Employing 70% of India’s workforce and accounting for 95% of India’s industrial units, the Indian SME community has truly come of age. Saluting their undying spirit of entrepreneurship, ICICI Bank & CNBC-TV18 return for the 5th year in a row with India’s biggest business awards – The Emerging India Awards.

These definitive awards have been instrumental in creating a revolution of sorts amongst Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SME). Not only has it helped SMEs in India gain better access to capital, technology, global markets and quality manpower, but it has also helped bring together this seemingly disparate community on a single platform. Acknowledging the contribution of this initiative, the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh addressed those gathered at the Emerging India Awards 2007 and felicitated the brightest entrepreneurs of the nation.

With more than 300,000 enterprises vying for these coveted awards this year the Emerging India Awards is not only India’s Biggest Business Award but has also transcended into an authoritative platform that understands, empowers, represents and honours India’s dynamic new growth drivers.

Chosen after a robust 3 phase methodology, powered by CRISIL - a Standard & Poor’s company - the winners of the world’s most widely participated business awards, the Emerging India Awards, will be felicitated in a grand ceremony to be held on 19^th November in Delhi. The awards will be presided by Honourable Home Minister Shri P Chidambaram. Entry by invitation only.