Dec 23, 2010

The Glory of Indian Silk Sarees

Silk sarees tend to have a special place in every Indian lady’s heart. In fact, these are such elegant piece of attire that ladies of different cast, creed and nationalities all over the world happen to be in awe of them.

The fabric-Silk, is actually formed after a series of sincere efforts and hard work by the fabric manufacturers. Silk worms are reared to obtain silk shreds which are then weaved into sarees. The silk sarees manufacturers thus, have to undertake a slow and strenuous process to create beautiful silk sarees. But since, pure silk sarees are quite expensive, the silk saree manufacturers mix pure silk shreds with other synthetic yarns to make affordable silk saree options for serving varied classes of customers. Although nothing can beat the rich look and feel of pure silk sarees. Pure silk carries an inherent sheen to it which makes them a clothing class apart.



Indian silk sarees hold a genuine repute all over the world and this is precisely the reason why silk saree business is flourishing by leaps and bounds in India. Though besides India, China also happens to be a major silk exporter for the entire world but no one can beat the kind of variety India offers in silk fabric and silk sarees. There is a plethora of silk saree options belongimg to different states in India. Benarasi silk, patola silk, jamdani silk, jamavar silk, south silk, kanjivaram silk, garhwal silk, samu silk are a few mentions from the long list of silk sarees available in India. In the southern part of India, a considerable section of population is indulged into silk saree business. Be it the rearing of silk worms or the weaving of sarees, silk saree business form an integral part of primary occupation even in the remote parts of southern India.

Silk designer sarees make wonderful wedding sarees as these remain the first choice for a typical Indian bridal look. Simple silk sarees become all the more alluring with the fine craftsmanship done on these sarees. Whether it’s a glittering zari border or finessed hand embroidery on silk, such additional designing enhance the charm of silk sarees manifold. Though, the latest trend to hit the markets these days is the service of customized silk sarees. The silk saree manufacturers and designers now offer the customer to get a customized saree designed as per the particular choice or requirement. The color combination and design on silk can be tailor made to serve the fancies of customers. Given the special efforts that these custom made silk sarees take on the part of manufacturer; such sarees are priced a little higher than the regular pure silk sarees.

Like other businesses, silk sarees business too has gone online to reach every corner of the world just at the hit of a click. There are a number of sites offering the vast range of silk sarees for sale. One can order it sitting at home and get it home delivered within a span of few days!
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B2B Marketplace and Business Promotion Strategies

Online directory listing has always been a practical solution for business promotion. B2B business directories are the directories specialized to promote and facilitate business-to-business transactions at the global level. Posting trade leads at these directories help business buyers and sellers to find one another.

B2B business promotion being an inexpensive option attracts innumerable sellers and exporters. However, those who are able to employ some good B2B promotion strategies are able to achieve success at this global marketplace. Here are some strategies that should help you make best out of B2B directory listings.

Choose Right B2B Directories
Begin with search for the most suitable B2B directories available online. A good business directory should:
  • Have the reach in the country where you wish to entertain the potential buyers.
  • Support the language that your potential buyers speak and understand.
  • Have a good standing in the search engine rankings for import export trade leads that are specific to your industry.
  • Have a standard pricing structure.

Prepare a Professional Listing
You must prepare a detailed and informative listing for your business while posting trade leads at a B2B directory. Provide information like your company’s history, its aim, its experience and most importantly, the important contact details. Buyers at these directories are interested to know about different sellers in detail before choosing the best one.

Make Use of Product Catalog
The most important promotion tool that B2B directories offer is the product catalog. These catalogs allow the sellers to post description about their products and services. You must provide detailed information about your topmost products in the product catalog and the trade leads. This information may include products’ size, color, unique selling points and different models they are available in.

Product price is another important part of a product catalog. The buyers who view the catalog would compare the prices you offer with those offered by other sellers. Make sure that you carefully decide your prices, considering the prices offered by your competitors. Also, you must regularly update your product catalogs to attract the attention of buyers.

Entertain Your Buyers
If a buyer likes your trade leads, he or she may visit your website to know more about you. Make sure that your website is designed in a way that it entertains the expectations of your buyers. Another important thing is to maintain good communication system to interact with the buyers. All these things further extend positive aspects of the image that you created using the b2B directory.

Promote Your Listings
Posting import export trade leads at B2B directories is not enough, but they need to be promoted and made visible on the web. For this, you must use different ways to promote your listings at online forums, social networking websites and all other possible platforms. Keep a track of how your B2B listings appear among the search engine results.

B2B directories are the excellent mediums to post trade leads for your business and to find buyers in the local and foreign markets. Follow all these strategies to let B2B platforms bring the profitable business opportunities.

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Dec 14, 2010

List Of Top 5 Must Have Gadgets For 2011

The Playstation Phone

The Playstation Phone
Apple's iPhone5

Apple's iPhone5
Nintendo's 3DS

Nintendo's 3DS

BlackBerry PlayBook

 BlackBerry PlayBook
Verizon’s LTE phones

Verizon’s LTE phones
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Dec 6, 2010

Useful Tips for Those Interested in Apparel Garments Business

Apparel GarmentsFashion is among the most volatile entities in this world. The trend which is hot and happening today, might not exist tomorrow, but may repeat itself after few months or years. To keep pace with the changing fashion, people from all sections of society prefer to purchase new clothes after regular intervals. This creates great opportunities for those who wish to start business as garments exporters or garment wholesalers.

Starting the business of apparels and garments require some preparations to be made. For example, if you wish to start garment export business, you have to look for garment importers from different countries. If you have the plan to start a garment wholesale business, you need to set up a store. Learn more about these preparations form the discussion below.

First and foremost, you must start by setting up a business plan. Planning a garments and apparel business requires you to do the market research. Those interested in becoming garment exporters must research the markets in which the fashion clothes manufactured in their own country are in good demand. For garments wholesale business, local market research is required to learn about the interest of the people. Your research must be based upon the things like what apparel categories are among the bestsellers. Then, you must learn about the designs, sizes, colors and other things that are popular in the market you target at. Also, consider the average household income in the region to learn about the spending capacities of the people living in the region.

Start-up costs are required to start the apparel and garment business. You may think of obtaining a business loan or borrowing from a friend. In any case, you must set the targets to acquire monthly profits to payback the loan amount as soon as possible. The next big preparation is to look for the renowned apparel manufacturers and suppliers. No matter whether you wish to start as one of the garment exporters from your country or as a wholesaler or retailer, you have to obtain the supply of apparels from the reliable sources so that you are able to offer quality to your customers.

Yet another preparation required for setting up apparel and garments business is marketing. The garment exporters can find the online business directories to be the best places to market their businesses. These directories allow the exporters to find garment importers, wholesalers and retailers located at different geographical locations. Marketing at these directories is cost-effective solution and it allows you to maintain the online product catalogs. A garment wholesale business can also be promoted on the internet using various marketing strategies. The wholesale business also requires you to have a physical store and inventory storage solutions. Online business directories are the suitable destinations to find the garment apparel suppliers from various locations.

An important thing about garments and apparels business is that you have to keep pace with the fashion trends. If you are not able to offer what is latest in fashion, it may affect your business’s scope to grow.


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What Are the Computer Hardware Business Trends in India

Computer Hardware Business in IndiaIf you are thinking of starting a computer hardware business in India, it is a favorable time to do so. Computer and other hardware components have become common items in households, at offices and commercial places as well. The computer hardware manufacturers are enjoying success in all segments of the industry.

Apart from computer manufacturing and computer hardware selling businesses, a third type of computer related business is that of computer repair services. Many users in the country, who are quite new to the use of computer hardware, end up misusing various hardware components. So, expert hardware professionals are required in large number in all cities to provide hardware repair services.

The first requirement to start a computer hardware business in India is to be computer educated. You must have familiarity with different hardware components so that you can purchase quality parts for your customers and also offer hardware repair and replacement services as and when required. Besides, it is important to learn about the ongoing trends of the hardware industry in the country.

As per the reports, the total sales of the personal computers increased by 42 percent between October and December 2009 as compared to the same period during the previous fiscal year. In terms of actual sales, over 2 million units of personal computers were sold all over the country. This figure and the corresponding increase in the growth percentage indicate that the computer hardware industry in the country has come out of the depression period in a praiseworthy manner.

Talking about the portable computers, the popular netbook brands were able to record a growth of 27 percent during the aforesaid time period. However, the notebooks went far ahead by recording the growth of 90 percent during the same period. In total, nearly 0.66 million units of netbooks and notebooks were sold in the computer stores in the country.

The branded desktop units sold in this quarter of 2009 accounted 65 percent of the total share. Out of this, 52 percent of the branded desktops were those manufactured by the multinational brands and only 13 percent belonged to the Indian manufacturers. The remaining 35 percent of the share was dominated by the assembled desktops. The growth is no different for other segments of the computer hardware industry, as printers and storage hardware too enjoyed an increase in their sales. Laser printers enjoyed the growth of 70 percent while the remaining 30 percent was shared by the inkjet printers and dot matrix printer.

As for the current year, the expectations of the computer hardware business owners are quite high. It is expected that the annual growth of about 7 percent should be recorded by the total sale of personal computers in the current fiscal year. In terms of actual sales, the figure for total number of personal computers to be sold is expected to cross the mark of 7 million.

So, you must consider it a good opportunity to have a computer hardware business in one of the cities of India. However, make sure that you analyze the level of competition already existing in the area’s market.

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Dec 1, 2010

What Makes Stainless Steel Cookware the Popular Choices?

Stainless Steel CookwareGood cookware is one of the secrets behind the people’s talent to cook good food. Stainless steel cookware is one of the most widely used varieties of cookware sets at home kitchens as well as professional kitchens. There are many advantages that make cookware made of stainless steel highly advantageous.

Stainless steel is a high quality material, prepared using a mixture of various metals. Each of the metals used in this alloy lend a specific quality to the cookware made from stainless steel. Chromium, for example, is an important constituent of stainless steel that provides protection against rusting.

Nickel is another metal constituent of stainless steel that adds the polished and shiny look to the stainless steel cookware. Many cooking pans suffer from the drawback of being average conductors of heat. The cookware made of stainless steel has its base made of aluminum or copper that makes it good heat conductors.

One aspect of cookware made of stainless steel that makes it popular and advantageous is that it has the capability to serve for long. Because of its durable nature, stainless steel cookware withstands rough handling as well. Moreover, these cookware sets are non-porous. This quality makes them resistive to cracks and leaks. As a result, one can expect great value for money by purchasing these cookware sets.

These cookware sets have the property to resist scratches as well. Also, there is no possibility for them to obtain dents due to falling. It is worth expecting the cookware made from stainless steel to always appear as brand new. This is the reason that people use these cooking sets as gift items as well.

Stainless steel cookware is easy to clean and this reduces the efforts of those who spend a great deal of time in the kitchen. The users of these cookware sets always find them shinning after every wash. The cookware made of stainless steel is expensive, though that doesn’t restrict its popularity.

Finally, it is the brand value associated with stainless steel cookware sets that make them reliable cooking sets. Many reputed manufacturers are well-known for making good quality stainless steel cooking sets.

For more updates of stainless steel buyers and stainless steel cookware india, visit online trade portal Trade.indiaMART.com


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