Central Government has given nod to the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) for 12 districts in Kerala under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) to give a financial boost to women entrepreneurs. Under the programme, technical and financial support will be offered to over 2…
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Start-up Thinkerbell Labs raises 13 m from Indian Angel Network
Edutech startup Thikerbell Labs has raised $202,000 (Rs 13 million) in an angel-investment round led by led by Rajesh Navaneetham and Manjunath Nayak from Indian Angel Network (IAN). Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director at Mahindra Group too invested in this Bengaluru-based start-up tha…
Sitharaman to raise concerns for MSMEs over India-China growth strategy in BRICS meeting
Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman who arrived in Shanghai on July 31, is expected to raise concerns over a joint growth strategy for MSMEs with China in the BRICS meeting. The seventh trade ministers meeting of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is getting …
MSMEs look up to Composition Scheme for GST levy; 5 lakh businesses opt for benefits
With the number of businesses registered on GSTN increasing day in and out, the need and followed benefits of opting composition scheme is also catching fire amongst small businesses. As many as 5 lakh businesses have opted for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Composition Scheme as of July 30, in…
KSIDC on hunt for VC & PE firms for seed-funded start-ups in Kerala
KSIDC has seed-funded close to 50 start-ups across 17 sectors in Kerala since 2015, now looks to potential investors to scale operations
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SMEs too join the bull run with IPOs
Total Transport System becomes highest subscribed SME issue by attracting investment interest of Rs 2,200 crore on NSE Emerge
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CG Corp brings $100 m venture capital fund for South Asian start-ups
Fund aims to invest in tech-enabled companies in sectors such as hospitality, consumer, financial services, rural product and services sectors, usually in ‘Pre-Series A’ deals of around $2-3 million
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GST Impact: How multiple tax slabs give SMBs reason to invent cash trail
With differential tax slabs for same commodity, traders may imitate the designs of registered brands but price their product lower
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GST figures: Over 10 lakh new registrations approved, another 2 lakh in process
In addition about 71 lakh people have migrated to GST out of earlier registered persons. Once registered, provisional GSTIN is allotted to furnish business details.
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Infineon partners AIRmaker to accelerate IoT start-ups
Infineon to help start-ups under the AIRmaker’s program to explore competitive advantage through innovative application of microelectronics and to cultivate business excellence in areas of product development, quality assurance, supply chain management and customer development.
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