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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Fintech start-up Chqbook raises funding from Startup Buddy, others
Gurgaon-based fintech start-up Chqbook has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Startup Buddy and a clutch of individual investors, the company said in a statement. Individual investors who participated in the round are Apurva Chamaria, head of corporate marketing at HCL Technologies; for…
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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State govt urged to announce incentives for ‘green’ buildings
While several State governments and Union government departments offer incentives for construction of green buildings, the Andhra Pradesh government is yet to announce any incentives for residential and commercial buildings.
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India may become world’s 3rd largest economy within 10 years, says HSBC report
Reforms over the past year have created disruption in India’s GDP numbers, but the medium term potential looks bullish, and considering the growth trend, it could become the world’s third-largest economy in the next decade, says an HSBC report. According to the global financial services major, al…