India has always been a land of opportunities, for its people and foreigners alike. Our country’s geographic location is one of prominence too, close to the markets of South East Asia, Middle East and also Europe making it a constant desirable center of commerce and trade. According to projection…
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Why India’s fintech start-ups are flocking to disrupt the UAE
India’s technology start-up ecosystem has grown exponentially in recent years and now appears to have caught the eye of start-up enthusiasts in the UAE. The Middle East nation is keen to elevate disruptive Indian fintech start-ups by providing them an international platform and financia…
What the ‘future of business survey’ reveals about SMEs in digital India
Three years into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s term, one clear sign of the acchhe din we were promised is that the Indian economy is expected to emerge as one of the leading economies in the world and is geared to reach $5 trillion by 2025. One of the key drivers of this socio-economic gro…
Why India needs more WomePreneurs?
For quite a few years now, we have known that there is a major problem with India’s labour force: the women are missing. Indian women are not only staying out of the workforce, they are doing so in increasing numbers across the board. The World Bank’s latest development update for India reiterate…
GST will make Indian retail sector more efficient: Walmart India
GST is not just a tax reform, it is a whole new way of doing business. For example, right now industry faces some bottlenecks around the country, at check posts, octroi-payments and therefore the amount of time that the trucks have to wait & hence there lack of easy movement of goods from one…
‘SoLoMo: The way to go for Indian small businesses’
Markets are dynamic, so are the consumers! The SoLoMo (Social+Local+Mobile) consumer offers plenty of opportunities to marketers who understand the changing consumer dynamics. To start with, let us talk about SoLoMo consumers! Social Consumers Those days when consumers would pay attention to prin…
‘India’s SMEs need to be empowered with access to funds, not mere provisions of accounts & subsidies’
If India is to sustain its onward march of 7 percent-8 percent of annual economic growth, the 50-million strong Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector has a vital role to play. However, in their quest for growth, SMEs find working capital and timely access to it as serious concerns. A survey t…
Machine tools industry: ‘SMEs need to harness the power of digitalisation’
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the Indian manufacturing industry. They contribute 38 per cent to the nation’s GDP, 37 per cent to its manufacturing output and 40 per cent to its exports. Moreover, the segment is always buzzing with innovations. Companies are constantly t…
Will the strategic partnership policy finally kick-start PM’s Make in India Defence Project?
It has been well over a decade since India’s private sector was directly involved in defence manufacturing. Citing security concerns, India’s defence procurement has largely been driven by the various defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). While defence m…
‘India is ready for the next big leap into the future’
Today, the situation is rife with speculation about the possibility of a sovereign ratings upgrade. Avid investor interest is chasing India with its conspicuous arrival on the international high table, in the middle of a successful transformation of the economy from one of the ‘Fragile Five’ amon…