The legacy began way back in 1912, much before India got her independence and much before any business rules and regulations were established. It started foreign exchange dealings back in 1912 and with the introduction of Exchange Control in 1939 by RBI, they were the first ones to acquire a lice…
There’s an immediate need to foster entrepreneurship | Asoke K Laha, MD, Interra IT
He is keeping a close tab on the run-up to the US Presidential polls, and at the same time taking a trip down memory lane, leafing through the pages of Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel- “The Lowland’, which is based on 1970’s Calcutta, Presidency College and Jadavpur University, two of his alma maters…
National College of Ireland to mentor Indian SMEs on cloud and data analytics
National College of Ireland (NCI), a leading European education institution with strong links to SURGE and the WebSummit series (SURGE is Web Summit’s first conference in India. In 5 years, Web Summit, held annually in Europe, has grown from 400 attendees to over 42,000 from more than 134 countri…
NVR eyes healthy growth with health drinks-Nutriway
Kolkata-based NVR group with diverse interest in steel, infrastructure, IT and food, is betting big on the health food segment to taste success. The company is gearing up to roll out its health drink brand Nutriway pan India aggressively and has already lined up plans to even tap some of the over…
After ‘FunToys’, Fantacy Creations forays into cleaning tool market with ‘FunClean’
After ‘FunToys’, Kolkata’s Fantacy Creations tries its luck with ‘FunClean’, eyes 10% market share in cleaning tool market You do not only decorate your home during the festival season or on other special occasions, but you need to keep your home clean round the year. And …
Exclusive | We want to be a one-stop-solution | Gaurav Surana, Founder, Tutors Circle
On his return from the US and as an alumnus of Michigan University, US, he had realized that there was a large information gap for the students from this part of the country opting for higher studies abroad. And he built his business model based on the need to fill up this gap. Thus came [&hellip…
FDSL gets listed on NSE SME platform
NSE, India’s leading stock exchange, has listed Fourth Dimension Solutions Limited (FDSL). FDSL offers information technology infrastructure, technical support services and range of information technology and consultancy services, including infrastructure services, end user IT support, IT asset l…
SeaSoul tastes success in skincare, goes pan India
Delhi-based SeaSoul Cosmeceuticals, a company engaged in manufacture and distribution of skincare products, has lined up an aggressive retail expansion plan. The 3 year old company will open as many as 200 retail outlets across the country over the next two-three years in a mix of company-owned a…
Goodbox acquires SmartPocket to make SMEs e-commerce ready
Bangalore-headquartered Goodbox, a conversational m-commerce company enabling SMEs to become e-commerce ready, has now acquired SmartPocket for an undisclosed amount. Significantly, Goodbox had recently announced its Series A funding of $2.5 million from marquee investor Nexus Venture Partners. S…
Poultry industry is in consolidation mode, 5-7% growth expected | ICRA
ICRA’s research wing in its recent report expected that the domestic broiler meat demand would continue to grow at the rate of 5-7 per cent (value growth is expected to be higher at above 10 per cent) and table egg demand to grow at 4-5 per cent in long term. The transition from a predominantly […