by NR INDRAN / INT

Mumbai : Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector Bank, and Dun & Bradstreet, today announced the launch of ‘Business Gaurav SME Awards 2011’ to recognize the contributions of the SME segment towards development of business and economic growth.

The Bharat Gaurav SME Awards will be supported by a sector specific ‘Knowledge Series’ in 10 cities in India. Each Knowledge Series event will address 12 identified sector specific issues in addition to covering best practices in financial management.

S. Chakrabarti, Deputy Managing Director, Axis Bank said, “We are proud to launch the Business Gaurav SME Awards 2011. Axis Bank has always partnered with its SMEs clients to provide innovative banking solutions. This initiative will further strengthen our collaboration with the SME segment.”

Nominations for the awards are open up to 7th October 2011. SMEs with a turnover of Rs 150 crores or less can send their nominations to Dun & Bradstreet. Nomination forms can be downloaded from www.axisbank.com/sme or www.dnb.co.in/businessgaurav.

Dun & Bradstreet will accept the nominations for review and analysis. An independent jury will select the final award winners. The award ceremony is scheduled for November 2011 in Mumbai. Awards will be presented in 3 categories for each of 12 sectors as well as one award for an overall winner.

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