The Quality Council of India (QCI) aims to certify minimum 22,000 MSMEs with the bronze level in 2017 under the ‘ZED scheme’ initiated by the Prime Minister of India and the process of assessment will begin in the next 15 days, stated Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman, QCI, here on January 20 at FICCI’s …
Chinese fund ZDream acquires Xeler8
Chennai: Chinese accelerator and venture fund ZDream Ventures has acquired 100% stake in Gurugram-based Xeler8, an intelligence platform providing startups database to venture capital and private equity firms. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed. For the Chinese VC, this is the third in Indi…
Industry, investor bodies unite to seek removal of draconian angel tax
Angel investor networks and startup industry bodies have come together to form a unified startup coalition, seeking the removal of the “angel tax” through recommendations to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). There is a growing concern after the income tax depar…
Mobile advertising will play an important role for start-ups
2016 was a significant year for the mobile advertising industry. Mobile ad spend is up 430% since 2013, and with over 2 billion smartphone users worldwide, it’s becoming clear that the future of digital marketing is mobile. Brands are no longer only looking after websites because mobile apps are …
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Startup India’s flaws are beginning to tell
Around this time last year, the Narendra Modi government launched the Startup India, Stand Up India campaign. It announced a slew of measures—simplifying regulations, offering some handholding, a few tax breaks, and a fund-of-funds—to rev up the start-up engine and enable entrepreneurship, techno…
States log on to country’s start-up revolution
Despite their high mortality rate, start-ups continue to proliferate. India is currently home to about 4,750 start-ups and over 2,000 were founded in 2016 alone. Realising their potential in the creation of jobs and wealth, various State Governments are competing to attract the fledgling companie…
कलराज मिश्र ने हिंद महासागर रिम संघ (आईओआरए) के सदस्य देशों के बीच एमएसएमई संबंधी सहयोग पर कार्यशाला का उद्घाटन किया
केंद्रीय एमएसएमई मंत्री कलराज मिश्र ने 19 जनवरी को हिंद महासागर रिम संघ (आईओआरए) के सदस्य देशों के बीच एमएसएमई संबंधी सहयोग पर कार्यशाला का उद्घाटन किया। इस अवसर पर उन्होंने कहा कि इस कार्यशाला से विशेषकर एमएसएमई क्षेत्र में व्यापार एवं निवेश को सुविधाजनक बनाने के क्षेत्र में सदस्य देशों के ब…
Indian SMEs confident of growth, more hiring in future: Study
Small businesses in the country maintain a positive outlook for the future in terms of business confidence and employment growth, a joint report by Facebook, OECD and World Bank said on 18 January. Amongst the businesses surveyed, 48 per cent of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are positiv…
Microsoft taps into industry & trade bodies to boost its SME presence
In a bid to further boost its presence in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, Microsoft is working with industry and trade bodies to tap into their member companies. A Microsoft executive said that since this initiative was started in 2015, the company had managed to reach out to 85,00…