Sumvaad

Sumvaad is a community network built for Indian MSME founders who are building growth businesses to contribute to the great Indian Economic prowess. So if you are a business founder who believes in building a community, then Sumvaad is the place for you.

At Sumvaad, we have created a platform where MSME Business Founders can come together to help each other by sharing their Ideas and experiences from building, scaling and managing their businesses.

NO, joining Sumvaad is completely free of cost. The idea behind building Sumvaad is to create a free flow of discussion amongst community members.

If you are using Sumvaad on the desktop version, then you can sign-up by clicking the sign-up button at the top right corner of your screen. If you are using Sumvaad on the mobile version, then you can sign-up by clicking the Menu (+) icon at the top right corner of your screen.

To sign-up, we request following information from you: Business Owner's First Name Business Owner's Last Name Email ID Password Creation

Spotlight is the flagship feature of Sumvaad, that is built to enable Micro and Small Business owners through their inspiring stories as a founder. It highlights their stories, products, and vision through detailed blogs and social media posts, connecting them to a wider audience.

Any passionate Micro & Small Business owners with genuinely inspirational stories 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 features 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 Introduction Reel or Story Reel at Sumvaad's Instagram handle. 2 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.

We publish two Spotlight stories every month — one on the 1st and other on 16th. Except for February, where stories are published on the 1st and 15th. Stay tuned for your turn to shine! 🌟

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.

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.