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Online platform for MUDRA loans on the cards, says CEO | Business Line–11.09.2017
Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) is toying with the idea of setting up an online platform to help more micro units across
MUDRA Yojana: Narendra Modi’s MUDRA Yojana generates 5.5 crore jobs, says report – The Economic Times–10.09.2017
The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), which provides access to institutional finance to small business units, has helped in creating 5.5 crore jobs with industrialised
SBI: Arundhati Bhattacharya advices SMEs to go in for equity capital, not debt – The Economic Times–09.09.2017
State Bank chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya today urged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to focus on raising funds through equity instead of debt to drive their
‘Less tax, no input credit’ plan for small businesses may return soon | Business Standard News–09.09.2017
The composition scheme, which is applicable to specific categories of small businesses whose turnover is Rs 75 lakh and below and had been closed on
Window for small businesses: Composition scheme under GST may return | Business Standard News–08.09.2017
The composition scheme, which is applicable to specific categories of small businesses whose turnover is Rs 75 lakh and below and had been closed on
Startups: DIPP to move cabinet note on guarantee fund for startups – The Economic Times–08.09.2017
he government will use the fund to stand guarantee for loans given to startups. NEW DELHI: Keen to ease the flow of loans to startups,
Facebook: Online tools helping Indian SMEs sell products globally: Facebook – The Economic Times–07.09.2017
While 43 per cent of Indian exporters in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) depend on online tools for 75 per cent of their international sales,
In a time of slowdown | Business Line–02.09.2017
Urgent counter-cyclical steps are called for With first quarter GDP growth at a three-year low of 5.7 per cent, the economy may well end up
Fincare Small Finance Bank starts operations with 25 branches | Business Line–02.09.2017
Fincare Small Finance Bank (previously known as Disha Microfin Limited) on Friday kick-started its banking operations with about 25 operational branches across Gujarat, Tamil
Power2SME Signs MoU with NSIC to empower MSMEs – The Economic Times–01.09.2017
This initiative will also provide opportunity for the SME sector in terms of creating a platform for them to grow, learn, and face challenges with
Tax collections will decide if Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation drive was a success – The Financial Express-01.09.2017
On the face of things, 99% of high denomination currency notes coming back to banks suggest the main purpose of demonetisation – to unearth black
Microsoft: Microsoft ready to take 50 million SMBs on ‘intelligent’ Cloud – The Economic Times–31.08.2017
As over 50 million Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in India look to move to a secure Cloud, Microsoft — with its end-to-end offerings with
MSMEs form backbone of industrial landscape: Kant–Economic Times–30.08.2017
The importance of the MSME sector cannot be underestimated as it forms the backbone of the industrial landscape of the country, a senior CII functionary
Has India given up on scale? | Business Standard Column–28.08.2017
Whatever else may be underwhelming about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, you cannot say it lacks ambition. Mr Modi’s Independence Day speech reiterated and expanded
Niti Aayog: Labour intensive sectors continue to feel constrained by regulations: NITI Aayog survey–Economic Times–27.08.2017
Despite lot of noise around labour reforms, labour intensive sectors continue to feel constrained by labour related regulations which make it difficult for them to
Power of social media: A win-win marketing strategy for SMEs–Economic Times–27.08.2017
Traditional media, like newspapers, radio, and television, are effective ways to reach out to large audiences. However, traditional media is broadcast-messages go out, but there
Focus on small businesses to drive manufacturing: Mahindra–Economic Times–25.08.2017
Asserting that domestic manufacturing has not lost its mojo, business leader Anand Mahindra has said “a new round of boom is upon us,” and sought
Not just MSMEs, even exporters hit by GST in West Bengal: Amit Mitra | Business Standard News–25.08.2017
Reiterating his stand against the July 1 roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST), West Bengal finance minister, Amit Mitra, on Thursday said the
A Brake On Government | The Indian Express–Written by Indira Jaising 25.08.2017
I do not normally make comments about judges when writing about their judgments, but this is an exception to the rule. I was present in
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