SAP, the multinational enterprise application software company, has seen tremendous growth in this country. Maggie Chan Jones, its US-based chief marketing officer, talked about on its plans for India and partnership with government initiatives like Digital India. Edited excerpts: Q: Where is Ind…
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Cloud computing will help SME growth in India, over-regulation may hurt growth
Crashed servers, corrupted files, missing emails There is no dearth of issues that give nightmares to India’s SME businesses. Though India has around 47 million small businesses, only one percent are online mainly because of the huger upfront initial investment required to setup the IT infrastruc…
India asks China to address trade imbalance
India has asked China to address the burgeoning trade imbalance while making a strong pitch for Chinese investments in its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, specially in fields like IT, digital, mobile components and automobile ancillaries. “India’s MSME sector is poised fo…
Indian SMEs favour long-term ties with Chinese investors: Kalraj Mishra
NEW DELHI: Indian small and medium enterprises are seeking a long-term partnership with Chinese entrepreneurs and investors in IT, mobile components and auto ancillaries, said MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra in Guangzhou. India participated in the 13th China International Small and Medium Enterprises…
Why e-Commerce is a unique solution to connect SMEs in today’s technologically advanced world
Small and Medium Enterprises has been the backbone of the Indian economy since quite a while. It has stepped out in a totally new era of development after the Digital India launch by PM Narendra Modi. At present SMEs are contributing almost 37.54 percent to the economy as a sector and it also pro…
Digital India has opened a new window for growth: HP India, MD Rajiv Srivastava
HP India, the leader in personal computers and printers in the country, ventured into the service solutions business nine months ago. Rajiv Srivastava, Managing Director of the technology-products major, reveals the reason for HP’s new endeavour. Edited excerpts: Q: What is your assessment of the…
Indus Net Tech to set up start-up incubation labs
Digital solutions provider Indus Net Technologies would open an incubation lab in its premises at Salt Lake electronics complex here for nurturing and mentoring startups, one of its top official has said. “We are launching the Indus Net Labs with the aim to mentor and guide start-ups having…
Here’s how small businesses can cash in on the Digital India initiative
The much-talked-about Digital India initiative promises to bring an e-revolution to the country. Launched last year, the government’s ambitious programme aims to take internet connectivity to the six lakh villages across India. Needless to say, if the plan succeeds, it will benefit many sections …
Data Group takes inspiration from Digital India, offers free domain names in Indian languages
Indian startup company, Data Group on September 15 launched a domain booking service with “.Bharat”. The domain is free as are extensions like .com, .net and .in but the big difference will be the Devanagri script. According to agency inputs, Ajay Data, the Founder and CEO of the Data Group…
Reliance Jio sets aside Rs 5,000 cr fund for startups
Reliance Jio has parked Rs 5,000 crore venture capital fund to help young entrepreneurs in the country build their business. Speaking at Reliance Industries 42nd annual general meeting, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Jio’s aim is to build a platform for young Indians who want to creat…