We are pleased to inform you that the All India Association of Industries (AIAI) was established in 1956 under the dynamic leadership of Late Shri Babubhai M. Chinai (M.P). It is today the leading association of industries serving the trade and industry.
AIAI membership spans across a wide spectrum of industries with a strength of over 1400 direct membership and over 60 affiliated regional Chambers and trade bodies with an indirect membership of over 2, 00,000.
Over 70% of the membership represent the SME Sector. As SMEs are a vital component of every economy, AIAI endeavors to support and strengthen the SMEs by helping them to integrate in the global supply chains. AIAI assists SMEs to accelerate their business network globally by identifying reliable business partners through our network in over 50 countries.
Our activities are directed towards facilitating and fostering SME growth through seminars, workshops, trade fairs, and business meetings, trade delegations from overseas and also mounting delegations from amongst our members to other countries. AIAI provides information on domestic and international trade, investment, technology and innovation.
Look forward to work closely for promotion of bilateral trade between our two countries AIAI has signed over 305 agreements for co-operation with International Trade Promotion bodies and Chambers of Commerce across the world. This highlights our mission to promote international trade, enhance exchange of trade related information and trade delegations, foster joint ventures and technological alliances and thus contribute towards the process of globalization.
AIAI is affiliated to UNIDO and UNCTAD and has been authorized by the Ministry of Commerce to issue Certificate of Origin. AIAI also represents as an Advisor at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Singapore, Geneva, and Seattle & Oman besides attending the WTO Forum meetings in Geneva in September every year. AIAI also represents
The Employers side at ILO, Geneva as Advisor as part of Government of India delegation.
AIAI has organized a number of successful trade fairs such as Auto Expo and three wheelers, Ind Fair, Finance & Investment Exhibition, Innovative Technologies of Manufacturing Expo (ITM) in 2008 and 2009. AIAI has also organized the biggest ever Indian Expo overseas “India Initiative 2005’ at Warsaw, Poland. AIAI co-organized the India International Maritime and Logistics Expo (IIMLE) Expo at Mumbai in association with the Indian Trade Promotion Organizations (ITPO) and supported by the Ministry of Shipping. AIAI has also organized Global Economic Summit 2010 on trade and investments, 2nd Global Economic Summit and Global Expo 2011 with special emphasis on SMEs Innovation and Technology, 3rd Global Economic Summit 2013 on Clusters in One World: Perspectives from Many Nations”, 4th Global Economic Summit 2014 on Asia Powering Global Markets: Vision 2025, 5th Global Economic Summit on “Enabling Food For All” 2015, 6th Global Economic Summit on Women’s Empowerment: “Through Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Capacity Building” 2017, 7th Global Economic Summit on Global Value Chains: Accelerating SME Growth, Development and Sustainability 2018 and 8th Global Economic Summit on ‘Services: Enabler of Growth for Trade and Industry’ 2019 in association with the Word Trade Centre, supported by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India. The Association has also organized INDIALLIA 2012 a multisector Business Development Forum/Expo based on the internationally recognized B2B matchmaking event FUTURALLIA.
It would be our great pleasure to strengthen our association and look forward to working closely with you.
Bombay Industries Association is a forum of Industrialists, Businessmen and Professionals having more than 1500+ members representing MSMEs, large scale and low tech to high tech industries.
BIA represents a cross section of industries covering the entire gamut of Industries and its branches. BIA is registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act.
OUR HISTORY:
Representatives of some prominent factories gathered together on 16th February 1948 to form this Association.
It has a glorious past with chequered history, of innumerable instances where it has raised its voice against the policies of Central & State Government, Quasi Government organizations & Municipal bodies, which affected the interests of Industries, setting up of infrastructural facilities for common man with tremendous successful results over the period of more than six decades. During its useful existence of over six decades, BIA has continued to serve the needs of the industry by acting as a catalyst between government and other bodies and the industrial
members of the Association and work tirelessly to solve the problems faced by the industry.
The Indian Small Business & Franchise Association (ISFA), established in 2008, stands as a steadfast advocate for India’s small business and franchise sector. Committed to fostering a conducive environment for growth, ISFA connects entrepreneurs with investors and business partners, facilitating access to front-line support systems and streamlining the journey from concept to marketable product. With a vision to bolster India’s domestic ecosystem and global competitiveness, ISFA tirelessly engages with government bodies, industry associations, and international counterparts to champion the interests of the industry. Through a blend of advocacy, networking, and capacity-building initiatives, ISFA is empowering Indian businesses to thrive both locally and on the global stage