Small & Medium Business Development Chamber of India (SME Chamber of India), India International Trade Centre (IITC-INDIA) and Maharashtra Industrial and Economic Development Association have initiated “Indian Young Entrepreneurs Forum” – a platform for networking and contact building for expansion of business activities under the leadership of Mr. Chandrakant Salunkhe.

He has been putting efforts for the development of SME Sector, Promotion of Exports, assistance for acquisition of new technology, joint ventures, collaboration, international business alliance, industrial development for the last 20 years.

He has been organising awareness programmes and activities to educate and empower SMEs to compete with world market and motivate young generation to start their own business activities and resolve problems and issues related to industry, banks, government departments, international trade and law and order.

Mr. Salunkhe has widely travelled to USA, Canada, Israel, Egypt, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, Hungary, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Bahrain, UAE South Africa, Oman, Mauritius, France, Belgium, Austria ,Taiwan, Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia.

Mr. Salunkhe has taken initiative to set up various organisations for the development of SME Sector and Young Entrepreneurs and regularly organises various activities for updating knowledge amongst the SME Sector in various important aspects for better development.