In a bid to further boost its presence in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, Microsoft is working with industry and trade bodies to tap into their member companies. A Microsoft executive said that since this initiative was started in 2015, the company had managed to reach out to 85,00…
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महिला उद्यमियों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए महिला Entrepreneurs Meet, कलराज मिश्र होंगे मुख्य अथिति
महिला उद्यमियों को प्रोत्साहित करने के उद्देश्य से इंड़िया एसएमई फोरम एसोसिएशन, भारतीय स्टेट बैंक और एपी चेंबर आफ कॉमर्स एंड़ इंडस्ट्री फेडरेशन के साथ मिलकर एक “‘Shakti Women Entrepreneurs Meet” का आयोजन 20 जनवरी को विशखापट्टनम में करने जा रही है। यूनियन एमएसएमई मिनिस्टर कलराज मिश्र इस समारोह के …
Shakti Women Entrepreneurs Meet to enable women in business for growth & success
With an aim to nurture the spirit of entrepreneurship among women and to provide a platform for networking and mentorship, the ‘Shakti Women Entrepreneurs Meet’ is being organised by the India SME Forum in association with SBI and AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation on January 20 at H…
South Indian Bank to enhance its retail & SME business
South Indian Bank, which provides retail, corporate and para banking services, has posted its investor presentation on January 18, 2017. Going forward, the company intends to continue focusing on its retail and SME business through centralised marketing and processing centres; penetration into ex…
‘Quality’, the biggest differentiator for your business: Why SMEs should take note
Irrespective of the type of an enterprise, quality is an anchor that gives credibility to a business. As far as MSMEs are concerned, quality is a sina-quo-non for business success. It has to be looked as a strategy for scaling up for survival. What drives repeat purchase for MSMEs is the trust th…
Demonetisation: Uncertainty means MSMEs funding scenario hugely negative
As the shock of the demonetisation move wears off, businesses are now bracing themselves for the coming two-quarters that are forecast to see lower demand. Many business models that depended on the flow of hard cash may just have been rendered permanently unviable from a lender’s perspectiv…
Cashing-in on cashless economy: Deskera to launch e-wallet for SMEs in India
At a time when India has been dragged to digital transactions, Deskera, a cloud-based integrated software firm is bullish on a cashless economy and has lined up a series of business strategies to enable small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in India to go cashless in 2017. Shashank Dixit, CEO …
Lakshmi Vilas Bank to lend more to retail, SME, farm sectors
Chennai: Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) will revamp its loan policy to increase the share of its core business segments to three-fourth of the loan book by 2019. Its key segments — retail, SME and agriculture — had a combined share of about 55 per cent in its loan book of ₹20,069 crore (as of September…
275 Acts increase the risk of non-compliance in SMEs
One of the effects of demonetisation has been the increasing transparency that organizations need to adhere to when it comes not just to transactions, but also to processes. These processes could include ERP systems and adoption of various other technology-driven tools in keeping with the Digital…
Vibrant Gujarat: Reliance’s cumulative investment at over Rs 2.4 trillion in Gujarat, says Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani said his company has made cumulative investments worth over Rs 2.4 trillion to date in Gujarat state, making it the largest investment by a single Indian corporate house in one state. Out of this, Rs 1.25 trillion were invested in the last four years…