Small Business News That Actually Serves Small Businesses
India's MSME sector employs over 110 million people and contributes nearly 30% of GDP. It is, by any measure, the backbone of the Indian economy. Yet Indian business media overwhelmingly covers large corporations, stock-listed companies, and venture-funded startups. The small manufacturer in Ludhiana, the textile unit in Tirupur, the food processor in Indore — their challenges, policy impacts, and success stories are systematically underrepresented in mainstream business journalism.
This coverage gap has real consequences. When the government announces MSME credit schemes, the headlines focus on the allocation amount, not on whether banks are actually disbursing loans to small businesses. When GST compliance rules change, business media covers the policy announcement but rarely investigates how smaller firms — many with limited accounting infrastructure — are coping with implementation. The demonetisation of 2016 devastated lakhs of small businesses, but coverage focused overwhelmingly on the macro-economic debate rather than the ground-level destruction of small enterprises.
The Policy-Implementation Gap
India has launched numerous schemes for MSMEs: MUDRA loans, Credit Guarantee Fund, ZED Certification, Udyam Registration, and the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) during COVID. Media coverage consistently overcovers the announcement and undercovers the implementation. How many MUDRA loans actually reach micro enterprises versus small enterprises? What is the actual default rate? Are banks creating barriers to access? These questions rarely make headlines.
What This Feed Tracks
- MSME policy announcements with implementation tracking and ground-level impact
- Credit and financing updates including bank lending patterns and scheme disbursement data
- GST, labour law, and regulatory compliance developments affecting small businesses
- Entrepreneur success stories from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, not just metro startup founders
- Supply chain, export opportunities, and market access for small manufacturers
The MSME & Entrepreneurs feed is built for the business owners and entrepreneurs who power India's economy but are overlooked by business media focused on Sensex movements and unicorn valuations. We bring together coverage from industry associations, government portals, regional business media, and independent journalists who actually cover the small business ecosystem.
