Google plans to ensure that 50,000 small and medium businesses in Gujarat get an online presence by 2014-end.
The initiative is part of Google’s national campaign titled ‘India, get your business online’ which offers free websites and hosting service to small and medium business in India, the company said in a press statement.
“Gujarat houses the largest number of SMEs in the country. These can benefit greatly by having a website for their businesses which will open up new markets for them. Google’s India Get Your Business Online initiative aims to boost the SME ecosystem by giving them a simple, effective and free platform to get their business online,” said Suryanarayana K, Head- SMB Sales, Google India.
Google India also created Google maps listings and Google+ business pages for these businesses. The company has also partnered with HostGator to build websites for 5,000 SMB’s in websites of traditional markets in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot.