HP Personal Systems business in India expects massive growth in revenues backed by small and medium businesses (SMBs) and government initiatives like Digital India, Make in India and Startup India. Ketan Patel, Senior Director of HP Personal Systems, which focusses on PCs, laptops, tablet, access…
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Foreign Trade Policy review: Commerce dept seeks sops for small exporters
New Delhi: The Commerce Department is expected to push for higher interest subsidy and a wider export credit insurance as it seeks to make life easier for small exporters. As part of review of the Foreign Trade Policy, the department is also seeking to widen services basket and make it more attra…
Make in India may help start-ups go forward robustly: Deloitte
Enormous innovation in FinTech space is taking place in India, says Andrew Vaz, Chief Innovation Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. Here he shares Deloitte perspective of current innovations happening in the country: Q: Where does India’s innovation figure amongst global innovation? A: From a…
Fiscal Consolidation: GST is the best bet for state govts, says RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said introduction of GST would have economy-wide ramifications in terms of growth, inflation, government finances and external competitiveness over the medium-term. “It is likely to champion a new course for cooperative federalism in India, focusing on collabor…
Cisco to work with Andhra to help SMBs take-off
Cisco Systems, a world leader in IT and networking, will work with Andhra Pradesh to make starting a small business easy. This was agreed when Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, currently on a visit to the US, called on John Chambers, Executive Chairman and former CEO of Cisco Systems, on May 9…
झारखंड: राज्य को स्टार्टअप राज्य बनाने के उद्देश्य से ओरेकल इंडिया के साथ MoU
झारखंड सरकार ने राज्य को स्टार्टअप राज्य बनाने के उद्देश्य से ओरेकल इंडिया के साथ एक एमओयू साइन किया है। प्रभात ख़बर डॉट कॉम के अनुसार मुख्यमंत्री रघुवर दास, मुख्य सचिव राजबाला वर्मा, मुख्यमंत्री के प्रधान सचिव संजय कुमार और ओरेकल के सीइओ साफ्रा कैट्ज की उपस्थिति में सुनील कुमार बर्णवाल, सचिव, आईट…
स्टार्टअप: छंटनी ज्यादा और रोजगार कम
अगर सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी (आईटी) के बाद ऐसा कोई क्षेत्र है, जिसमें बहुत अधिक लोगों की नौकरियां जा रही हैं तो वह स्टार्टअप एवं ई-कॉमर्स क्षेत्र है। अग्रणी ऑनलाइन मार्केटप्लेस, ई-ग्रॉसर्स, आईओटी यानी इंटरनेट ऑफ थिंग्स कंपनियां, ऐप आधारित कंपनियां, ट्रांसपोर्ट एग्रीगेटर आदि उन कंपनियों में शामिल हैं, ज…
Start-ups should look for homogeneous market segments within SE Asia: Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures
South-East Asia comprises as many as 10 different countries, but it is a “homogeneous” region for start-up investing, argues Amit Anand, Founder and Managing Partner of Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures which counts Ratan Tata as a special advisor. According to Anand, start-ups…
Too many start-ups, not enough funds in the flow!
As India’s start-up sector matures and becomes busier, entrepreneurs are finding that money is flowing a little less freely. In the first quarter of 2017, deal-making slipped 47.45 per cent from the same period a year ago, according to financial research platform VCCEdge’s latest Startup Deal Rep…
Informal ministers’ group to redefine MSMEs
New Delhi, April 28: An informal group of ministers will discuss and take a final call on redefining Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) following varied views on the issue, MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra said. “The Group of Secretaries is of the view that turnover and employment should be …