played a critical role in India's growth story. This week, we celebrate KASSIA. Are you a tech enabler from Karnataka? Nominate yourself for the ET MSME Awards 2025 ! In 1949, when India was still finding its industrial footing, freedom fighter RS Aradhya gathered 15 entrepreneurs in Bangalore (now Bengaluru) with an audacious dream: to create a thriving ecosystem for small-scale industries in a country where enterprise was still a foreign concept. That modest beginning has evolved into the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA), now one of India's most influential MSME advocacy organisations. More than 75 years later, KASSIA's fingerprints are all over Karnataka's industrial transformation. The state that houses India's Silicon Valley didn't just stumble into becoming an economic powerhouse. It was built methodically, brick by brick, by organisations like KASSIA that understood the power of micro, small, and medium enterprises long before they became fashionable. The unlikely catalyst What makes KASSIA's story remarkable isn't just its longevity, but its prescience. Founded in 1949 with the objective to promote small enterprises at a time when enterprise was a rare phenomenon, the organisation was essentially betting on a future that most couldn't envision. While the country was focused on heavy industry and public sector dominance, KASSIA was quietly nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit that would eventually become India's economic backbone. The association's early focus was laser-sharp: motivating first-generation entrepreneurs to set up manufacturing industries to function as ancillaries and component suppliers to medium and large-scale enterprises. This wasn't just about creating jobs, but about building an entire supply chain ecosystem that would make large industries viable and competitive. Register now for the ET MSME Awards 2025 and nominate yourself for one or more of our 22 categories. Beyond advocacy: Building infrastructure Today's KASSIA has evolved far beyond its advocacy roots. The association is now pioneering what could be the next chapter in India's industrial story: it is setting up the 50,000 sq ft KASSIA Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Dobbespet along the Mumbai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor to facilitate MSMEs. The move signals its transition from industry supporter to industry creator. This isn't just another next generation business incubator. The centre represents KASSIA's understanding that apart from policy advocacy, modern MSMEs need cutting-edge infrastructure, technology access, and innovation frameworks that can compete globally. Digital transformation: Old dogs, new tricks Perhaps nothing illustrates KASSIA's adaptability better than its embrace of digital transformation. The association has developed mobile-friendly B2B portals for Android and iOS, recognising that today's entrepreneurs are as likely to conduct business on smartphones as in boardrooms. This digital pivot isn't merely about keeping up with technology. It's about understanding that the small industries of tomorrow will be born digital. By providing these platforms, KASSIA is ensuring that its member base isn't just surviving the digital revolution, but thriving in it. The convention circuit: Where ideas meet action KASSIA's influence extends well beyond Karnataka's borders. The association has hosted major conventions focused on themes such as innovation, technology upgradation, and banking access, bringing together some of the brightest minds in the MSME sector. More than networking events, these are idea laboratories where the future of small industry gets shaped. Under the leadership of industry veterans like BR Ganesh Rao, these conventions have become must-attend events for anyone serious about the MSME sector. The ripple effect KASSIA's impact can't be measured just in the number of members or events. The organisation helped create the very concept of small-scale manufacturing in India, turning what was once a cottage industry landscape into a sophisticated ecosystem of precision manufacturers, component suppliers, and technology innovators. Today, when Karnataka is mentioned alongside Silicon Valley or when Indian MSMEs compete successfully in global markets, there's a direct lineage back to that room in 1949, where 15 entrepreneurs decided that small could be powerful. Looking forward: The next 75 years As India moves closer to its goal of a trillion-dollar digital economy, KASSIA finds itself once again at the forefront of transformation. The association that once had to convince people small industries mattered now operates in a context where MSMEs are recognised as the backbone of the country's economic growth. The question isn't whether KASSIA will remain relevant, but whether it can continue to anticipate the next big shift as successfully as it did in 1949. Given its track record of staying ahead of the curve, from early manufacturing advocacy to digital transformation, betting against KASSIA would be unwise. In an era where startup ecosystems get all the attention, KASSIA represents something more enduring: the patient, methodical work of building industrial foundations that last generations. That's not just g ood business — it's nation-building, one small enterprise at a time. The ET MSME Awards 2025 , which has IDBI Bank as banking and lending partner, is open for nominations. Put yourself up for consideration before August 31, 2025.
Time of India
29-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
ET MSME Awards 2025: How India's largest printers' association keeps MSMEs thriving
Each week, the ET MSME Awards will feature an industry association that has played a critical role in India 's growth story. This week, we celebrate AIFMP. Register now to nominate yourself or someone you know for one or more of our 22 categories. You've probably strolled past dozens of them without giving them a second thought. Squeezed between street food vendors and mobile repair shops in every bustling Indian marketplace, you'll spot these small printing units, some no bigger than a closet, churning out wedding cards, school notebooks, business flyers, and product packaging. They may look unremarkable from the outside, but step back and consider this: collectively, these modest shops represent one of India's most resilient business sectors. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Cybersecurity Others Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Leadership CXO Operations Management PGDM Data Science Data Science Project Management Data Analytics Degree others Product Management MCA Public Policy Finance Digital Marketing MBA Management healthcare Design Thinking Technology Skills you'll gain: Duration: 10 Months MIT xPRO CERT-MIT xPRO PGC in Cybersecurity Starts on undefined Get Details For more than seven decades, these printing businesses—whether tiny family operations to sophisticated packaging companies—have had someone in their corner, fighting their battles and amplifying their voices where it matters most. Meet the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP). Set up in 1953 and headquartered in New Delhi's printing hub of Nehru Place , it's grown into something extraordinary: the world's largest printers' association, representing 250,000-plus printing units across India. That's not just impressive. It's unprecedented. Live Events Beyond the usual association playbook While most industry associations focus on big players or specific niches, AIFMP took a radically inclusive approach: it represents everyone, from an elderly man running a single printing machine in a bylane to the packaging company supplying to Hindustan Unilever . A wedding card printer in Rajkot gets the same attention as a book publisher in Chennai . Through 75 regional associations spread across the country, AIFMP has built a network that actually reaches the grassroots. The federation understood early on that printing isn't just another industry; it's woven into every part of India's economy. Think about it: behind every brand you recognise, every product you buy, and every document you sign, there's a printing business somewhere in that chain— usually a small one. That insight has driven everything AIFMP has done for 70 years: making sure these businesses, no matter how small, get heard when policies are made and opportunities arise. The MSME reality check Walk into any small printing shop, and you'll understand the daily struggle. Razor-thin margins. Banks that may not understand the business. Technology that's both expensive to buy and expensive to ignore. Raw material prices that swing wildly. Environmental regulations that make sense on paper but are nightmarish to implement when you're running a two-person operation. Most trade associations talk about these problems. AIFMP does something about them. The organisation has gone beyond lobbying to become a lifeline. When the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises launches a new scheme, AIFMP makes sure its members know about it and can actually access it. When international trade shows open up opportunities, they help small printers get there. When technology changes threaten to leave smaller players behind, they create learning platforms to bridge the gap. Take its collaboration with the All in Print China exhibition all the way back in 2014. Instead of merely announcing the opportunity, the federation distributed ₹8,00,000 in government grants to help members attend. That's the difference between talking about support and delivering it. Fighting battles big and small The printing industry faces pressures that would crush most sectors. Environmental regulations change faster than businesses can adapt. Digital technology promises to revolutionise everything while rendering traditional methods obsolete. Raw material costs fluctuate wildly. International competition intensifies every year. For a small printing business trying to survive from one day to the next, these macro challenges can feel insurmountable. That's where AIFMP steps in not just as an advocate, but as a translator between policy corridors and printing press floors. It has mastered the art of making policymakers understand ground realities. When environmental regulations get drafted, AIFMP ensures that drafters understand what implementation actually means for a 10-person printing unit in Coimbatore . When technology policies get shaped, it makes sure small printers aren't forgotten in favour of the giants. The digital plot twist Many assumed digital-everything would kill the printing industry, but the opposite happened. E-commerce exploded demand for packaging. Digital printing opened up possibilities for customisation that never existed before. Short-run production became profitable in ways that traditional offset printing couldn't match. That said, such opportunities mean nothing if small businesses don't know they exist or lack the skills to capture them. AIFMP has spent years helping members navigate this transformation. Through expos, conferences, and workshops, it has democratised access to knowledge and trends that was once available only to large companies. The result? Even tiny printing shops now serve niche markets that didn't exist a decade ago. Community despite fragmentation Perhaps AIFMP's greatest achievement is community-building in an industry that's naturally fragmented and competitive. Printing businesses, especially small ones, often work in isolation. Competition is fierce. Information is guarded. Collaboration seems impossible. The federation changed that dynamic. Regional associations under the AIFMP umbrella regularly organise seminars, exhibitions, and training programmes that serve multiple purposes. People don't just learn about emerging technologies and market movements; they also meet potential collaborators, find mentors, and build networks that help them weather tough times. The organisation's bi-monthly publication, Printing Times , also shares more than industry news. It's become a platform for debate, discussion, and knowledge sharing that keeps the community connected across geographical boundaries. A true barometer of success After 70 years, AIFMP's impact isn't just measured in membership numbers or policy victories, though both are impressive. It's visible in the resilience of India's printing sector itself. While industries across the world have struggled with digital disruption, consolidation, and competitive pressures, India's printing ecosystem has adapted and thrived. Small businesses haven't just survived— many have grown and evolved in ways that seemed impossible a generation ago. That didn't happen by accident. It happened because a federation understood that representing businesses means more than lobbying for them: it means building their capacity to succeed. The ET MSME Awards 2025 , which has IDBI Bank as banking and lending partner, is open for nominations. Put yourself up for consideration before August 31, 2025.
