BWI: IndiaMART.com Widens its National Network

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: IndiaMART
Friday, October 01, 2010 05:42 PM IST (12:12 PM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Information technology, Media & entertainment; Technology
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IndiaMART.com Widens its National Network


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, October 01, 2010 -- (Business Wire India) -- . Increases offices across the country to 55
. Strengthens team of on-ground Internet Consultants to over 1000
. Fortifies its leadership position in the online industry
. Aims to connect with MSMEs residing in every corner of the country

IndiaMART.com, India's largest online B2B marketplace, is spreading its wings across the country with the number of its offices increasing to 55 from 31 in March this year. Further, the company's team of Internet Consultants (feet-on-the-street) has crossed a mammoth figure of 1000. The total workforce at IndiaMART.com is now over 2400 employees. The scaled up pan-India presence and fortified team of professionals will cement the company's leadership position in the market and help in creating a strong network for small scale enterprises in the country.

Elated with these significant developments, Mr. Dinesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO, IndiaMART.com said, "Witnessing a rising trend of the MSMEs going online to scale up their businesses and seeing further potential, we have strengthened our presence and capabilities to better cater to them. In fact, our expansion in terms of reach and team is led by our strategy to forge closer ties with the MSMEs."

Headquartered in Noida, the online B2B giant is fast cutting inroads into the MSME space and bringing a large base of these micro, small and medium scale enterprises into the mainstream through the use of the Internet. The expanded team of talented professionals across these 55 offices will further this objective and help provide convenient and personalized solutions to them.

Apart from these developments, IndiaMART.com has also recently introduced other initiatives such as 'IndiaMART Leaders of Tomorrow Awards 2010' to accord recognition to the MSMEs and nationwide awareness drive, through its ongoing Brand Campaign, to educate them about the online medium for business.

About IndiaMART.com

IndiaMART.com is India's largest online B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with suppliers through business directories, online product catalogs, buy-sell offers, industry specific marketplaces, printed media and trade shows participation.

Founded in 1996, the company has a pan-India presence in over 100 cities. With over 2400 employees located across 55 offices in the country, IndiaMART.com offers an extensive range of value-added products and services to its 1 million registered members and nearly 5 million global buyers across various industries and verticals.

IndiaMART.com has won numerous awards over the years and has been widely covered by media such as CNBC, BBC, BusinessMoney, CNN, Businessworld, Economic Times, Financial Express, etc for its pioneering role in promoting SME business in the country. Its existing investors include Intel Capital and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times Group), India's largest print media group. The founder and CEO of the company is Mr. Dinesh Agarwal. The Board of Directors at IndiaMART.com comprises of Mr. Deep Kalra, Founder and CEO of Makemytrip.com and Dr. Nachiket Mor, President, ICICI Foundation among others.

For more information, please visit: www.indiamart.com/press-section


CONTACT DETAILS
Pawandeep Kaur, Manager - PR, IndiaMART, +91 (120) 3911000, pr@indiamart.com

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