The Quality Council of India (QCI), a Government of India body which propagates the adoption and adherence to quality standards in all important spheres of activities, organised the 11th edition of its flagship event- National Quality Conclave (NQC) 2016. The two day event was based on the theme …
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Industry tie-up to facilitate listing of India’s SMEs and startups
The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) and the SME Chamber of India have collaborated to provide a facility to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups access asset classes like currency derivatives, interest rate derivatives and listing. Under the initiative, SME Chamber wo…
Capital Float, Payworld to enhance Indian grocery stores
Capital Float, the largest digital lending platform in India, has partnered with Payworld to provide kirana (grocery) store owners with convenient financing options, enabling them to expand business operations. Small retailers are often underserved by traditional financial institutions because of…
Kalraj Mishra bats for ‘Zero Effect, Zero Defect’ policy
Asserting that the ‘Zero Effect Zero Defect’ policy as enunciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gained a lot of attention, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra has said that the setting up of MSMEs is necessary for the overall progress of the country. …
India world’s third biggest tech startup hub: Study
India is home to the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions, according to a report. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is host to the la…
11th National Quality Conclave inaugurated by Suresh Prabhu and Jayant Sinha
Aviation sector witnessed a growth of 18% which was the highest in the world: Jayant Sinha (Minister of State, Civil Aviation) at the 11th National Conclave MoU between Quality Council of India and Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative (FICSI) New Delhi, 20 August, 2016: The Quality Cou…
CM Vijay Rupani kicks off third regional MSME conclave
Gujarat is providing job opportunities to 28.36 lakh people through 3.76 lakh Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises, said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as he kicked off the 3rd regional MSME conclave for western India in the presence of Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra, Minister of State Haribhai Ch…
Metropolitan bourse to help SMEs, startups list
The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) August 20, 2016 said it will provide a facility to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups access regulated financial markets. The move is in collaboration with the SME Chamber and would allow SMEs to access asset classes like currency…
Thrust on MSME sector for creating job opportunities: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah, who was in the city on August 19, 2016 for a ground-breaking ceremony of the MSME Development Institute in Ahmedabad, said that post-independence the BJP government took a “holistic view” of industries and framed policies for “Khadi” as well as for big companies in India…
SMEs reluctant to list on bourses, notes SEBI
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has expressed concern over small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs’) growing preference for private equity (PE) investment over listing on a stock exchange platform. The markets regulator has introduced an SME platform to help smaller enterprises rais…