Dear Rodinhooders,
It’s that time of the year when innovative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) get recognised!! CNBC TV-18 and ICICI Bank are seeking nominations for the upcoming Emerging India Awards 2014 and it’s with great pleasure that we’d like to share with you, that we’ve partnered with the team at Emerging India in their endeavour to recognise and honour India’s rockstars in the SME sector.
Please go through all the information and categories mentioned below very carefully – THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY to nominate yourselves, your friends or any deserving startup that fits the bill. Please spread the word and nominate with due diligence!
Companies, firms or businesses registered and based in India with a turnover of less than Rs. 300 crore can apply for the Emerging India Awards 2014. The Jury reserves the right to decide the award winners and no disputes in this regard will be entertained.
[PLS CHECK THE NOMINATION FORM FOR OTHER CRITERIA]
Feel free to mention names you think who should be on this prestigious list in the comments below!
About the awards:
ICICI Bank Business Banking & CNBC-TV18 present EMERGING INDIA AWARDS 2014, powered by CRISIL
India’s biggest business award will recognise and reward the nation’s best SMEs with the benchmark that every SME looks up to. The award focuses on small and medium entrepreneurs striving for world-class facilities, setting the highest benchmarks and optimising opportunities across the globe. These are the SMEs who are the next generation of India’s business leaders. The Emerging India Awards 2014 will reward India Inc.’s rising stars.
AWARD CATEGORIES
INDUSTRY BASE (VERTICAL CATEGORIES)
A) Life Sciences (Pharma & Chemicals)
Pharma:
Producers of organic and inorganic medicinal substances for human or veterinary use; bulk drugs and generics, drug formulation and molecules, biotechnology, ayurvedic, natural medicine, etc.
Chemicals:
Manufacturers and developers of chemical substances, organic, inorganic & synthetic chemicals, explosives, essential oils, gelatins, agrochemicals, pigments, dyes intermediates, etc.
B) Infrastructure
Infrastructure services including all kinds of providers of commercial and social infrastructure like roads, power, ports, shipping, transport, hospitals, construction, educational institutions, etc.
C) Education
The trust/cooperative societies, private and government entities engaged in imparting education such as primary/secondary, graduate/post graduate, and vocational / technical courses and allied educational services.
D) Automobile
Vehicle manufacturers, dealers and aftermarket services & ancillaries in the automotive sector.
E) Engineering & Capital goods
Industries manufacturing machinery, machine tools, motors, pumps & compressors, electrical and electronic devices and their parts.
F) IT – ITeS
Business in hardware, data management information and standards, information technology, software applications and the software development process.
G) Power and Telecom
Manufacturing and services related to power and telecom industry.
H) Agri
Agri and Food Processing:
Processors of food grains, beverages, oil seeds, fruits and vegetables, plantation, spices, tea, coffee, rubber, jute, crops etc.
Agri Inputs & Non Farm Sector:
Processors of seeds, pesticides, fertilisers, micro nutrients, aqua feed, poultry feed etc. Non-farm sector includes dairy, poultry, Aqua & Fisheries, sericulture etc.
I) Retail and Trading
Retail trade of all kinds i.e. sale to consumers of all types of goods and also all types of distribution networks like dealers (excluding those covered in the other categories), franchises, direct sellers, and e-traders who sell directly to consumers.
J) Other Services
All entities engaged in providing various services including housekeeping, travel and tour, hospitality, consultancy, health/medical services and others.
CATEGORIES ACROSS INDUSTRIES: (HORIZONTAL)
A) Most innovative SME of the year
An outstanding enterprise with a unique product or service offering.
B) Socially responsible SME of the year
An outstanding enterprise which undertakes initiatives for the general benefit of the society or the underprivileged.
C) SME with a global reach
An outstanding enterprise having a successful track record with a wide global footprint.
D) Technosavvy SME of the year
An outstanding enterprise which leverages information and communication technology successfully to grow business.
E) Green SME of the year
An outstanding enterprise which consciously adopts business practices to reduce damage to the environment and promotes use of environment-friendly products and services.
F) Women entrepreneur of the year
An outstanding woman entrepreneur who has an excellent track record of establishing and leading a successful business.
Emerging India Awards Background
• In 2004, the Emerging India initiative culminated in the first-ever awards for this sector, recognising the best sustainable Value Creators among
SMEs in the country.
• The following year i.e. 2005, the initiative received an overwhelming response with entries from over 5,000 SMEs, from all parts of the country and from nine different sectors.
• In 2006, this figure rose to a whopping 35,000 entries in the following year, earning the Emerging India Awards a mention in the Limca Book of Records as the largest business award for SMEs in Indian history.
• In 2007, it garnered over 1,25,000 entries and the honourable Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh graced the ceremony and felicitated the winners.
• In 2008, the awards received 3,00,000 entries as the winners were honoured at a glittering ceremony held in London.
• In 2009, the awards ceremony was held in Delhi and presided over by Honorable Home Minister, P. Chidambaram, who was joined by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, as the Guest of Honour who graced the occasion and felicitated the winners.
• In 2010, the awards received over 1,50,000 entries and the winners were honoured at a glittering ceremony in Macau at The Venetian.
• In 2011-12, the award ceremony was held in Mumbai and presided over by Shri Rahul Bajaj and Shri Sachin Pilot who felicitated the winners.
• In 2012-13, the awards ceremony was held in Mumbai and presided over by Mr. Narayana Murthy who felicitated the winners.
Judging Process
CRISIL – India’s premier credit rating agency designs and executes the evaluation process for the Emerging India Awards. The first round of selection involves screening of the companies based on the data provided by the companies in the application forms. Various financial parameters have been used to short-list the companies to the top 35 in each category.
During the second round of screening, the top 35 companies in each of the categories are then studied on various parameters such as management vision, market position, competitive strengths, business strategy, growth plans and future prospects, experience and depth of the management, financial flexibility, profitability, ability to meet debt obligations and relationship with bankers.
The second round of screening process leads to short listing of Top 3 companies in each category. Each of the short listed entities makes a presentation to eminent independent jury members, from the industry, to finally decide the winners.
To send in nominations:
www.emergingindia.moneycontrol.com
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What is team CNBC TV-18 seeking from therodinhoods?
They want us, via our members, to unearth the hidden gems of Indian Entrepreneurs that have not surfaced and remain undiscovered.
We all know AWESOME entrepreneurs and wonder why they have not got their rightful attention in media and recognition.
And isn’t this the right place to be looking?! So once again, I urge you all to take some time out send nominations or suggest names. Let’s make this happen!!
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