Bikky Khosla (born 30 July 1960) is an entrepreneur and founder[1][2] of tradeindia.com (Infocom Network Limited).[3] He is the younger brother of Vinod Khosla, an Indian venture capitalist. Presently, he is chairman of the e-commerce committee[4] of ASSOCHAM and had served in the same capacity for ASSOCHAM SME's Expert Committee[5][6] in the past. He is also editor of SME Times, a business news website and is associated with Indian Angel Network, a network of investors that invests in early stage businesses.[7]
Bikky Khosla | |
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 Khosla in his New Delhi office | |
| Born | 30 July 1960 Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
| Known for | Founder TradeIndia |
| Spouse | Married |
He ventured into a career in international trade soon after his graduation during the 1980s. He started Infocom Network Limited[8] in 1991 and started publishing Exporters Yellow Pages[9] for Indian exporters. In 1996, he started a b2b portal tradeindia.com for exporters,[10] manufacturers and importers.
Khosla was on virtual jury panel of Manthan Award[11] South Asia & Asia Pacific 2012. His articles published on SME Times were selected in the list of fifteen final entries for the first IE Business School Prize For Economic Journalism in Asia.[12][13][14]
Portal for SMEs edit
B2B portal[15][16] started by him gives information on exporters and importers worldwide and provides a platform to buyers and sellers across the world irrespective of distance, size and position of exporters, importers and service providers in diverse arenas. His company has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea International Trade Association (KITA)[17][18] to help small and medium enterprises(SMEs)[19] of both the nations and jointly hosted the Global Sources Machinery & Industrial Supplies Fair with Global Sources[20] on 23–25 November at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai[21]
References edit
- ^ Business Marketing: Text & Cases, 3E
- ^ Alina Munteanu, "Comertul electronic din India trece anul acesta de 100 mld. de dolari", Wall-street, 7 January 2008.
- ^ "E-commerce transactions to reach $100 bn", Economic Times, 30 December 2007.
- ^ "E-commerce industry growing rapidly in India", Tribune News Service, 11 June 2013
- ^ "Assocham suggests to making small, medium firms more competitive", Indian Express, 5 June 2007.
- ^ "Bikky Khosla « India's Largest eCommerce Platform". etailingindiaexpo.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Soumya Gupta, "From Disrupting E-Commerce to Mainstream AI, Staqu", BWDisrupt, 11 January 2017
- ^ K. Raghu, "Web firms try offline options to net customers", Live Mint, 22 November 2009.
- ^ "Infocom database portal launched", Business Line, 27 January 2004.
- ^ "Exporters find support for tax exemptions", The Times of India, 29 November 2005.
- ^ "Manthan Award South Asia & Asia Pacific 2012" Archived 25 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Finalists announced for the 1st edition of IE Business School Prize for Economic Journalism in Asia", IE Business School, 14 May 2013.
- ^ Bikky Khosla, "Export diversification: Where are we lacking", SME Times, 18 December 2012.
- ^ Bikky Khosla, "Higher taxes for the 'super-rich' a poor idea", SME Times, 22 January 2013.
- ^ Snigdha Sengupta, "The roll out continues" Archived 7 July 2012 at archive.today, Outlook Business, 31 May 2008.
- ^ "B2B effective both for marketing and sourcing: Khosla", SME Times, 7 July 2010.
- ^ "KITA holds Global e-Marketing Strategy Seminar for Global and Indian Market" Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, TradeKorea.com, 4 May 2010.
- ^ "KITA Aids in Opening Indian Electronic Market", Korea Times, 8 April 2010.
- ^ N.R. Jere, M. Thinyane, A. Terzoli, "Augmenting an e-Commerce service for Marginalized Communities: A Rewards Based Marketing Approach", Department of Computer Science, Fort Hare University, South Africa
- ^ "Global Sources to launch Machinery & Industrial Supplies Fair", Global Sources, 6 May 2011
- ^ "Global Sources to launch Machinery & Industrial Supplies Fair to help domestic buyers and suppliers in India" Archived 17 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 6 May 2011.