Cars, virtual markets and India's young entrepeneurs

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The second edition of Milagrow World SME conference saw over 300 delegates from around the world. Supported by the ministry of micro small and medium enterprises and the national small industries corporation, the two day conference brought together stake holders of the SME eco system on a single platform. And Young Turks once again took the opportunity to put the spotlight on the emerging game changers.

The Milagrow SME world congress and we have got the renowned author Jagdish Sheth, Author & Marketing Guru. We are actually going to talk about the dilemma facing Indian SME and what the possibilities or the potential really is to take them forward and Dr Sheth is actually going to be speaking with some entrepreneurs who are running their own businesses to address some of the concerns and the problems that they have.

Indrojit D Chaudhuri, Co-founder, Talentequity.com & Apal Goel, CEO, Plastopedia.com: This dotcom duo has taken the virtual route to entrepreneurship. 26 years old Apal Goel's Plastopedia.com is all that you want to know about plastic portal. A virtual market place Apal provides the plastic industry a platform to track trends, share market intelligence and post prices for trading online. Started in 2008 with less than Rs 45 lakh today's Apal's innovation has a turnover of Rs 2 crore. While Apal is all about plastics Indrojit D Chaudhuri online innovation Talentequity.com is a peoples portal that allows users to connect and share information on their experiences with the employers and compare remuneration. Launched in 2008 Talentequity.com has more than 30,000 users.

Anuj Guglani, CEO, Ace Associates: Anuj Guglani's love for cars led him to the automobile road. In 2007 this auto maniac launched Ace Associates the consulting venture that trains auto dealers and skills like business management, customer support and sales. Not contempt with one venture Anuj launched World Auto Forum in 2008, an automobile networking website that aspires to connect the global automotive community.