Mr. Sandipan Ray is the co-founder and Director of SMBConnect- A unique platform for SMB’s and Entrepreneurs to connect. He is the brain behind SMBConnect and he develops short & long term business management strategies for the organization along with overseeing the implementation of the same.Mr. Ray has acquired over 18 years of experience in the field of Database Services, Direct Marketing, Event Management and Marketing Communications. He has worked with some of the leading BTL Agencies and he specializes in Database Driven marketing, Lead Generation Program and GTM for SME segment.

SMBConnect begain after the initiation of an idea; the idea was to connect SMB’s across the nation onto one platform. Though getting a new business idea can be easy but converting that idea into reality is not as easy as one has to cross many hurdles along the way to success. One needs to be dedicated to convert the idea into reality and should also have a single minded focus towards making his dream a reality that serves one and all.

The micro, small and medium enterprises or MSME sector is undoubtedly the backbone of the economy. It is the sector that contributes 45 percent to India’s export, 40 percent to India’s industrial output and employs 6 crore people. Not only is the SME sector important in itself but helps to build forward linkages as they supply much of their products as inputs to large corporations.