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SIDBI should focus on small sector: MSME Minister, Virbhadra Singh

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:33:36 GMT

SIDBI should focus on small units to make them more competitive & ensure availability of funds to them, MSME Minister said today.

Power of Ideas 2012: Start-up Birds Eye Systems provides real-time traffic updates on web and mobile for consumers

Thu, 31 May 2012 22:48:41 GMT

While the updates on the website and the mobile phone are available free of cost, the company plans to earn revenues from the value added services that they will provide to other businesses.

Power of Ideas 2012: Start-up Games2Win creates online games

Thu, 31 May 2012 22:35:57 GMT

The Mumbai-based start-up features amongst the top 20 online gaming properties globally, according to data firm comScore. The company offers 600 proprietary games, played by over 15-20 million people each month.

Start-ups gearing up for mobile-based services poised to touch Rs 166,830 cr by 2016

Thu, 31 May 2012 22:11:28 GMT

Mobile services revenue is estimated to be at $30 billion (Rs 166,830 crore) by 2016, according to research firm Gartner.

Start-ups to drive PEs as economy wobbles: Deloitte

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:18:24 GMT

Private equity investments in early-stage investment space with sectors like mobile, retail and online are attracting a larger focus in the near future.

Power of Ideas 2012: Start-up Innoz creates text message platform for plain mobile phones

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:04:40 GMT

Innoz, founded in 2008, has built a service that reaches out to a large chunk of India’s mobile subscribers who use plain or feature phones and are not connected to the web.

Start-up Innoz: Innovative text message platform

Thu, 31 May 2012 01:04:40 GMT

Innoz, founded in 2008, has built a service that reaches out to a large chunk of India’s mobile subscribers who use plain or feature phones and are not connected to the web.

Power of Ideas 2012: Car rental start-up Savaari.com creating vendor network across India

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:59:07 GMT

Savaari.com, started by Aggarwal and three co-founders, is an online car rental company that currently services 60 cities across the country, and has a network of over 130 vendors.

Savaari.com: Car rental start-up creating vendor network across India

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:59:07 GMT

Savaari.com, started by Aggarwal and three co-founders, is an online car rental company that currently services 60 cities across the country, and has a network of over 130 vendors.

Savaari.com start-up: Taking transport networking for an all-India

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:59:07 GMT

Savaari.com, started by Aggarwal and three co-founders, is an online car rental company that currently services 60 cities across the country, and has a network of over 130 vendors.

Power of Ideas 2012: Unmetric provides corporates with social tools to understand competitors' strategy

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:50:19 GMT

“We were lucky. After getting these customers, we signed the term-sheet with Nexus Venture Partners in less than a month in November last year,” said Narayan, CEO, Unmetric.

Unmetric start-up: Measuring online feedback crucial for large corporate brands

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:50:19 GMT

“We were lucky. After getting these customers, we signed the term-sheet with Nexus Venture Partners in less than a month in November last year,” said Narayan, CEO, Unmetric.

64 new startups bag Rs 1,351 crore of venture funding in Jan-May 2012

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:45:50 GMT

In sharp contrast to the generally grim economic mood that characterises India now, the startup space is bubbling with energy and activity.

1% cut in raw materials cost can boost operating profit margins of SMES by 12.5%: Crisil

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:21:47 GMT

A one per cent cut in raw materials cost could boost operating profit margins of small and medium enterprises or SMES by 12.5%, notes a study by Crisil.

Selling coolers: How Achal Bakeri made 'Symphony' into a Rs 300 crore business

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:40:20 GMT

Achal Bakeri drummed up a seed capital of nearly Rs 1 lakh from family and friends and launched Symphony Limited in February 1988.

How Ankit and Neha turned dial-a-photographer venture Giggles profitable within a year

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:00:10 GMT

Giggles landed its initial customers through mall activations, having started a photo booth for couples in a Noida mall for Valentine's Day last year.

How Ankit and Neha turn dial-a-photographer venture Giggles profitable within a year

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:00:10 GMT

Giggles landed its initial customers through mall activations, having started a photo booth for couples in a Noida mall for Valentine's Day last year.

How Achal Bakeri created 'Symphony' a Rs 300-crore business

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:35:42 GMT

By designing a cooler that looked like an AC, Achal Bakeri created Symphony, a Rs 300-crore business.

Changes in draft Microfinance Institutions Bill shocks the microfinance sector

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:09:26 GMT

A last-minute change in the bill to govern microfinance institutions has sent banks and the industry into a tizzy.

Indian scientists-turned-entrepreneurs at Strand Lifesciences crack the genetic code to save lives

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:48:56 GMT

Unlike many academicians, Indian scientists' approach to biological research has been extremely practical.

Qualcomm Ventures: Building up India's mobile ecosystem

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:39:48 GMT

The early-stage investment arm of mobile technology major Qualcomm set up a decade ago has invested in 70 ventures, mostly in mobile technology companies across the globe.

How Pandia Rajan built from scratch the country's largest human resource consulting firm--Ma Foi

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:34:45 GMT

Having built from scratch the country's largest human resource staffing and consulting firm - Ma Foi - K Pandia Rajan went on to sell it to global HR services provider Randstad Holdings.

How K Pandia Rajan made Ma Foi into a global HR services provider Ma Foi Randstad

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:34:45 GMT

Having built from scratch the country's largest human resource staffing and consulting firm - Ma Foi - K Pandia Rajan went on to sell it to global HR services provider Randstad Holdings.

How super-rich are creating new opportunities for a growing band of entrepreneurs

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:07:53 GMT

The super-rich are moving beyond buying luxury products, creating new opportunities for a growing band of entrepreneurs.

Money-making venture: How Neel Pujara makes money by offering US stocks to Indian investors

Mon, 21 May 2012 03:06:53 GMT

Neel Pujara’s Duniya Trade is making money by helping Indian investors gain access to the US stocks.