Tag: Entrepreneurs

SMEs attracting women with offers of greater flexibility

A mix of greater flexibility, more mentoring and a personalised management style is attracting more and more women, especially those who are restarting their career after a break, to smaller organisations, experts say. “Women have begun working in smaller organisations in order to obtain gr…

Mudra: Rs 1.8 lakh crore to be forked in FY17

Banks are expected to disburse Rs 1.80 lakh crore as loans under Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank Yojana during the current financial year, MUDRA Bank Chief Executive Jiji Mammen said on July 19. “We started our operations from April 2015. The total target for 2015-16 was…

Karnataka’s new startup policy to reimburse service tax

Janaki Shantharam, Founder of tech-enabled placement services firm Dexter Talent Labs in Bengaluru, is happy that Karnataka, under its startup policy, reimburses service tax paid by emerging companies. She paid service tax last year but has been trying to figure how to get it reimbursed from the …

Government to involve states to push startups

In order to give impetus to startups, the government will hold detailed discussions here with states and other stakeholders on July 23. The main aim of the day-long function is to share knowledge and best practices being followed by few states on promoting budding entrepreneurs, an official said.…

IIM Indore to introduce certificate course for MSMEs

The Indian Institute of Management (Indore) will be introducing a certificate programme for MSMEs and family-run businesses from the month of August or September. A bill has also been drafted by the government in connection with the IIMs to give degrees to their students which will be discussed i…

Industrialists seek revision in investment limit for MSMEs

Even as inflation has soared to a new high, the Union government has not revised the investment limit for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for many years. Entrepreneurs say it has resulted in hindering its necessary expansion and modernisation of its machineries to compete with the …

DIPP to organise startup festival in Hyderabad in September

The Commerce and Industry Ministry will organise a ‘Startup Fest’ in Hyderabad in September, with a view to showcase innovation and provide a collaboration platform. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the p…

No registration fee for Udyog Aadhar: Govt clarifies

The Government on June 20 clarified that there is no registration fee for filing Udyog Memorandum and it is the only form of registration for MSMEs in India, in view of complaints received regarding fee charged by certain agencies for facilitating the registration “It may be pointed out that fill…

Patent office issues guidelines for startups

Indian Patent Office has issued guidelines for facilitators and startups with respect to filling and processing of applications for patent, designs and trade marks aiming to encourage budding entrepreneurs and boost innovation. As per the guidelines, a startup willing to file a patent application…

RBI organizes program on MSME in Leh

Reserve Bank of India organized a town hall programme on MSME at Leh and an outreach activity at   village Basgo, Leh. The programme was attended by Governor, Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan. Regional Director for Jammu and Kashmir, Reserve Bank of India while extending a warm welcome to the…