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month, five Gujarat based firms did themselves and the State
proud by winning the coveted Indian Exporters Excellence Award
of Dun & Bradstreet in association with Export Credit
Guarantee Corporation of India. Their activities ranged from
export of peanuts to erection of transmission towers for distribution
of electricity.
Of the total, three are small enterprises, one a medium scale
unit and another a large scale undertaking. Their success
unfolds a critical message. And it is that size is the least
important factor for export success. By their achievement,
the winners have demonstrated what the state entrepreneurs
are capable of.
Two other reasons make the achievement very significant. First
is that the achievers made their grade from out of 50,000
Award aspirants. Second, is that one out of every eight winners
is a Gujarat based enterprise. Export business is no cakewalk.
From procuring commodities, to producing products, to shipping
consignments to customers on time involves overcoming of many
challenges. The winners have shown nothing is impossible with
a focused vision and unwavering commitment to deliver.
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| The photograph shows a Gujarat Entrepreneur
Dun & Bradestreet receiving ECGC Export Award in
Mumbai on June 2, 2008 |
Gujarati’s
famed spirit of enterprise got a shot in the arm last month
when five Gujarat based companies have won Dun & Bradstreet
and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)
exporters’ excellence award. In all a total of 42
firms from across India received awards. The Awards were
presented in Mumbai in June this year.
The Award winning firms were: Shakun Polymers, Palvi Power
Tech Sales, both from Vadodara and VNKC Agrocom from Ahmedabad
and Jaydeep Cotton Fibres Private Limited from Rajkot and
Kalpataru Power Transmission based at Gandhinagar. Welspun
India Limited, of the Welspun group which has manufacturing
units in Gujarat was also an award winner.
The rankings were based on five key parameters: Total Export
Revenue, Growth of Export Revenue, Export Revenue Contribution
to Total Turnover, Net Profit and Growth in Turnover. The
Award was based on a self nomination process, and applications
came from across the country.
One of the unique features of the award is the sub-division
of the exporters in micro, small, medium and large revenue
brackets in each sector, to ensure wider coverage and recognition.
D&B India reached out to 50000 exporters through individual
mailers followed by an intensive tele-calling exercise.
(See Profiles of Award Winners on Trade News page)
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