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3 steps to IoT hardware success for SMEs

If your small or medium sized company wants to develop an IoT hardware device or adapt one of your existing product for IoT, it doesn’t necessarily have to be hard. Just as long as you follow the following steps. Define your service value The true value of an IoT device is in its handling of [&he…

GoDaddy launches new marketing campaign to encourage small businesses

GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, today launched a new integrated marketing campaign focused on educating Indian small businesses on the value of going beyond traditional marketing and the importance of being visible on the Internet. The i…

25th Annual HYSEA Summit to recognize products developed by SMEs & start-ups

The HYSEA (Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association) will hold its 25th Annual HYSEA Summit on March 23. The event will also mark presentation of awards to some product companies that came up with good products and services. Besides, recognising the products from the small, medium and big compa…

State needs to expand export basket, says FIEO study

Kerala would do well to expand its export basket to include the three Es – electronic, electrical and engineering – for which the demand is growing, says a study by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO). New sectors in which the state has a competitive advantage should also be expl…

Aadhaar may become the only card in future: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi: Aadhaar may become the only card in future, replacing all types of other identity cards like voter ID card, PAN card etc, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. He was replying to a question from the opposition in the Lok Sabha as why there are so many ID cards despite Aadhaar’s int…

pi Ventures to get IFC equity for its maiden fund

Kolkata: Bengaluru-based pi Ventures, which seeks to raise $30-40 million in its maiden fund, is in talks with International Finance Corporation for an investment up to 20% of total commitment. “IFC proposes an equity investment of rupee equivalent of $3 million, not to exceed 20% of total …

US investor Tim Draper shifts focus on Indian start-ups again

Timothy Cook Draper, founder of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Draper Associates, is back in India to invest in early-stage startups after a one-year hiatus, according to a media report. Draper will invest about $1 million in each startup. The key areas of focus will be firms working o…

EC should allow start-ups to work on EVMs: Priyank Kharge

Bengaluru: Can startups help in ensuring fair elections? Karnataka’s IT Minister Priyank Kharge seems to think so. In the midst of accusations by some political parties over tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the recent state elections, Kharge took to Twitter on March 22 to s…

IndiBizForSale: start-up helps buy and sell start-ups

For Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) unable to sustain their business and looking for a quick exit, Ahmedabad-based start-up IndiaBizForSale is coming to the rescue. Launched in January 2014 with only 50 businesses for sale listed on its platform, the website receives more than 100,000 monthly…