"thesmelink.com" is the brain child of TANSTIA-FNF Service Centre, a collaborative venture of Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association(TANSTIA), Chennai and Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), Germany.

The main objective of the TFSC, the collaboration of the above two, is to empower small industries for optimal performance and profitability and thus carve out a role for themselves in the National and Global economy. The core services include Training, Consultancy, Information and Hand holding of SMEs, Publications, Project Profiles, Trade Delegations, Study Reports, Studies. TFSC is an ISO 9001:2000 certified organization, the first of its kind among the SSI service organizations, which speaks for the underlying spirit of quality in all our services. However, the most valuable achievement has been the emergence of thousands of beneficiaries as entrepreneurs or as exporters through our comprehensive support.

Digital Economy is the order of the day and SMEs cannot compete if they do not keep up with technological innovations . In the age of information, an entrepreneurs needs to have information at his fingertips to compete in the global market. More so in the case of Small and Medium Entrepreneurs(SME) pitted against the competition from multinational giants and other big players in a fiercely competitive business environment. TANSTIA-FNF Service Centre has been reaching out to the SMEs through a web portal since 2000 to offer online assistance that ranges from project selection to Market expansion. thesmelink.com is an online version of the comprehensive and multifarious activities of TANSTIA-FNF in contributing to the growth of Small and Tiny(Medium) Enterprises. Here entrepreneurs and exporters like you can have not only information but also access the complete panel of consultants in various fields and database of machinery suppliers. In terms of its size and utility, the portal is a virtual gold mine that will help take your enterprise to higher levels. All this at a very nominal cost.

 
 
Regular members can have access to the following features
 

Business offers from all over the world and this will open up new areas and vistas of business. And you too can post a offer...

 

As an entrepreneur, you may be interested to know what the emerging industrial opportunities. Get into this section to find out the details...

 

Are you planning to venture/diversify without knowing how the markets. This may be difficult. Explore the market potential for different products...

     
 

Are you looking for exporting your products overseas? You need to have the first hand information about the economy and the business potentials overseas. This feature helps you on this...

 

Do you want to showcase your products and services to a global audience ? Would you like to establish or expand your company's web presence? Then this is the right place...

 

Would you like to know/participate in any of the National/International events? This section will take you to events/expositions...

     
 

View news headlines pertaining to different sectors of small industries...

 

The addresses of Importers/Exporters of various products from different countries...

 

If you have an eye on the international market then your products/ processes should be environmental friendly. Businesses have to comply with legislations and regulations in order to...

     
 

The Import and Export details of India from 6 major ports, with details on product, quantity exported/imported, value of exports/imports, country to which exported/imported...

 

This section gives the list of patents already applied for to enable you to have an idea whether you can apply for the same...

 

Are you planning to apply for the tenders? Here are the whole lot of tenders published by Government Departments..

     
 

Gives you the latest domestic / international prices of select products...

 

Our country profiles will give you the economy, trade indicators, potential sectors, business contacts, etc of almost all the countries...

 

Contains the latest updates on the trade and policy front including tax rates, legal requirements, investment limits, statutory compliance etc...

     
 

It is important for enterprises today to keep themselves abreast of what the external environment is WTO and the various issues emerging, have a direct bearing on SMEs...

 

Are you interested in our Seminar materials? For those who are not able to attend our seminars/training programmes, due to distance or due to preoccupation, here is a list of...

 

There are millions of trade transactions occurring each year. These transactions are classified under approximately 8,000 different products. Every item that is exported is assigned a unique 10-digit identification code...

     
 

The Centre has a wide and unique collection of books, Journals, Video Tapes and CD Rom databases...

 

Any special question pertaining to small industries will be answered here...

 

Important relevant sites to find additional sources of information for entrepreneurs and exporters...

 
The premium members have access to the features of the Regular membership and also the following features
wherein whole lot of machinery suppliers and nearly 400 project profiles and downloadable technologies are available.
 
Would you like to become an entrepreneur? Please enter here to know all the formalities and procedures to be complied to become an...
 
Step by Step details involved in the process of Exports, including forms could be found here...
 
Are you looking for a machinery? Here, you can find machineries for product based, application based and city based...
     
 

Are you planning to start a business or diversify? Access our project profiles which serve as good start up guides. This will give an overall outline...

 

Are you looking for a new technology? Please get into this section to view list of technologies available in various sectors...