Guide

How small businesses can find B2B leads

Practical B2B lead sources for SMBs: cards, CSV, ICP search, and what KASHDI will and will not claim about contact data.

2 min read 16 Sep 2026 4 steps

You do not need a giant database subscription on day one. You need a repeatable way to capture people you already meet, then expand with a search you control.

  1. Start with leads you already have

    Upload visiting cards. Import a CSV. Push contacts from another form or app through KASHDI’s inbound CRM API. These sources are yours; quality is usually higher than a cold list.

  2. Add ICP search when you are ready

    KASHDI can search lookalikes using job title, industry, company size, and location. If you connect an Apollo.io API key, search uses that provider, with a daily lead cap and optional “email only” filter. If Apollo is off, you still have cards, CSV, and inbound.

  3. Focus the map

    If you sell in India, the Middle East, and Africa, set those as market focus on Today. Discovery and the daily board then prefer those regions. That is a filter, not a guarantee of coverage.

  4. Be honest about data

    Emails can be missing, generic (info@), or out of date. KASHDI does not claim to find every lead or to verify every address. Qualify in CRM: tag, review, then campaign.

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FAQ

Questions teams actually ask

Where do KASHDI leads come from?

Sources you control: visiting-card upload (OCR), CSV import, lookalike/ICP search via Apollo if you add an Apollo API key, inbound CRM API, and optional web email lookup. Apollo results respect your daily lead cap and email filter. Contact details can be missing or outdated.

Can I focus on specific countries?

Yes. Market focus on Today lets you prefer regions such as India, the Middle East, and Africa, or add countries. Discovery and Today jobs then prefer those markets. It does not magically expand coverage beyond the data sources you enabled.

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