New Delhi: Over 2,196 new ventures have been recognised by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) since the launch of Startup India, easing patent filing and credit availability for them. Government data shows there has been a spurt in registrations of startups following the cha…
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NRIs to set up start-up hub in Gujarat
Gujarati-origin entrepreneurs across the world will set up a research and innovation centre in Gujarat for startups not just from the state but across the country and abroad. Entrepreneurs who assembled in Ahmedabad for a national startup pitching event on July 28 said the modern technology-based…
Why accelerators need to focus on nurturing India’s next big start-ups
Accelerators are more sharply focused on the growth stage, providing startups mentoring as well as financing for shorter duration of 3-12 months to help kick-start their businesses
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Startup India Hub to take up issues of unaware start-ups in accessing govt schemes
The Startup India Hub, recently launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is working on a new initiative in order to help start-ups get accessed to government schemes and venture funds directly from the platform. The initiative is taken by the government, as start-ups had bee…
‘Govt should lend support & lower barriers for start-ups’
Startup India policy will in a way help Indian firms find easier to commercialise channels globally but these businesses need lot of hand holding and funding. Government should lower administrative and regulatory barriers, says an expert Israeli startup hubs builder. According to Tal Catran, who …
Startup India Hub crosses 1600 registrations within a month
The newly shaped-up Startup India Hub has attracted as many 1600 plus registrations within a month of its launch, according to an official tweet from the Startup India Twitter handle. The Startup India Hub was launched on June 19, 2017 by Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alongwit…
DIPP drafting new “future ready” industrial policy with MSMEs, innovation & taxation on its mind
With Industrial Revolution 4.0 knocking on doors, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is gearing up to step up the 1991 Industrial Policy of India with its thought over mid and long-term targets for the new industrial policy. The reforming new industrial policy for a “future read…
‘SIDBI has touched lives of more than 360 lakh people in MSME sector’
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has touched the lives of more than 360 lakh people in the MSME sector, directly and indirectly through various credit measures, informed officials in the 19th Annual General Meeting of SIDBI on July 07, 2017, in Lucknow. In the meeting, Ajay Kuma…
Govt seeks suggestions to formulate new industrial policy
The new policy also aims at aligning with the government’s flagship programmes such as Make in India, Skill India, Startup India and the foreign direct investment norms.
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Lessons Indian entrepreneurs can learn from Israel — the Start-up Nation
In their bestseller, Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer raise and try to answer a question: How is it that Israel — a country of 7.1 million people, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its foun…