Kaleidoscope of Export Performance of Indian SMEs

This paper aims at analysis of export performance of Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and also at development of econometric models of the impact of production, employment and the number of units of SMEs on their export performance using data for thirty-five years from 1973-74 to 2007-08. For achieving the objectives, researchers have developed two econometric models, viz; Linear Trend Model and Multiple Log Linear Regression Model. The findings of study indicate that the export performance of Indian SMEs is on the pattern of growth. Further, the volume of production, number of employees, and the number of SME units in India have played relatively important role in growing pattern of SMEs exports