Rafale International met up with over 100 French small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to encourage investment and set up of production activities in India in the frame of the Rafale offset program under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make-in-India’ drive. During two-days Business to B…
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Make in India a good initiative, but should focus more on SMEs: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ is a good initiative, but it should focus more on small and medium enterprises rather than on large businesses. Gandhi, who is in the US on a two-week-long tour, during his interaction with students …
Jaitley asks biz to avoid last-minute rush for tax filing
With 75 per cent of businesses waiting till the last day to file August GST returns, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on September 20 asked them to avoid last-minute rush for tax filing. He said the GST Network (GSTN) has the capacity to handle 1 lakh returns per hour, which translates to 24 lakh re…
GoDaddy launches hosting platform ‘Business Hosting’ for Indian SmallBiz
New Delhi: Expanding its services in the country, US-based web hosting company GoDaddy on September 20 launched its easy-to-manage hosting platform “Business Hosting” for small businesses. The Business Hosting platform is optimised for high-traffic websites, e-commerce…
Giriraj Singh presented with PMEGP evaluation: Scheme providing ‘sustainable employment’ over years
Average employment per project was 7.62 and avg cost of generating unit employment was Rs 96,209 Max cost of generating unit employment was Rs 2,75,621 in Nagaland, while minimum cost was Rs 64,735 in TN
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PM moots, CBEC conceptualises: Easier compliance on way to bring more SMEs under GST umbrella
New compliance mechanism being worked out by Central Board of Excise and Customs to ease GST norms for small businesses with annual turnover under Rs 20 lakh
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SME board doing well, but needs sustained growth: BSE chief
There are an estimated 50 million plus enterprises… “given India’s size, we need many more companies to list”
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Blue Lotus Capital raises $15m to focus on investing in listed SMEs
“We will look to invest $2-5m in small- to mid-sized companies listed on NSE and BSE as well as the SME exchanges”
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Composition Scheme returns: Govt reopens ‘less tax, no input credit’ window for small businesses
The tax payers who opt for the composition scheme during this period will get this facility from October 1 for the current financial year
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Majority of States lag in EODB despite encouragements from Centre: DoNER Min
Issues pertaining to ease of doing business have not been picked up with required pace by vast number of states and Union Territories
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