Tag: Anand Deshpande

Start-ups can boost job creation, say IT experts

Mumbai: Innovation and entrepreneurship are the keys to boost manufacturing and job creation, contrary to fears that automation may stunt jobs, say IT industry experts. E-commerce is a good example of how technology-driven innovation can give rise to both skilled as well as unskilled jobs over th…

deAsra signs up 3 banks to fund small enterprises

Pune-based small business advisory firm deAsra undertook a strategic initiative with three city-based banks recently to provide small loans to individual entrepreneurs. DeAsra, which is backed individually by Persistent’s CEO Anand Deshpande, issued a statement saying, “DeAsra’s…