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Fast or forgotten: MSMEs see ultra-fast deliveries critical to stay competitive in quick commerce

What rise of domestic VCs means for foreign capital backed Indian startup ecosystem

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Govt open to making it easier for start-ups to move back to India

‘Didn’t find too many cases’: Piyush Goyal on startups that lost unicorn status

Bank credit to MSMEs 15% of non-food credit in November: RBI data

Bank credit to MSMEs 15% of non-food credit: RBI data

Entrepreneurship bug bites many a real estate financing executive

Bank SaaS: Is the opportunity real for VC investors?

The valuation trap: Why SMEs must prioritize value over hype for public market success

ID verification startup IDfy expects to cross Rs 200 crore revenue mark in FY25

Govt hikes wages of Khadi artisans

DPIIT, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India join hands to set up startup incubator

Google announces new AI tools for SMBs to deepen customer engagement

Google partners with Muthoot Finance for gold loans to small business merchants

MSME News

Delhi air pollution to hurt traders with 20% estimated business loss: CAIT

Udyam portal: Govt’s MSME registration drive crosses 5 crore mega milestone

PM SVANidhi: Micro credit scheme for street vendors crosses Rs 12,000 crore in loans disbursed

PSBs’ outstanding credit to women jumps to 15% of net bank credit: Govt data

MSME bank credit jumps 14% in priority lending in August: RBI data

Skincare startup Conscious Chemist raises Rs 12 crore from Atomic Capital

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Flipkart’s venture fund invites startup applications for third cohort of its accelerator programme

How AI, IoT, blockchain can reshape industrial e-commerce

Unlocking operational efficiency of MSMEs: The power of increased credit access

Govt extends interest equalisation scheme till Sept 30 only for MSME exporters

Interim Budget: Apparel industry seeks uniformity in GST across value chain

New ‘Trade Connect’ platform in the works to help new exporters, MSMEs boost exports

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Mudra loan NPA 2.68% of advances as of June 2023: Govt data

As of December 15, 2023, 3.72 crore Mudra loans involving Rs 2.95 lakh crore were sanctioned of which Rs 2.88…

By Sandeep Soni

December 22, 2023 12:40 IST

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CPSEs made 34.63% procurement from MSMEs in FY24 against mandated 25%: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Under the public procurement norms, CPSEs are mandated to procure 25 per cent of their annual purchases from micro and…

By MSME Desk

December 22, 2023 11:34 IST

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PM Vishwakarma scheme: Nearly 58,000 applications from artisans registered for benefits so far

At the time of filing this report, 37.68 lakh applications were received, of which 77,630 applicants have been registered for…

By MSME Desk

December 21, 2023 18:22 IST

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Warehouse robotics startup GreyOrange raises $135 million in funding led by Anthelion Capital

The company has so far raised more than $400 million. It had last raised $110 million in June last year,…

By Sandeep Soni

December 21, 2023 16:16 IST

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S.Korea banks pledge $1.5 bln for small businesses amid push to share profits

The Korea Federation of Banks, which represents 23 financial institutions including Kookmin Bank and Woori Bank, said of the total,…

By Reuters

December 21, 2023 13:43 IST

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Microfinance company Satin Creditcare raises Rs 250 crore via QIP

Satin Creditcare is present in 24 states & union territories and 96,000 villages and caters to the financially under-served community.…

By Abhishek Yadav

December 21, 2023 13:13 IST

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Electric ride-hailing startup BluSmart raises $24 million in new equity round

BluSmart’s existing investors include BP Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, Mayfield India Fund, Survam Partners, LetsVenture, 9Unicorns, Trifecta Capital, Green Frontier…

By Sandeep Soni

December 21, 2023 12:15 IST

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MSME Ministry launches 3 sub-schemes under RAMP programme; makes ZED scheme free for women

The ministry has also made its ZED scheme, which aims to promote manufacturing without any negative impact on the environment,…

By MSME Desk

December 20, 2023 19:14 IST

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Fintech startup EnKash gets payment aggregator license from RBI

EnKash along with other fintech startups such as Cashfree Payments, OPEN, Razorpay and more were granted payment aggregator licenses on…

By MSME Desk

December 20, 2023 14:12 IST

Insurance startup Finhaat raises $3 million from Omnivore, Kettleborough VC

Starting operations in 2022, Finhaat provides digital insurance services to underserved groups, including rural communities and middle and low-income populations…

By Abhishek Yadav

December 20, 2023 13:38 IST

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Only 25% of MSMEs have expertise to implement sustainability measures: SIDBI-D&B SPeX survey

Across three consecutive surveys, MSMEs have maintained that technical expertise and capital availability are their primary challenges in implementing sustainability…

By Sandeep Soni

December 20, 2023 12:30 IST