New Delhi: India’s biggest tax reform in history is also set to make its small-to-medium businesses more transparent. On 1 July, as India rolls out its landmark national sales tax, businesses that make less than Rs 100 million—which the government refers to as micro, small and medium enterprises—…
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Capital Float, Payworld to enhance Indian grocery stores
Capital Float, the largest digital lending platform in India, has partnered with Payworld to provide kirana (grocery) store owners with convenient financing options, enabling them to expand business operations. Small retailers are often underserved by traditional financial institutions because of…
Handicraft exports see 8.46% increase in 2015-16: Smriti Irani
India’s handicraft exports have increased by more than 8 per cent during the last fiscal, touching nearly Rs 31,000 crore, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said in Lok Sabha. “According to the provisional data available, the exports of handicrafts have shown an increase of Rs 2,414.79 c…
SMEs play central role in the growth of Indian economy | Rajiv Sodhi, VP & MD, GoDaddy India & Australia
GoDaddy was born to give people an easy, affordable way to get their ideas online. Today, with more than 13 million customers around the world, the goal is much the same, i.e., to help people easily start, confidently grow and successfully run their own ventures. SMEpost.com caught up with Rajiv …
Digital thrust to MSME sector to speed up its growth | MSME Secretary KK Jalan
The NDA Government at the Centre has given a major thrust to the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). This is one of the core areas for “Make in India” programme launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. KK Jalan, Secretary of the Ministry has been piloting vari…
36% SMEs in India yet offline | SHOPMATIC ready with ‘Go Digital’ plan
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) will certainly be one of the big drivers of India’s growth in the coming years. As campaigns by Google and GoDaddy have shown over the years, it is not an easy job to get these smaller entities to go online, especially if those running it are not well-versed wit…