The Indian software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecosystem is witnessing an increase in activity in terms of new startups emerging and establishing themselves. There’s a belief within the industry that by 2025, India will become the SaaS hub of the world. SaaS is a software distribution model in which app…
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Using AIF regulations to start-up India
On 16 January 2016 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched “Startup India”, a scheme targeted at building a strong ecosystem to nurture innovation and start-ups in the country. A year on, it is a good time to assess how it has performed. Broadly speaking, the scheme consisted of four types of incen…
Startup India’s flaws are beginning to tell
Around this time last year, the Narendra Modi government launched the Startup India, Stand Up India campaign. It announced a slew of measures—simplifying regulations, offering some handholding, a few tax breaks, and a fund-of-funds—to rev up the start-up engine and enable entrepreneurship, techno…
SME Capital market: Progress in 2016 & Outlook for 2017
The year 2016 has been proved out to be a spectacular period for SME Capital Market. Indian SME Bourses witnessed remarkable activities in terms of filling of draft offer documents as well as number of listings. The year has witnessed several developments in this format of alternative capital mar…
‘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…
Right time for path-breaking Budget
Budget 2017-18 will be path-breaking. For one, it will be presented on February 1 instead of February 28 as was the practice. For another, this will be the first unified central budget, merging the railway budget with the main budget. Besides, this budget will do away with the distinction between…
To ensure success of Start Up India, Digital India, regulators must encourage innovation
There has been a flurry of developments in India’s innovation landscape since the country announced its National IPR Policy, earlier last summer. The policy document rightly underscores the government’s recognition of the importance of strong intellectual property rights for fostering innovation …
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…
Fintech start-ups can lead the way to India’s financial inclusion
India is changing into an effervescent ecosystem offering fintech lending start-ups a platform to potentially grow into billion-dollar unicorns. Although relatively young at present, the sector is escalating rapidly, fueled by the large innovation-driven start-up landscape, and responsive governm…
Developing a relationship with customers can be a game-changer for SMEs
Customer-centricity simply speaking means bringing customers at the centre of the enterprise and aligning strategies, decisions and actions to deepen this relationship with them over a period of time. Aligning strategies, decision and actions includes products, distribution, behaviour, business m…