Introduction It was the turning point for many Small and Medium enterprises (SME's), it was the salute to the enterprises that comprise the backbone of our economy. The initiative that has driven economic excellence among Indian SME's through a series of on air shows tracing the journey of Indian SME's, on ground forums tapping the new opportunities for the SME's growth and India's biggest awards are now the benchmark of excellence for SME sector. India's first award for small and medium enterprises has now evolved to become India's Biggest Business Awards. Emerging India Awards boasts of being a part of Limca Book of Records. Emerging India Winners (2006-2007) SME of the year : Organisation Name : Speck Systems Ltd. Small enterprise: Organisation Name : Mother's Pride Education Persona Private Limited Women Entrepreneur: Organisation Name : Uma R. Javeri - S. Zhaveri & Co Travel: Organisation Name : Diana Hotels Ltd. Retail: Organisation Name : Today's Writing Products FMCG: Organisation Name : Freshtrop Fruits limited Gems: Organisation Name : Kama Jewellery Pharma: Organisation Name : Venus Remedies Limited IT & ITES: Organisation Name : Value Labs Non Retail: Organisation Name : Value Labs Auto: Organisation Name : IndoAsian Fusegear Ltd. Infra: Organisation Name : Techpro Systems Ltd. Textile: Organisation Name : Indus Fila Curtain Raiser with K.V. Kamath The Emerging India series kicked off this year with Curtain Raiser show where CNBC TV-18's Vivek Law is in conversation with K.V. Kamath, MD and CEO of ICICI Bank. The show highlights on what are the dynamic shifts in terms of numbers, off takes etc in the SME sector. Mr. Kamath gives his insights on how the sector is growing. Also he foresights the future of the SME sector in India. ON AIR SPECIALS This on air specials profiles couple of winners of The Emerging India Awards 2006. The show features the success stories of those companies who had redefined the SME space and are an example of India’s entrepreneurship spirit. The main highlight of the shows are how these companies fair over the last one year and what Emerging India Series has done to their business. It also focuses on how the sector has grown and where do these companies stand in today's scenario. Episode 2:- The show featured the success stories of Arch PharmaLabs Pvt. Ltd. and People Interactive Group. Episode 3:- Makemytrip.com Pvt. Ltd. and Action Construction Equipment Ltd. success stories were highlighted in this show. Episode 4:- The success stories of LNB Textiles and Suprajit Engineering was featured. Onground Forum: Emerging India Forum - Kolkata Powered with the capability of shaping the future of Indian SMEs, CNBC-TV18 and ICICI Bank carried on The Emerging India Series 2007, by organizing its next on ground interactive Panel Discussion in Kolkata on 20th April. The discussion focused on cross border trade. This on ground forum brought together experts from industry, to help the SME sector overcome its concerns in regards to the global trade market. The discussion was moderated by Mr Vivek Law, Consumer Affairs Editor, CNBC-TV18 Emerging India Forum- Chennai Carrying on its Dream Big. Become Big. theme CNBC TV18 and ICICI Bank carried on with The Emerging India series 2007 by organizing yet another on ground panel discussion in Chennai on 15th March 2007. The discussion addressed the numerous challenges that still continue to plague the Auto and Auto Ancillaries sector in India today. This forum brough together experts in the field of Auto and Auto Ancillaries thereby helping this sector to overcome its concerns in regards to the challenges it faces today. The discussion was moderated by the guru extraordinaire, CNBC TV18's consumer affairs editor and veteran anchor, Vivek Law. Emerging India Forum - Banglore Banglore saw the start of the on ground forums of The Dream Big. Become Big, Emerging India Series 2007, where the focus was on the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises, at a global level, in the IT sector. In a scenario today where big IT Giants like Infosys and Wipro are overshadowing the success and contribution of small and medium enterprises, this interactive discussion primarily focused and deliberated as to how Indian software SME's can attain global recognition and come at par with the bigwigs of India's IT sector. The discussion delved into how SME's need to leverage market knowledge, learn through internal and external networks and utilize relationships appropriately to keep themselves alive in this competitive sector. Sharing their views and experience in this forum were, Mr. Krishna Kumar Natrajan, Head SME Forum, President and CEO - Mindtree Consultancy, Mr. Rajesh Gupta - Partner RSM Company, Sudip Sural - Head Crisil Corporate Ratings, Mr. Praveen Vohra - Chief Technology Officer ICICI Bank. Emerging India Forum- DELHI Powered with the capability of shaping the future of Indian SMEs, CNBC-TV18 and ICICI Bank carried on The Emerging India Series 2007, by organizing its next on ground interactive Panel Discussion in Delhi on 21st Febuary 2007. The discussion addressed whether or not the NEW SME BILL has been able to answer the SME concerns. This on ground forum brought together experts from the Policymaking sector, to help the SME sector overcome its concerns in regards to the New SME Bill. The discussion was moderated by Mr Vivek Law, Consumer Affairs Editor, CNBC-TV18.