Small & Medium scale industries play an important role in the economic development of a country. Apart from strengthening the exports of a country. The Government has many schemes in place for the establishment and development of the Micro, Small & Medium Scale industries all over the country. Initial capital and working capital are required to run any industry smoothly. Numerous industrial financing institutions and banks, both public sector and private sector, have customized Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) loan products to aid the MSME sector in their growth.
Though small, SME play an important role in an economy. They outnumber large firms, employ vast numbers of people, and are generally entrepreneurial in nature, helping to shape innovation.
Small and midsize enterprises can exist in almost any industry but are more likely to reside within industries requiring fewer employees and smaller up-front capital investments. Common types of SME include legal firms, dental offices, restaurants, and bars.
SME are segregated from large, multinational companies because they fundamentally operate differently. Large, complex firms may require advanced enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems—for accounting, supply chain management and financial reporting, and interconnectivity across offices around the world—or deeper organizational processes. SME, on the other hand, may require fewer systems given their narrower scope of operations.