Chandigarh: To empower small and medium businesses, Google India showcased a range of programs and products for the SMBs through which they can leverage the power of internet and technology to become successful. At an event held in the city on May 25, Google announced the North region winners of …
GST: Here’s how it will help your start-up
The long awaited constitutional amendment to Goods and Services Tax (GST) at last observes the light of the day. The GST bill has finally been passed in the Rajya Sabha and the nation is hoping to usher in this revolutionary move in the way indirect taxes are calculated. It is esteemed to benefit…
NASSCOM forms its first SME exclusive Council
The National Association of Software and Services companies, the country’s apex body of IT and Business Process Management, has formed an exclusive SME Council for the first time and elected Kamal Agarwala as the chairman of its first SME Council for 2017-19. The SME Council has been formed…
PayPal & Village Capital expand partnership to globally “democratize” access to financing for SMEs
From the U.S. to Mexico to India to sub-Saharan Africa, SMEs’ need for access to capital is universal. What differs across geographic markets, however, is how small businesses can gain that access. For some, it’s through their traditional banks. For others, underbanked markets need FinTech innova…
Redefining start-ups: Scalable non-tech businesses too eligible for recognition now
Entities having a scaleable business model, which has a ‘high’ potential of employment generation or wealth creation, can now be eligible for recognition as a start-up. Earlier, only if the activities of an entity were innovative and driven by technology or intellectual property could…
GST: This is how you will file tax returns from July 1
Small businesses are the backbone of Indian economics. They drive the velocity of country’s economics, industrial growth, and catalyst for job creation. However, a large number of businesses in the country are unorganized and irregular in filing returns and paying taxes. This could be due t…
Will the strategic partnership policy finally kick-start PM’s Make in India Defence Project?
It has been well over a decade since India’s private sector was directly involved in defence manufacturing. Citing security concerns, India’s defence procurement has largely been driven by the various defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). While defence m…
MSME financing start-up Aye Finance raises $8 m from Blue Orchard
Non-banking finance company (NBFC), Aye Finance has raised $8 million from Blue Orchard, a leading global impact investment manager. The funds were raised through NCDs (non-convertible debentures) with a maturity period of five years. Aye Finance says it is committed to transforming micro and sma…
GoodNews: खरीद नीति से घरेलू उद्योग को दम
सार्वजनिक खरीद में स्वदेशी कंपनियों को वरीयता देने की सरकारी नीति से स्थानीय विनिर्माताओं और सेवा प्रदाताओं को 4 लाख करोड़ रुपये (650 अरब डॉलर) से अधिक के सालाना बाजार का एक बड़ा हिस्सा हाथ लग सकता है। केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल ने बुधवार को इस नीति को हरी झंडी दी थी। एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने बताया [&hellip…
GST/रिटर्न फाइलिंग: SMEs के लिए 1 जुलाई से जीएसटी लागू होने के बाद बदल जाएगा पूरा माजरा
छोटे व्यवसाय भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था की रीढ़ हैं। ये देश की अर्थव्यव्स्था और औद्योगिक विकास को गति देकर नौकरियां पैदा करते हैं। हालांकि, देश में बहुत से व्यवसाय नियमित रूप से रिटर्न फाइल नहीं करते और न ही टैक्स अदा करते हैं। इसकी कुछ वजहें हो सकती हैं। मसलन, जानकारी का अभाव, परिस्थितिजन्य परेशानियां …