A Study on Implementation of IT Tools in SME'S in India

This research investigates the factors that influence the IT adoption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), lists the benefits that SMEs see by adopting commonly used business applications, arrives at a potential framework/ method for SMEs to enhance IT adoption and also suggests on ways of using analytics for business growth. Though SMEs in India is main focus of this work, the literature study included and takes cognizant of the facts that helped or helping SMEs in other countries to adopt IT to remain competitive and enhance efficiency that are also applicable in Indian context

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