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A community-first business networking platform for small and medium enterprises, consultants and related organisations. Members join industry communities, build trusted relationships there, and do business with people they have come to know.

A marketplace optimises for transactions between strangers, which produces cold leads and price-only competition. We put the community first, so credibility and relationships come before the enquiry. Transactions follow trust rather than replacing it.

Registered businesses and their authorised representatives: manufacturers, exporters, importers, distributors, suppliers, consultants, design and project firms, startups and enterprise buyers. Sellers are SMEs. Buyers can be SMEs or large enterprises.

Engineering goods, construction, information technology and electronics, together with the engineering services around them such as design, project management and building systems. The Industries page lists every sub-sector.

The current focus is the Indian market and the India to GCC trade corridor, including business conducted within India and within the GCC. The platform is built to extend to further markets over time.

Discussion forums, member-led industry groups, networking events, expert webinars, trade insight reports and business matchmaking. Members can start and moderate communities relevant to their own sector.

You submit your company details and trade documents, such as registration and licences, during onboarding. We review them and confirm that the person registering is authorised to represent the business. Verification is what keeps anonymous accounts out of the communities.

Yes. Members can initiate and moderate communities for their industry or niche. Narrow, well-run groups tend to be the most valuable ones.

Being technology-driven is our core competence. Automated buyer and seller matching, together with weighted ratings, generates qualified opportunities for both parties and saves considerable discovery time. The judgement about who to work with stays with you.

From your dashboard, publish your specifications, quantity, delivery window and commercial terms. Matching surfaces suppliers whose stated capability fits, and suppliers in that category can respond directly.

Start with the verified profile: capability, capacity, minimum order quantity, lead times and certifications. Then use the community. Asking peers in your own sector about a supplier is the check a listing site cannot give you.

Yes, and it is a deliberate design goal. Manufacturers sit alongside design firms, project managers and service providers so members can combine into a single accountable package.

Specifics. State what you manufacture, your capacity, minimum order quantity, lead times and the certifications you hold. Buyers are screening on feasibility first, not on presentation.

Browse open requirements in your categories, or let matching bring relevant ones to you. Your dashboard also shows engagement with your profile and proposals.

For most SME members, yes. Shifting spend from trade fairs, travel and broad export promotion to focused community engagement has reduced marketing costs by up to 60%. How much you get out of it depends on how actively you take part.

The annual subscription is ₹24,000. Sign-ups completed before 31 December 2026 get the first year free. Paying the membership fee makes you a subscriber of the marketplace, and management reserves the right to modify fees, terms and conditions at any time.

No. There are no listing fees and no commission on business you win. The membership is the only charge from us.

No. One membership covers both, and many members do both.

No. Transactions are solely between the buyer and the supplier. We are not a party to any agreement between members and do not guarantee payment or performance. Agree your own terms, and use your usual trade instruments.

Report it to us with the detail you have. We review reports and can suspend or remove membership for breaches of the Terms of Use. Commercial disputes over a contract remain between the two parties, and we can supply the platform records relevant to the matter.

We collect the business details you provide plus technical data, use it to run and improve the platform, and do not sell personal data. You can request access, correction or deletion. See the Privacy Policy.

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