About Us

Think tank and consortium of Industry Experts bringing in Domain expertise & rich network


IBAF – India Business Advisory Forum is a consortium of Industry and subject matter experts who have come together with a common objective of helping Indian businesses or entrepreneur grow. Our focus has been on helping entrepreneurs – be it a Startup or a small business or an MSME in the areas of business growth, diversification, branding and marketing, process and mindset re-engineering, digitizing business models and more

IBAF is dedicated chapter for entrepreneur and business advisory under Empower Foundation which is registered with NITI Aayog, Government of India. It has been involved in various initiatives over the last decade which includes mentoring and advising startups and businesses and also in policy making for the country. IBAF participated in the creation of National MSME policy (2017) where in it voiced the views and needs of MSMEs to the Department of MSME, Government of India. Empower Foundation also represented the Industry as a part of the Executive committee, BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India. 

The efforts and work of the foundation across last decade in various domains are avidly covered by leading media like The Times of India, The Mid Day, The Hindustan Times, The Bombay Times, DNA, The Mumbai Mirror, The Sunday Guardian, The Outlook, Navbharat Times, The Global Post, The India Today  etc.