शहर में स्टार्टअप इकोसिस्टम डेवलपमेंट करने के उद्देश्य से तीन नए इंक्यूबेशन सेंटर जल्द शुरू होने की तैयारी में हैं। ये सेंटर राज्य सरकार के टेक्निकल एजुकेशन डिपार्टमेंट, केन्द्र सरकार के मिनिस्ट्री ऑफ माइक्रो, स्मॉल एंड मीडियम एंटरप्राइजेज (एमएसएमई) और डिपार्टमेंट ऑफ साइंस एंड टेक्नोलॉजी (डीएसटी)…
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Hyderabad model for Odisha start-up hub likely
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government is planning to set up a start-up hub, a one-stop destination to facilitate young entrepreneurs in the state. The proposed centre will be in line with T-Hub (one of the country’s largest incubator for start-ups), in Hyderabad. “It will not only provid…
Entrepreneurs turned investors grow the Indian start-up ecosystem
India is today the third largest startup ecosystem in the world, behind the United States of America and Israel. A young and educated population, strong support from the government, a large and Internet-connected consumer base and presence of venture capital investors have led to the creation of …
Things normalising for MSMEs after note ban, says Kalraj Mishra
Trying to dispel fears that the MSME sector had taken a big hit from demonetisation, Union Minister Kalraj Mishra on December 31, said things are falling in place slowly despite “initial difficulties”. Addressing reporters here on the ministry’s achievements in 2016, Mishra admi…
GoDaddy open to acquiring firms for SME-specific products
GoDaddy, the internet domain registrar and web-hosting company for small businesses, is open to acquiring any company that is “building phenomenal experiences for small businesses,” a top executive of the company told. “A part of our investment strategy is broadening our product portfolio with pr…
How fixing these government policies could benefit start-ups
The government has overwhelmingly acknowledged and supported the mushrooming startup ecosystem in India. However, industry experts still believe that there continues to be nuts and bolts that need to be fixed in the ecosystem in order to carry out business at a faster pace. Initiatives like Start…
Start-ups that are clear market leaders will gear for IPOs: Tracxn, Co-Founder, Abhishek Goyal
Venture capital firms have been active in India since 2006. Yet, even after pouring more than $19 billion into Indian start-ups over more than a decade, most venture capitalists (VCs) have struggled to get attractive returns on their investments. Now, VCs will have to increase their focus on comi…
Even as India’s textile sector slumps, Gujarat maintains 18% growth rate
Despite an overall slump in India’s textile sector, Gujarat has performed remarkably well through policy support from both the Centre and state government. This is evident from the fact that while exports from the country’s textile sector have remained stagnant over the last two years, the state …
Industry tie-up to facilitate listing of India’s SMEs and startups
The Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) and the SME Chamber of India have collaborated to provide a facility to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups access asset classes like currency derivatives, interest rate derivatives and listing. Under the initiative, SME Chamber wo…
India world’s third biggest tech startup hub: Study
India is home to the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with the US and the UK occupying the top two positions, according to a report. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is host to the la…