Adding on to the list of big names backing start-ups and revealing his tech-geek side, Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has expressed his willingness to invest in new ideas and start-ups. “I would love to make investments in any new idea. I am all for making investments in start-ups just like other …
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Trade assessees seek more time to file GST returns
Suppliers of goods and services seem to be in a fix over filing the GSTR 1 return for July 2017. With just two days left for filing of the said return, the assessees, after encountering various problems in uploading of details, have now sought extension of time by a fortnight to enable them compl…
BSE SME on-boards 193rd co – An addition to already tall index of manufacturing scrips
The latest listing of ANG Lifesciences is a further addition to the lead-taking sector. As a matter of fact, ANG is preceded by yet another manufacturing company – Shish Industries
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Businessmen talk positive in public, but not putting their money on ground, says Rajan
Rajan, former RBI governor, on September 7 identified a pick-up in private investment as an important requirement to improve health of the economy Speaking at the launch of his book, he said more than positive statements about the economy that Indian entrepreneurs make, what matters is …
Aye Finance raises around $7 m from Netherlands’ Triodos Investment
Mumbai: Aye Finance, a Gurugram-based small business loan provider, September said it has raised close to $7 million (Rs44crore) in debt financing from global impact investment manager Triodos Investment Management of the Netherlands. Triodos Investment Management manages investment fu…
SEBI may tighten listing norms to do away with shell cos
As many as 2,09,032 bank accounts of suspected shell companies were frozen by the government on September 5
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Bullish sentiment: Suresh Prabhu encourages start-ups to take risks and make it to the next big leap
The new Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu took to social media and conveyed his commitment to promote “young” entrepreneurs and reassured that risk-taking start-ups have his and the Ministry’s full support
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This start-up is building & transforming India’s electrical B2B marketplace for SMEs
Every successful story begins with development of a vision, from a dream, and from a very small but un-fluctuating hope that one day things will change for better, for the larger good. A similar story of hope is one of India’s first electrical B2B marketplace for global trade – SwitchBazaar.…
Crisil lowers GDP forecast to 7% in FY18 on GST hiccups
Mumbai: Domestic rating agency Crisil today lowered its growth forecast to 7 per cent for fiscal 2018, down from 7.4 per cent earlier, as it sees disruptions arising from the implementation of the new uniform tax regimeto continue to impact the economy for a few more quarters. …
IFC invests $10 m in Power2SME to lift SME sector
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has invested $10 million as equity in e-commerce platform Power2SME that helps small and medium companies buy raw materials at bulk prices. Power2SME is backed by venture capital firms such as Kalaari Capital, Accel Partne…