Vodafone Launches Initiatives for Small and Medium Businesses in India

Vodafone Business Services (VBS), the enterprise arm of Vodafone India, on Monday launched initiatives for small and medium businesses (SMB) to increase productivity, reduce costs and improve customer responses.

"As a total communication solution provider, we partnerwith enterprise clients to make them more agile and future ready. The initiatives being launched are synergised to effectively manage rapid growth challenges - catering to

evolving needs of customers, enhancing operational efficiencies and building a more connected and productive workforce," Vodafone India Director (Vodafone Business Services) Naveen Chopra said.

The three programmes will focus on SMBs with an annual turnover of Rs. 50 crores to Rs. 500 crores, the company said in a statement.

According to several estimates, the overall improvement in the economic environment should result in real GDP growth of over 5 percent this fiscal.

VBS said a faster growing medium enterprise segment will help accelerate the Indian economy into its next phase of growth, helping achieve even higher real GDP growth next fiscal and beyond.

The company will also provide a web-based diagnostic tool that helps businesses measure their competitive business efficiency and take stock of their capability to deal with the volatility of today's business environment.

The company will also provide its suite of total communications solutions to the enterprises.