Sumvaad

Sumvaad is a community platform designed to help Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Business owners. At Sumvaad we have built: Forum , a discussion and engagement feature that enables business owners to share their problems, ideas and guide each other from their experiences. Blog Channel , find insightful and researched articles on anything or everything related to business. Paid Services likes Consulting, Spotlight, Advertisement.

Sumvaad is open to all Indian business owners, including: Small & micro business owners selling on Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, and Instagram. Offline business owners looking to expand digitally. Aspiring entrepreneurs looking for guidance before launching a business. Product sellers, wholesalers, and service providers who want to connect with potential buyers.

Yes, signing up and accessing the features like Forum and Blogs are completely free. However, some advanced features, such as consulting services, banners and spotlight may require you to pay a fee.

Please follow the below mentioned steps to sign-up at Sumvaad: Visit Sumvaad Click on "Sign Up." Provide following details: First Name Last Name Email Password Hit Sign-Up button and start participating in discussions.

If you forget your password: Click on "Forgot Password" on the login page. Enter your registered email ID. Follow the password reset link sent to your email. Create New Password and continue using Sumvaad.

Sumvaad Forum is a dedicated space where business owners can interact, ask questions, share business experiences and discuss topics related to business essentials, marketplaces, marketing, government policies, IMPEX, New Ideas etc.

To start a discussion at Sumvaad Forum, you need to be a registered member of Sumvaad. Once you are successfully signed-up and logged-in at Sumvaad Log in to your Sumvaad account. Go to Forum. page Click on "Initiate Thread" button A new page opens up where you are asked to take following steps Select Discussion category from the Dropdown Write a Title Write your Content as per the forum guidelines Click on "Publish" button and you post will be published.

Please follow these guidelines to keep the space meaningful, safe and respectful: Be Respectful: Use polite language and avoid abusive or offensive comments. No Spam: Avoid posting business links, shop links, or promotional content. No Explicit Content: Sharing sexual or inappropriate content is not allowed. No Bullying: Do not troll, harass, or attack others. No Religious or Political Content: Keep discussions free of religious or political topics. No Harmful Links: Avoid sharing malicious or harmful links. Stay On-Topic: Post content relevant to the specific category. Protect Privacy: Do not share personal information without consent. Report Issues: Flag inappropriate posts or behavior to moderators. Violations: Posts violating guidelines will be removed, and repeat offenses may lead to account suspension. Let’s build a positive and engaging community together!

We encourage our users to share informative, experience based content that helps fellow users take actionable steps in improving or growing their businesses. Type of Content Not Permitted: Threads or Comments with Photos/ Images/ Videos/ GIFs If a user creates a thread or a comment with "Links/ Photos/ Images/ Videos/ GIFs", do not go live on the forum.

NO. We do not allow or permit any type of self-promotion or business deals on any forum channel. We are building a designated feature that will enable business owners to share and advertise their product or service catalogue.

Spotlight is Sumvaad's flagship Advertisement feature. With Spotlight, we offer a businesses a chance to talk about their journey as founders and their ventures. With Spotlight, our aim is to bring business owners and their venture's story to the world. It covers a dedicated blog about the business owner and their venture, a welcome banner on our homepage and a carousel post on our Instagram handle. [Note: We are currently not accepting submission requests for Spotlight. We will let you know once we resume this feature.]

Any passionate Business Owner with an inspiring story as a founder, can apply for Spotlight. While we encourage everyone to apply, Sumvaad reserves the final say on publishing stories to ensure only the most inspiring, impactful, and high-quality stories are shared with our audience.

With SPOTLIGHT, our aim is to provide visibility & credibility for Micro & Small Business owners. With SPOTLIGHT we provide visibility for 15 days straight at following SUMVAAD placeholders: A dedicated blog at sumvaad.co.in about founder's journey to build their business. Exclusive Banner at Sumvaad's homepage. Pinned Instagram Carousel Post at Sumvaad's Instagram handle. 1 Instagram stories at Sumvaad's Instagram handle.

To submit your interest for Spotlight please follow the process as mentioned below: Visit Contact Us page In the form, select "Spotlight" as your reason Give a quick summary on why you believe your story should be highlighted Attach links to your business stores (Instagram, Website, etc.) Submit the response. Our team will reach out to you within 48 hours of receiving your submission.

Timeline for each spotlight story is set at 6 days. This is same for all the months across a calendar year. We publish 4 Spotlight stories every month First on Day 1st of the Month Second on Day 8th of the Month Third on Day 15th of the Month Fourth on Day 22nd of Month

Once we have received your Interest to share your story on Spotlight, our team reaches out to you over phone and if they are satisfied with your story, we would request following information from you over an email: Your founder’s journey (background, inspiration, and challenges). Details about your business, mission, and products/services. High-quality visuals (your portrait, products, and behind-the-scenes). We expect founders to provide this information in 5 calendar days. Once, we receive all this information we take 7-10 days to create all the assets for the website and social media handles. Thus we expect sellers to apply a month in advance from the timeline of publishing their stories.

We charge you ₹ 7500 per Spotlight package.

This is a response we hope you never have to search or look for. The current process of deleting your account is contact query based and as follows: Go to the bottom section (footer) of any Sumvaad page. Locate "Contact Us" button Upon hitting it, you'll be redirected to "Contact Us" page. You'll be asked to fill the form and highlight "Delete Account" as your Reason of contact and highlight your "Reason to Leave". Once you'll make the submission, we will respond back to you within 72 hours. Post "Deleting your Account", we will send a confirmation email from our end.