Bangalore, December 8: Amazon India announced that the e-commerce major will host the fourth edition of its Small Business Day (SBD) 2020 from midnight on December 12 until 11.59 pm on the same day.
According to an IANS report, the online event would offer customers an opportunity to discover and purchase unique and hard-to-find products from start-ups, women entrepreneurs, weavers, local shops. It will be instrumental in supporting these small businesses to sustain their accelerated business growth.
On Small Business Day, products across categories including work from home essentials; safety and hygiene supplies; eco-friendly products, kitchenware; sports essentials; Christmas special products and others will be available on the marketplace.
Manish Tiwary, VP Amazon India, said in a statement said, “At Amazon, we are committed to supporting our 7 lakh+ sellers to continue the momentum built up over the past months through various sale events. With the upcoming Small Business Day, we want to create an opportunity for SMB sellers and B2B sellers to generate greater customer demand, revenue, and end the year on a positive note.”
Amazon Business customers can avail an exclusive business customer only cashback of 10 percent and additional savings on GST input tax credit. In addition to Small Business Day, the e-comm major also announced that it will celebrate All India Handicrafts Week 2020 starting December 8 to December 14. The objective of the event is to increase awareness about indigenously produced handicrafts from different parts of the country.