Getting listed on the SME platform of BSE or NSE Emerge feels like the finish line — capital raised, visibility gained, promoter dream realised. In 28+ years of experience, I've learnt it's actually the starting gun. The company that treats listing day as "job done" is usually the one I get called into a few years later, once SEBI or the exchange has already flagged something. Why This Matters More Than Founders Expect SME-listed entities do get a lighter compliance load than