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MSME Growth Needs Skills Alongside Timely Access to Finance

MSME Growth Needs Skills Alongside Timely Access to Finance
For MSMEs, Growth Needs More Than Capital: It Needs the Right Skills and the Right Access to Finance · theprint.in

Small businesses need more than money to grow.

They also need people who know how to use new machines and technology.

Workers may need to keep learning as a business changes.

India has organizations and online platforms that offer training.

The article also says rural and semi-urban businesses can need loans for equipment, stock, or expansion.

Regional Rural Banks can help businesses reach formal credit locally.

A lending arrangement between SIDBI and these banks combines local support with digital services.

Rohit Traders used working capital to help maintain inventory.

AN Enterprises used machinery finance and reported better production and quality.

The article says skills and finance work best when used together.

Key facts

Publication date
October 5; year not stated
Featured program
SIDBI MSME Samvaad
Finance arrangement
SIDBI-RRB Co-Lending Arrangement
Training resources named
National Skill Development Corporation, Sector Skill Councils, and Skill India Digital Hub
Shubhalaxmi PET
Cuttack-based manufacturer that began as a small unit in 2011
Rohit Traders
Used working capital through the co-lending arrangement to maintain inventory and meet customer demand
AN Enterprises
Used machinery finance to expand production of horse-riding saddlery and related products

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