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‘Any disruption in MSMEs’ sales amid second Covid wave to be detrimental to their survival this time’
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: E-commerce platforms had matched and surpassed their pre-COVID sales as far back as August last year. To this effect, several MSMEs shifted to online marketplaces last year owing to a lack of demand in retail markets.
‘RBI’s Fair Practices Code to help eradicate digital lenders acting as agents for non-registered NBFCs’
The guidelines and regulatory code of conduct will help create an environment reverberating with trust and transparency in the sphere of financial services via digital lending platforms.
‘Crafts sector’s future promising but conducive ecosystem a must for ways to engage entrepreneurial minds’
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The prospect for the crafts industry is surely promising. A conducive business ecosystem can create ways to engage the bright entrepreneurial minds who can turn this
Xerox India’s Leo Joseph: MSMEs very critical for us; we have touched 1 lakh customers so far | Interview
Technology for MSMEs: "Xerox has observed that Indian MSMEs are inclined towards a service-led approach which is quite noteworthy as compared to our global customer base," said Leo Joseph.
Why India may not need its own Alibaba, SoftBank, or Tiger Global to take tech ecosystem to next level
Indian VCs have contributed immensely to the technology ecosystem but the Indian venture market needs more domestic capital and homegrown investment firms, particularly in the growth and later-stage s
‘Fintech can bridge MSME credit gap with digital data to assist risk analysis, cash flow-based lending’
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Access to reliable data in an “easy to access and analyse” digital format is at the center of this business model that will unlock credit supply to the MSME sector.
‘PLI scheme to nudge OEMs towards local sourcing for greater Made-in-India capacity utilisation of MSMEs’
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The PLI scheme has an anchor-led model that will enable OEMs to adopt an import-substitution approach and thus shift towards greater collaboration with Indian MSMEs t
With multiple schemes launched, here’s what Modi govt can do next to help MSMEs reach full potential
Technology for MSMEs: While in this year’s budget proposal, the government has made a few positive steps in helping small businesses with extending capital gains and exemptions, there are more measu
Startup IPOs: What makes SPACs viable option to go public, tap into new ecosystem of capital
SPAC structures are not new to Wall Street and have been around for decades. However, it has lately become a rage in the US with nearly 250 SPACs going public in 2020 and 67 SPACs hitting the market i
‘Shift to remote working, digitised operations to augur well for women entrepreneurs in India in long run’
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Women entrepreneurs have quickly shifted gears to cater to new demands and challenges that the pandemic had brought on. In fact, more than 50 per cent of businesswome
Pursuit of happiness: How entrepreneurship is helping rural women find their own mantra of being ‘happy’
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Rural entrepreneurship has produced new economic opportunities for women in the rural areas of the country. For these rural women, entrepreneurship is not only boosti
Dealing with stressed business assets: Giving up on time is a smart strategy
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The situation of stressed assets is hardly surprising, given the economy’s stressed assets had quadrupled from $26 billion in 2015 to $106 billion in 2020. Thus far
Cyber attack: ‘Reasons for startups’ data breaches go beyond lack of focus on securing apps, websites’
Hackers are becoming more and more interested in the data of Indian consumers. 2020 saw a series of startups' data breaches which left consumers and even businesses asking one question - How secure ar
Fintech adoption: How startups have impacted banking, financial services, insurance in India so far
The advent of fintech players had somehow made banks a little bit conventional in the initial years. However, banks are now joining forces with fintech startups to upgrade their existing systems and e
Atmanirbhar Bharat: How healthtech startups can help Modi govt scale Covid vaccination drive across India
Startups can, and most likely will, help engender a lot of social and information sharing activity as the vaccination drive begins in full gusto.
How evolving role of ‘compliance partner’ for MSMEs, startups will be critical in determining scale ahead
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: The challenge with startups and MSMEs is the lack of general awareness of the regulatory landscape. Also, compliances are generally not considered as a part of core b
Holding back: What it would take for India’s healthtech sector to churn out its first unicorn startup
Healthcare startups need to first gain trust in the first five years of their business operations, go deeper in terms of geographical expansion in the next five years, and after the 10th year scale up
Small businesses post-Covid recovery: Why banks alone cannot empower MSMEs to survive and thrive
Credit and Finance for MSMEs: MSMEs tend to be treated as one generic pool based on their turnover, which is not appropriate to determine access to working capital. Their risk profiles and who they ge
‘While Covid caused setback for startup funding, realigning priorities let investors sail troubled waters’
In the current uncertain and complex world that we inhabit, start-ups and investors alike, need to adopt an open mindset, adapt quickly to changing scenarios, focus on crisis management, and develop m
Esports: What separates video game competitions from gambling, fantasy, regular and real money games
The esports community wants and requires esports to be recognized by the government “as a sport” in India and not to be distantly linked or associated with fantasy, rummy, poker, gambling, online
How traditional insurance players can enhance capabilities, drive innovation by partnering with startups
Incumbents can partner with startups to benefit and bring about the changes rapidly while the startups can benefit by getting access to the incumbent’s large customer base. Working together will hel
‘Only 20% small businesses offer online services, leaving market for last-mile logistics largely untapped’
Logistics for MSMEs: Intra-city logistics providers, which usually deal with instant and on-demand delivery requirements, have a high degree of commitment to ensuring deliveries within the same day.
How startups are realigning edtech, healthtech, communications, other sectors with pandemic challenges
These are exciting times for technology providers and the pandemic will ensure that we are forced to adopt these advancements in many different ways, both in our work lives and at home!
Workplace 2021: Seven key deeptech trends that will impact nature of modern-day offices
From digital assistants to predictive maintenance, AI and Machine Learning have many potential applications that can immensely transform the workplace and help organizations achieve better results. Th
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