Once upon a time in Patewara, a small village in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, darkness used to rule. With dusk lives came to a pause in the village and resumed only until the first ray of sun. At night, candle lights were all that these villagers had, until one fine day a team drove [&hel…
Budget 2016 ensures ‘Small is Big’; SME tax exemption limit elevated
In view with the growing demand to push the statistically proven economy drivers of the nation, government has unveiled Budget 2016, proposing to offer tax exemptions for SMEs. Units with turnover of up to Rs. 2 crore will have the benefit of the pitch. The threshold is twice the previous limit u…
WASME for more flexibility to MSMEs in the Budget
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) seeks a flexible Budget for MSMEs to extend support to the sector’s development. “Without MSME we can’t think of our economy and development. We have to be flexible”, says WASME ED Sampa Banerjee. Government has initiatives like Prime Min…
Xavient looks forward to job creation via Budget-2016
Global IT consulting and Software Services Company Xavient has demanded tax sops to companies in 2016 budget for encouraging employment. “All eyes are on the Budget 2016-17 this February. One of the very obvious expectation that is taking the rounds is initiated by Prime Minister’s idea of creati…
Growth liberating Budget sought by Advaiya
Advaiya, a company providing marketing and productivity services to enterprises and technology companies across globe, seeks a budget that delivers on growth with fiscal prudence. The falling oil prices should be taken advantage to bridge the global competitiveness gap and pump-prime the economy …
Voonik’s Budget-2016 wish-list to enable & empower Startups
Bangalore based India’s first personal shopping app Voonik has a highly differentiated proposition of offering a free, online personal stylist in an app to its users. The company grew by more than 2200 % in 2015 and app repeat purchase rate doubled. With the launch of the ‘Start-Up India Campaign…
Giftxoxo expects innovative Budget for Startups
Gifting startup Giftxoxo.com has a lot of curiosity around what the upcoming budget will offer to startups. From ease-of-business to logistics and infrastructure, Bangalore based Giftxoxo expects many new initiatives from Budget-2016. The founders of Giftxoxo.com (Nreach Online Services Private L…
Woffr app to empower e-Commerce experience
Shopping experience is all set to get better with Woffr, an O2O (offline to online) solution on mobile, ready to empower users with relevant information regarding offers and deals on brands, nearby stores and users’ payment cards at the time of need. The app is an initiative of MyWolet Services P…
India-Australia to cooperate in rooftop solar
India and Australia may soon cooperate in roof top solar, which is gaining ground with several states putting in place regulation for net metering, an arrangement that gives credit for solar power generation. Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal met his Australian counterpart Mark Bailey on Feb…
WASME partners Andhra govt to upthrust medical manufacturing
World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (WASME) will be the National & International Knowledge MSME Partner for Andhra Pradesh’s eco-park for manufacturing medical devices. A memorandum for this purpose will be signed between Andhra Pradesh Government and WASME on February 12…