New Delhi: While 43 per cent of Indian exporters in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) depend on online tools for 75 per cent of their international sales, 63 per cent agree that using online tools for selling internationally has increased their revenue, a new survey by Facebook …
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Edtech start-up NEST Education raises $600k from Dell Foundation, Anand Mahindra
Edtech company, NEST Education (Naandi Education And Support Training) has raised $600K in follow-on funding from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and Anand Mahindra , Chairman and MD of the Mahindra Group. NEST Education has deployed Alphabyte – The Learning Centre , which are high-quality …
CIPAM-DIPP launches social media campaign to promote Geographical Indications
The Cell for IPR Promotions & Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a social media campaign to promote Indian Geographical Indications (GIs) with #LetsTalkIP which is an ongoing movement init…
Emiratis to pitch camp for SMEs at India-UAE Partnership Summit
SME projects will be showcased at the two day summit to seek execution support from UAE-based businesses and investors
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Crisil lowers GDP forecast to 7% in FY18 on GST hiccups
Mumbai: Domestic rating agency Crisil today lowered its growth forecast to 7 per cent for fiscal 2018, down from 7.4 per cent earlier, as it sees disruptions arising from the implementation of the new uniform tax regimeto continue to impact the economy for a few more quarters. …
BSE SME plays big shots to change small business fortunes – Mapping the 1 to 192 listing journey
SMEpost.com looked through the BSE SME listing journey and the results seem promising
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NITI Aayog’s Atal Incubation Centres to nurture innovative start-up businesses
AICs would be established in subject specific areas such as manufacturing, transport, energy, health, education, agriculture, water and sanitation etc.
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IFC invests $10 m in Power2SME to lift SME sector
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has invested $10 million as equity in e-commerce platform Power2SME that helps small and medium companies buy raw materials at bulk prices. Power2SME is backed by venture capital firms such as Kalaari Capital, Accel Partne…
Indian start-ups head for WIEF’s Wharton India Startup Challenge 2018
Wharthon India Startup Challenge (WISC) will provide start-ups a platform to connect with the leading investors and industry experts in the Indian ecosystem.
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Don’t collect & don’t pay GST: Textile workers to launch ‘tax denial satyagraha’
Bengaluru: Come September 7, artisans from unorganized sectors will band together to fight the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime under which handmade products, including textiles, have been taxed. Led by the Bengaluru-based Graama Seva Sangha, artisans and textile workers will launch …