The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Forum, in association with Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Commerce and Industry (DIPP and Invest India) is organising ‘India International MSME & Start-up Expo 2017’ and ‘Startup Fest’ and ‘laghu Udyog Vyapar Mela’ from August 24 to 26 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The three-day event comprising of the exhibition, speaker sessions and startup fest will act as a perfect platform to exhibit and highlight the central’s Government initiatives.
The forum also aims to address various challenges faced by small and medium entrepreneurs through various sessions. One of unique feature of the Startup Fest this year is that a select group of 20 startups will be shortlisted to showcase their ideas, products and services to the dignitaries and the participating delegates. MSME Development Forum will provide complimentary stalls to these 20 shortlisted startups worth one lakh each. MSME Development Forum has also come up with a special initiative for women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from the SC/ST category. These entrepreneurs can set up their stalls for free at the expo by just registering at MSME’s website. The aim is to boost budding women entrepreneurs and SC/ST entrepreneurs and creating more such opportunities.