NEW DELHI: Indian small and medium enterprises are seeking a long-term partnership with Chinese entrepreneurs and investors in IT, mobile components and auto ancillaries, said MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra in Guangzhou. India participated in the 13th China International Small and Medium Enterprises…
Tag: Start-Up India
Start-ups in India: As ecosystem heats up, not many women entrepreneurs leading the pack
India is known for its start-up ecosystem and the emerging trend of entrepreneurship. Yes, BRICS is no longer the buzzword but on a global level there continues to be a ‘wait and watch’ around China and India. We have given the start-up world some unicorns and continue to do so with Paytm’s recen…
Here’s how start-ups’ success can be measured
The problem with excessive and premature hype is that the euphoria is often followed by disillusionment. The soaring valuations of copycat e-commerce start-ups in the last three years has been reminiscent of the dotcom spurt at the end of the last century. The dotcom bust, when it happened, was s…
Oil India announces Rs 50 cr start-up fund
State-run Oil India Ltd has announced a Rs 50 crore OIL start-up fund to foster, nurture and incubate new ideas related to oil and gas sector. The proposal for setting up the OIL Start-up fund was approved in the company board on September 30 and is in line with Centre government’s flagship…
IntelleGrow launches India’s first SME Debt Pool Program in collaboration with Symbiotics, Geneva
IntelleGrow, a leading venture debt financing arm of Intellecap Group, launches India’s first SME Debt Pool Program in collaboration with Geneva-based leading global investment company Symbiotics to bring international financing to Small corporates and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the country thro…
For tax-break, 20 start-ups must prove cutting edge
Six months after its launch, the Modi government’s Start-Up India programme is rumbling into action. Some 20 fresh applications from start-ups will be considered for tax-break by the inter-ministerial board, when it meets this week. Till now, only three start-ups have been selected for tax breaks…
ONGC launches Rs 100 crore start-up fund to ignite new ideas
ONGC has launched a Rs 100 crore start-up fund on its Diamond Jubilee year to foster, nurture and incubate new ideas related to oil and gas sector. The initiative, christened as ‘ONGC Start-up’, is in line with the government’s initiative ‘Start-up India’. As part of…
Centre’s flagship initiatives likely to get additional funds
National industrial corridors, ‘Make In India,’ ‘Start-up India’ and the national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy may get a major fillip later this year in terms of additional Budgetary allocation. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) — the nodal agency for industria…
DIPP to coordinate Amazon’s training programme launchpad for entrepreneurs
Ecommerce major Amazon will provide its “Launchpad” services to startups and train them in marketing products as part of government’s plan to bring its expertise to Indian startups. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) will act as a coordinator and help organ…
DIPP certificate enough for a start-up to get IPR sops
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that a start-up would from now need only a certificate of recognition from the Government to avail of IPR-related benefits. As part of the Government’s concerted bid to improve ease of doing business, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirma…