New Delhi: As four out of five women in India wish to become entrepreneurs, the country is missing out on a potential 15.5 million new businesses and 64 million additional jobs by not addressing the challenges faced by such women, a new Facebook study has said. The study revealed that if just 52 …
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Facebook & TLabs join hands to support mobile-based start-ups in India
Facebook and start-up accelerator TLabs have entered into a partnership to support the mobile startup ecosystem in the country. Both entities will build on the knowledge and learnings of in-house senior mentors to engage and educate entrepreneurs. As part of the partnership, they will co-host eve…
Empowering Indian women will add millions of businesses, jobs: Facebook
As four out of five women in India wish to become entrepreneurs, the country is missing out on a potential 15.5 million new businesses and 64 million additional jobs by not addressing the challenges facing such women, a new Facebook study said on March 1. The study revealed that if just 52 per ce…
Why FbStart is worth a look for start-ups looking to jump-start their journey
Ask the startup folks, and they will tell you how tricky the first couple of years are—challenges are aplenty, capital is scarce, firefighting is perpetual and chaos is the order of the day. Besides, there is constant pressure to secure funding, a problem that seems to become even more daunting a…
Facebook pumps $40k into Indian fashion start-up
Mumbai: CoutLoot, an end-to-end fashion re-commerce platform, has been selected for Facebook’s developer-focused “FbStart” programme, receiving access to $40,000 worth of credits and services from the social networking giant. Launched last year, “FbStart” helps devel…
Facebook gives $40k to JobSenz as part of its start-up programme
Education technology startup JobSenz has been selected for FbStart, the earlystage, mobile-focused startup programme launched last year by Facebook, as it continues to woo the country’s startup ecosystem, a critical market for the technology behemoth. As part of the prestigious programme, JobSenz…