In an effort to provide an alternative source of earning to the sugarcane growers of Uttar Pradesh, the central government is mulling revival of localised cane crushers by including them in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) category. Once categorised as an MSME, sugarcane crushers, u…
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Jugnoo re-enters hyperlocal delivery business by launching ‘Fatafat’
Jugnoo the Chandigarh-based on-demand auto-rickshaw aggregator has said to resume its hyper local delivery by launching the ‘Fatafat’ service. Learning from the failures of hyper local delivery model of other brands, the company has decided to restrict to deliver only fruits and vegetables to its…
Apple to work closely with Indian startups
Apple is likely to announce an accelerator program for Indian startups as part of its CEO Tim Cook’s visit to India this week. The sources, who declined to be quoted, said while Tim Cook’s key push with Indian government officials will be the sale of refurbished Apple phones here, its…
Entrepreneurs make India’s growth story possible | Suresh Prabhu
Speaking at the valedictory of the platinum jubilee celebration of Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangaluru on May 16, Suresh Prabhu said that economy can grow when entrepreneurship grows. Without entrepreneurship, the growth of Indian economy was not possible and will not be p…
Deskera launches technology enabler program for SMEs and youth
Deskera, a leading business software provider in the Asia Pacific region, launched a skill development program on Cloud ERP technology for Indian SMEs and students from educational institutions to enhance their technological expertise and help them thrive. As part of the program, the SMEs and uni…
Capital float receives ₹170 cr in Series B round
Capital Float, a leading online lender for small businesses, has raised about ₹170 crore ($25 million) in a Series B round led by Creation Investments. Existing investors Aspada, Sequoia India and SAIF Partners participated in this round that valued the company at over $100 million. This is Capit…
IIJS 2016 opens doors for young innovators & MSME sector
In a welcome move, IIJS 2016 plans to introduce “Hall of Innovation” product gallery and a dedicated section for MSME sector in Hall no. 2 at Bombay Exhibition Centre. These new features are being introduced to encourage highest levels of craftsmanship and provide equal opportunities …
Mphasis and ToneTag partner to revolutionize mobile payments
Mphasis, a leading IT services provider, and ToneTag, a sound based proximity communication provider, announced a strategic partnership to provide a range of digital banking solutions for the banking and retail industries. As part of the agreement, Mphasis will collaborate to build solutions and …
ShopClues & GoDaddy forges strategic partnership to enable merchants go online
GoDaddy and ShopClues have forged a partnership to help merchants conduct business online. Online marketplace ShopClues will assist and maintain the websites for the merchants while web hosting company GoDaddy will provide them with domain names. Merchants will get a choice to pick out their webs…
Uber ties up with Wicked Ride, to offer premium motorcycles on rent
Technology-based taxi cab aggregator Uber is tying up with Bengaluru-based bike rental startup Wicked Ride to offer the rental of premium motorcycles – Harleys, Ducatis, Kawasakis and others – on a limited basis in upto 12 locations, including Bengaluru and Mysuru. Following the earli…