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Dun & Bradstreet India (D&B India), continuing its commitment towards supporting the development of small and medium enterprises, has launched the Inaugural edition of Emerging SMEs: Hyderabad 2008. The publication is the fifth in the cluster series dedicated exclusively to the SMEs across the country and profiles the emerging SMEs in the Hyderabad cluster in an attempt to provide them a platform to showcase their achievements. Over the last few years, Hyderabad has become an attractive destination for setting up SMEs. Emerging SMEs: Hyderabad 2008 focuses on SMEs whose manufacturing units are situated in Hyderabad and nearby areas. The publication covers three prominent sectors in terms of number of units and employment, viz., Engineering, Pharmaceuticals and IT & ITeS-BPO. For the purpose of inclusion in the publication, over 3,500 companies were contacted and screened on the basis of turnover, investment and employee size. The end result is a repository of authenticated information on SMEs. A total of 270 companies have been covered and profi led in the publication, of which 138 are from engineering, 70 from pharmaceuticals and 62 from IT & ITeS-BPO sectors. It also includes the cluster insights that have been garnered from the direct responses of the SMEs pertaining to structure, activities and the cluster related benefits and hindrances.

Some of the key findings are as follows:

• With respect to product-wise offering, 68% of the profiled engineering companies dealt in light engineering. In pharmaceuticals, allopathic medicines were most preferred with 79% of the profiled companies operating in this category; and in IT & ITeS-BPO sector, 47%, were involved in software product development.

• Exports continue to be an important activity for the Hyderabad SMEs. Around 35% of engineering companies, 54% of pharmaceuticals and 66% of the IT & BPO players were involved in exports.

• In the last two years, the average annual growth rate achieved by the profi led companies was 31%, 32% and 39%, respectively, for engineering, pharmaceuticals and IT & ITeS-BPO sectors, and it is expected to increase to 39%, 44% and 49%, respectively in the next two years.

• Expanding installed capacity and entering new markets are the future growth plans echoed by the profiled companies.

• Manpower training and adequate technology are the major benefi ts observed by the companies covered in the Hyderabad region.

With the SME segment poised to play an important role in the growing economy, D&B India is confident that Emerging SMEs: Hyderabad 2008 will provide the right platform for SMEs to tap global opportunities and tackle emerging business challenges.

Kaushal Sampat
Chief Operating Officer
Dun & Bradstreet India