New Delhi: Come April, start-ups will have a Linkedin-like platform to discover and interact with investors, mentors, incubators and other service providers in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The new platform—an upgrade of Start-up India Hub launched in March last year—will intelligently connect s…
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Start-up India: Policies abound but limited impact on ground
Propelled by the perceived success of the Digital India and Skill India initiatives, the Narendra Modi government had announced its ambitious Startup India programme in January 2016. Mooted with the objective of creating a conducive ecosystem for emerging businesses in India, an assessment of its…
If you’re a budding entrepreneur, here’s how GoI’s Startup India Learning Program can help you
With a view to encourage entrepreneurship in the country, the Government of India launched the Startup India Hub in 2016. The organisation that supports and provides resources for emerging business enterprises has come to the spotlight with the success of its newly-launched learning and developme…
12 start-ups raised $12.75 mn in pitch@Rashtrapati Bhavan event, a FOIN initiative
“In India, we have a large ecosystem of 4,500 startups – the third largest in the world. Even then, it is not easy to start a new venture in India. Access to funding and mentorship remains a hurdle. In key parameters such as ease of doing business and R&D investment, there is scope for much […
Govt is open to change the definition of a ‘start-up’: DIPP Secy
The government is inviting feedback from various sectors to modify the definition of Indian businesses that can be classified as ‘start-ups’. DIPP secretary Ramesh Abhishek said that the definition of start-ups in its current form needs to undergo a change. “We would be happy to make it even more…
SMBs & start-ups would be responsible for much larger share of “corporate functions”
The 20th century was the era of the large corporations. It can be argued that the growth of the market economies of the West, and in recent decades the Asian Tigers and China, was closely correlated with, if not driven by, the growth of their business houses. Conglomerates such as General Electri…
रिकॉर्ड स्तर पर पहुंच सकता है FDI, 9 महीने में ढाई लाख करोड़ के पार
नोटबंदी से अर्थव्यवस्था को लगे तगड़े झटकों के बावजूद इस वित्त वर्ष भारत विदेशी निवेश के मामले में नए रेकॉर्ड बनाने के करीब है। विदेशी निवेश के मामले में वैश्विक रूप से पिछला साल सही नहीं रहा था और दुनियाभर में हुए विदेश निवेश में करीब 16 प्रतिशत की कमी आई थी वहीं भारत ऐसे […]
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मेक इन इंडिया से होगा कर्नाटक में SMEs को फायदा: एस सिद्धरमैया
कर्नाटक मुख्यमंत्री एस सिद्धरमैया ने आशा व्यक्त की है कि कर्नाटक में आयोजित हुए मेक इन इंडिया कर्नाटक सम्मेलन से एमएसएमई और एसएमई सेक्टर के विकास गति में तेजी लाएगा। सम्मलेन का उद्घाटन करते हुए सिद्धरमैया ने कहा, “कर्नाटक सरकार सभी निवेशकों का स्वागत करने के साथ-साथ कौशल विकास को बढ़ाने पर ध्यान …
Global mid-size companies keen on strategic tie-ups with India
An exclusive symposium organized by India Law Offices (ILO) & Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in the Capital today witnessed over 100 companies from 20 countries exploring strategic partnerships with Indian companies. It was an interesting mix of developed as well as developing nations…
Make in India-K’taka will help transition of state MSMEs to compete globally
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah is optimistic that the Make in India- Karnataka conference being held in the city will help the transition of the state’s MSME and SME sectors in accordance with a rapidly changing world. Siddaramaiah said the Karnataka government, which wa…