Former Professor,
In a dynamic global economy, companies’ mastery of innovation, surpassing rivals, serves as their utmost advantage, leading to amplified market share, profitability, and greater profits, as evidenced by extensive research contrasting them with their stagnant counterparts. Effective entrepreneurship necessitates navigating innovation intricacies, including idea generation, evaluation, and securing financial resources. Innovation is pivotal for sustained viability and competitiveness, emphasizing the symbiosis between entrepreneurship and innovation. They catalyze economic growth, create value, generate employment, and foster fiscal reserves in India. Throughout history, inventiveness and entrepreneurship have driven key transformations like Britain’s industrial revolution and the rise of the US as a global superpower. Their impact extends beyond individual enterprises, contributing to national prosperity and global wealth. Conventional wisdom links consummate entrepreneurship to laborintensive innovation management involving idea generation, evaluation, and funding. Entrepreneurs are hailed as innovation vanguards whose success relies on nurturing novelty. This discourse examines the significance of innovation and entrepreneurship for effective and sustainable MSME functioning in India, drawing on secondary data and a literature review.
Micro, Small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), Export potential, Flow of institutional credit, Entrepreneurship, Innovation