Operators of bike-taxis, which have over the past few months been emerging as viable, convenient and low cost solutions for travel in the city, are now looking to attract more women riders to use the service. “We have around 400 mandatory steps that the driver needs to pass. We take a ride …
College startup develops affordable home automation module ‘Smitch’
A startup by two college students has developed a compact home automation module claiming it to be the most affordable in the market. The prices of ‘Smitch’ module, ranging from Rs 2,999 to Rs 13,499 and focusing on savings and comfort, will be launched at a consumer fair here on Apri…
HR, not funds, big headache for startups
Fund-raising may have come easy for startups. It’s the people matters that appear to be rather tricky. For some, establishing a unique culture is proving to be tough, while for others it’s about ensuring new hires remain as engaged as those who began their careers at the start of the …
Nashik district fifth in state in online MSME registrations
Pune has topped the charts in the state as far as online registrations of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for Udyog Aadhaar is concerned. Pune bagged the first position with registrations of 6,090 such units during the past six months, while Nashik is on the fifth position with 3,458 …
Government to help small enterprises in defence sector compete globally
The initiative gets significance in the light of a recent report by the Quality council of India which speaks about poor state of the micro small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. In order to make the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) involved with the defence sector globally compete…
My child app to now help in prevention of developmental disorders
My Child app, which was co-founded by two 19 year old college dropouts Harsh Songra and Aafreen Ansari to help parents screen developmental disorders, has now upgraded the app to aid in prevention of the disorders. “Our earlier app version helped parents screen these disorders in 45 seconds…
Entrepreneur Tanmay Bathwal’s beetle Smartotels to roll out portable hotels
Entrepreneur Tanmay Bathwal of Hirise Hospitality Pvt Ltd has rolled out the first of his Beetle Smartotels chain of portable hotels in Gujarat. Beetle Smartotels are ideal for remote locations and industry clusters. They utilise discarded or unusable containers. These are repaired for any major …
Korn ferry hay group to support 100 startups in India | CEO Stephen D Kaye
Bullish on India, US-based global management consultancy giant Korn Ferry Hay Group has embarked on an ambitious plan to support for free 100 startups from the country that have potential to grow big, its CEO Stephen D Kaye said. Kaye also said he is seeing emergence of a “more global India…
No age bar to start up
In the era of start-ups, where 20-somethings rule the roost, 40-plus professionals may seem the unlikeliest people to start their own businesses, given they are already leading a comfortable life, well ensconced in their respective careers. But quite a few choose to move out of the comfort zone. …
NE-ASEAN business summit focus on empowering MSMEs in North East India
The first-ever two-day North East-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit was held at the newly-opened City Convention Centre in Imphal, Manipur. The Summit which was organised by Manipur Department of Commerce and Industries in association with ICC, an apex business organi…