Warangal durries have been famous for many reasons. The famous durries or rugs are made using vegetable colours, and are washed in flowing water after the printing process. Though the number of weavers have increased over the years, sales haven’t gone up proportionally. Recently, e-commerce …
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CII offers suggestions to Indian govt on GST rules
Praising various efforts for successful transition of businesses to the goods and services tax (GST) regime, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) director general Chandrajit Banerjee has urged the government to extend the provisional input tax credit period by six months from the current two fo…
PurpleYo looks to raise $15 m by year-end
Mumbai: PurpleYo, an online market place for commercial real estate in India, is looking to raise $15 million for its expansion. The data and analytics firm said it is also eyeing co-working space and lending opportunities to SME players. “Our attempt was to create a marketplace model for co…
Govt & GST Council open to reconsidering decisions: Revenue Secy Hasmukh Adhia
“It appears to us that there is some amount of normalcy because destocking had happened on the manufacturer side but now restocking has started”
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Small firms with poor financials in vulnerable position: RBI report
Bolstering funding sources for liquidity-starved small units important to arrest next NPA wave
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Here’s why India’s small businesses are sitting ducks for cyber criminals
A survey conducted by cyber security firm ESET in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, found that Indian SMEs have been the most vulnerable to cyber attacks in the past three years
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Charkha to provide jobs to 5 cr women in next five years: Giriraj Singh
Five pilot projects commissioned in Varanasi, Nawada and other places would ensure a regular income between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000 to each of the women
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From textiles to I-T: Wave of job losses hits new and old economy
This job distress comes when three of the key drivers of the economy — private investment, private consumption and exports — are not firing, with largely government spend driving growth
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Equity fund raising may hit whopping Rs 1 lakh cr in 2017
Small enterprises raised Rs 1,181 crore through SME IPOs, the highest since 2012
Market participants said the buoyancy in the primary market is set to continue, with nine companies waiting for approvals from Sebi to hit the market
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Innovation: An ‘eye-opener’ to SMEs, a ‘boost’ to economy
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to implement policies that encourage innovation. Many organisations are adopting measures to strengthen their ability to innovate.
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