Business Standard Smart Business on MSME fund raising and understating price risks

Most MSMEs depend on banking funding for their capital needs. Also, there is little awareness on price risk management and use hedging tackling for volatility. The webinar provided several insights and anecdotes on how MSMEs can work on building a solid foundation by tapping the equity capital markets and commodity derivatives markets. Ajay Thakur head of BSE SME explained the eligibility criteria for listing on the exchange platform meant for companies with paid up capital of less than Rs 25 crore. Less reliance on debt, value unlocking and ease of raising incremental capital are some of the benefits of SME