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Award Categories
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SME of the Year

Honouring outstanding performance across financial growth, innovation, customer satisfaction, and industry impact.

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Corporate Governance Excellence Award

Honouring exceptional commitment to good corporate governance practices, sustainable practices & contributing to community initiatives.

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Best Family-Run Business

Honouring multi-generational family businesses that have maintained tradition while embracing innovation and growth.

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Best Rural SME of the year

Recognising SMEs operating in rural areas that have shown exceptional growth, innovation.

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Global Business Excellence Award

Recognising companies with over 50% of their revenues coming from global operations.

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Innovative SME of the Year

Recognising SMEs with under 5 years of operation showing exceptional growth and potential with innovative ideas/products

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Tech-Driven SME of the Year

Recognising Exceptional use of technology in business operations, product development, or customer engagement.

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Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Recognizing outstanding achievements of entrepreneurs under the age of 35 leading an SME.

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Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

Recognizing women-led SMEs for exemplary leadership, innovation, and success.

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Business Leader of the Year

Recognising the entrepreneur/owner/business leader who has created maximum value for the employees, shareholders, customers, community by running an ethical company.

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Award Selection Criteria
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Eligibility:

  • Registered SME under Indian laws (Udyam Aadhaar)
  • Operational for a minimum of 3 years.

Key Metrics:

  • Financial performance (growth in revenue, profitability).
  • Innovation (new products/services, patents).
  • Market presence (expansion, customer base).
  • Sustainability practices.

Evaluation:

  • Jury panel with domain experts and industry leaders:
    • Balchandra Barve
    • Rahul Timbadia
    • Som Saini
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Scoring System:

  • Weightage for each metric (e.g., financial 50%, innovation 25%, business governance practices including compliances 25%, etc.).
  • Industry-specific adjustments where applicable.

Supporting Documents:

  • Company profile or brochure.
  • Financial statements for the last three years.
  • Innovation/patents/IPs granted/applied during the last three years.
  • Employees headcount in the last three years (new jobs created will be a key metric in the corporate governance section).
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