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Emerging SMEs: Pune 2008 is the second in the series of cluster-based SME publications, focused on the Pune region. The future editions will cover four other important regions, viz., NCR, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad.

Emerging SMEs: Pune 2008 focuses on small and medium enterprises whose manufacturing units are located in Pune District. The editorial team at Dun & Bradstreet India (D&B India) short listed three sectors, namely Engineering, Food Processing and IT & ITeS-BPO, based primarily on volume of business and employment opportunities generated, to be covered in the publication.

Under the Engineering segment, the publication includes companies operating in the light and heavy engineering segments. Some of the key industrial segments include industrial machinery, material handling equipment, electrical equipments, machine tools, fasteners, medical & surgical instruments, process control instruments, gears, forgings, etc. Under the Food Processing segment, the focus is on processors of food and food products across the value chain, from fruits & vegetables to meat & poultry, bakery, non-alcoholic beverages, packaged/convenience food, milk & milk products, marine products, alcoholic beverages and grain processing. Under the IT & ITeS-BPO segment, the publication covers companies involved in providing software, hardware, ITeS-BPO services and products.

Companies solely into trading activities have been excluded. The publication also includes diversified companies operating in the textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and allied segments, along with business interests in other industries. The publication has excluded subsidiaries of large Indian business houses, multinational companies and subsidiaries of multinational companies, thus honoring the true Indian entrepreneurial spirit that the SMEs represent.

The companies which qualified on the turnover criteria of Rs 10 – Rs 1,000 million for Engineering & Food Processing while Rs 5 – Rs 100 million for IT & ITeS-BPO were further screened through other set of parameters to arrive at a truly representative list of emerging SMEs in the cluster. Companies with negative net worth and those declared financially sick by the Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) as on 31-Oct-06, as available on their website, were eliminated.

Based upon D&B India’s in-house database and industry association members’ lists, a universe of 4,000 manufacturers across all the three sectors was identified. The companies were contacted through various industry associations and consultants, advertisements in leading business dailies, direct contact through mailers, reminder letters, telephone calls, faxes and e-mails.

The information contained in this publication is sourced and compiled from questionnaires circulated and administered by D&B India, telephonic interviews, company websites and information available in the public domain. To ensure the accuracy of the information, every effort has been made for verification and authentication.

A standardized reporting format has been applied for listing company profiles in the publication. Information related to products manufactured, plant location, capacity utilization, quality certifications, top management, year of incorporation and client details among others have been included.

D&B India is confident that Emerging SMEs: Pune 2008 will provide a platform for Indian entrepreneurs to network and to showcase their capabilities. We would be pleased to receive your invaluable feedback and suggestions. Your satisfaction remains our goal in Dun & Bradstreet’s journey towards excellence.