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Piyush Goyal Says ‘Futuristic Vision Combined With Decisiveness Has Provided India a Solid Startup Ecosystem’

Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. (Photo Credit: PIB)
Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. (Photo Credit: PIB)

New Delhi, October 27: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said at an event that futuristic vision combined with decisiveness has provided India with a solid startup ecosystem. He spoke this at the inauguration of the 1st Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum.

Goyal highlighted how India’s startups have demonstrated their ability to convert this severe adversity amid the coronavirus pandemic into a great potential of the future. He further lauded Indian startups for demonstrating high energy and enthusiasm to give many timely and cost-effective solutions. He mentioned that this forum is an opportunity for all the member nations to share and learn from their experiences.

Goyal said creativity, innovation and disruption will be the new mandate in the emerging future. The minister said the new unique concepts that startups come up with will get a much larger engagement through this forum, according to a report on PTI.

“Sharing our best practices, knowledge, engaging corporates and investors from all the member nations, monetising and mobilising capital, setting up incubators, providing exposure and scale with market access will certainly help the worthy ideas of our startups’ innovations,” Goyal added.

 

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Opening a Restaurant Amid COVID-19 Pandemic? Here Are 4 Tips Which Eatery Businesses Can Follow to See Success

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Mumbai, October 27: The coronavirus pandemic affected everyone, from businesses being shut to people being fired. Now with the economy opening up, and several curbs being lifted, restaurants along with other eateries have started their operations, but at a slow pace.

With the coronavirus rapidly spreading across the world and cases still on the rise, restaurants may need to hold on a little more before resuming operations like before.

Here are a few tips which restaurants can follow to see success in their business: 

Maintain Hygiene: The first and foremost thing is to maintain hygiene. Customers always like to take their meals or have a good dinner at a place which is clean and gives attention to hygiene. This has become extremely important amid the coronavirus pandemic, where people are extremely sceptical of trusting anyone who scores low on this point.

Customer is king: Like any business, restaurants also thrive on customers. It is therefore very important to keep them at the centre of your planning and strategy. Be polite, hospitable and make them feel special. Invest your time and effort on your guests. Give them special offers on their birthdays, anniversary and other days.

Be online: If your business is not yet online, it is time, you should rethink and make a strategy on how to go online. With the increase in online food delivery apps and the rise among people ordering food from their home, you will lose out on a major chunk of the customers if your presence is not on the online platforms.

Be Active on digital: As a restaurant, it is very important to be active on the digital platform. You need to always keep updating your customer base about exciting offers and lure them with attractive food pictures.

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Easy to Start Manufacturing Business Ideas For 2020

A business is nothing more than just an idea on a piece of paper but only until it is met with flawless execution, sufficient fund, and a marvelous team to make it a reality. If Starting a manufacturing business idea has been on the cards, this is the best time for you to give it a go as the government has introduced many schemes to support manufacturers to strengthen the vision of making India Self reliant.

We are bringing to you some of the very popular manufacturing business ideas that are not going to lose their popularity anytime soon. If this is something that holds your interest, continue reading.

Toil Into Safe And Indigenously Handmade Toys

Recently, the Hon’ble prime minister spoke about the importance of manufacturing indigenously to support the growth of India making it self-reliant. He also insisted on manufacturers making handmade toys that can reflect the Indian culture in so many unique ways. If you have a skilled labor force or you find yourself enough to do the job, you must give it a try to contribute and aid to the cause as well as fulfilling your passion for making toys.

Play Around With Making Wooden Furniture

Custom made wooden furniture is one of the brilliant manufacturing businesses that you can get into if your interest lies in this particular department. From getting a custom made crib to getting a custom made a wooden shrine, we Indians are not shying away from getting things made our way tailored according to our personal preferences. Be it a chair, a coffee table, or a bookshelf,  we want all of it to have some sort of personality for which we depend on custom made wooden furniture manufacturers. If you have the expertise in building furniture and a whole lot of creativity, go for it.

Baked Goods For Life

 We are the generation that is comparatively warier of what goes into the food especially if it’s made outside. It takes us, as consumers, a lot of trust in a business to buy our staple food items from them. One such item is the bread and other baked goods. People want their bread to be made from the healthiest of ingredients that involve a lot of unprocessed things as close as possible to their natural form. If baking is your passion and you can manage to run this business at a decent scale, you should go for the kill and become the favorite of your customers.

Scented Candles And Natural Oils will Never Be Old

Be it a birthday, housewarming party, or just to make yourself happy, scented candles and other such essential natural oils are the best to delight your senses with those beautiful and aromatic fragrances. This is something that has been going on for quite a while now, but it is only in the recent few years that the scented candles and oils have started to pick up the pace. If you have a knack for it or have done a proper course in candle making and oil production, this is the best time for you to try it out.

We are sure the kind of resilience, perseverance, and dedication an entrepreneur possesses, it should not be very hard to crack the code of a successful venture in the manufacturing business. Be sure of the idea that you want to work on, make a business plan, look for a powerful sales and marketing team that will promote your business. It is just a matter of time before your hard work starts to pay off because a country like India has a lot to offer to the manufacturing industry, just be sure to invest your heart and soul into it.

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Distribution Business Model: Know Which Model Is the Best Fit For Your Business

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The fact has been established that distribution business is an extremely profitable affair given you have the perfect strategy chalked out to help reach you the perfect customer to promote and accelerate your business.

Now that the profitability has been identified, many entrepreneurs have started this business generating tough competition. The only thing that will make you and your business stand out is the way you conduct your business. Now, how do you make your business stand out? The answer is to bring to existence that one perfect business model to grow your business for good.

What Exactly Is a Distribution Model?

A distribution model is nothing but an intelligently figured out way to make the goods and services reach from manufactured to the end consumers in the best possible and efficient manner. 

The primary purpose of a sales distribution model is to deliver these prepared goods from the manufactures to the target customer base in the most cost-effective way.

A distribution model includes many factors such as logistics, transportation, warehousing, storage, channel management, and inventory management.

What Are The Various Kinds of Sales Distribution Models?

Broadly there are three types of sales distribution models designed such as Intensive or mass distribution, selective distribution, and Exclusive distribution.

Mass/Intensive Distribution Model

This is the sales distribution model where the goods and services are designed to cater to a broader market or goods are produced for a very big number of people to consume. 

Try to understand it this way, if there is a business giant who produces its goods and services on a very large scale can not cover the entire geography to make its products accessible to each and every potential customer. 

Nestlé is producing its products which are consumed on a very large scale, it will need this mass distribution model to get associated with many intermediaries to make things happen.

Selective distribution Model

This is the kind of sales model where a manufacturer designs a plan to provide their goods or services to a select few clients or minted number of retailers. 

Selective distribution models can give an impression that the limited number of clients could hamper the growth and survival of a business, however, dealing with a select few clients also come with a lot of advantages such as the control of distribution chains and training your distributors. To state an example, if there is a manufacturer that makes crackers and deals in pyrotechnics, it will have a limited number of clients or resources.

Exclusive Distribution Model

This is the kind of sales distribution model that is adopted by a select few organizations. In this type of distribution model, the manufacturer of a product or service chooses to associate with one distributor or one type of distributor. 

One of the benefits that come with this model is that the manufacturer or producer has the upper hand or greater control when it comes to distribution. The best example would be Rolex Watches or iPhones.

You will struggle to make your business a success if you don’t build and operate your business on an existing model that suits your business. Now, with a clear picture of all these sales distribution models in front of you, try to do some research to figure out what is that one model that will help you scale more in less time. 

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GST Portal: Know Everything About GST Portal, Registration Process, And Documents Required

Goods And Services Tax (GST) was introduced back in 2017 and has now emerged as one of the biggest tax reforms ever. This tag of the biggest tax reform ever has been rightfully earned by GST as this has not only reduced the overall cost of goods and services but also has saved businesses a lot of complications with the whole process of filing returns for getting the registration done in the first place. 

This article is entirely dedicated to the GST portal that the government introduced to uncomplicate the process with great help from technology. 

What Is The Process To Register For GST?

  • The very first step is to open the GST portal and then clicking on Services. After that select “registration” to finally get your hands on new registration.
  • You will now be asked to fill in the details in PART A. These details are
  1. In the drop-down under ‘I am a’ – select Taxpayer
  2. Select State and District from the drop-down
  3. Enter the Name of Business and PAN of the business
  4. Key in the Email Address and Mobile Number. The registered email id and mobile number will receive the OTPs.
  5. Click on Proceed
  • On both your email address and mobile number, you will receive OTPs. You will have to submit these necessary OTPs in order to process further
  • You will now receive TRN (temporary reference number) on again both your email address and phone number. Save this reference number for the later formalities. You will also see the next part of the details to fill in the form of PART-B for which you will have the next 15 days.
  • Now go to the GST portal, again and again, select the new registration option where you will be asked to submit the TRN. Submit the number and click on proceed.
  • At this point you will receive an OTP both on your email address and mobile number. Submit the OTP to go further. After this, the current status of your application will be shown as a draft. On the right-hand side, you will see the edit icon, click on that to proceed further to complete the PART B details.
  • You will be asked to provide the necessary documents. To make sure the process goes smoothly and conveniently. Please have these things ready
  1. Photographs
  2. Constitution of the taxpayer
  3. Proof for the place of business
  4. Bank account details*
  5. Verification and Aadhaar authentication, if chosen
  • Once all details are provided, please go to the verification option. Tick on the declaration and submit the application.
  • If all things have been done successfully, a message will be displayed thereafter showing that the application has been submitted successfully and you will receive the Application Reference Number on your email and mobile.
Documents Required

Additionally, ensure that before you enroll on the GST portal, you have the following information with you:

  • Provisional ID and Password received from VAT authority
  • Valid email address
  • Valid Mobile Number
  • Bank Account Number
  • Bank IFSC code
  • Proof of Registration of Business (Shop Establishment Certificate in case of Proprietorship, Partnership Deed in case of Companies and Memorandum of Association for Companies)

The GST is now a very integral part of the Indian Taxation system as GST is paid by anyone and everyone who is an eligible taxpayer and a citizen of India. If you have still not registered for GST, we hope the process that we have shared with you made things a bit easy in terms of overall understanding and execution.

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Four Possible Threats That May Affect FMCG Sector In 2020

Who doesn’t know Fast Moving Consumer Goods or FMCGs? It is one of the sectors which have a strong position not just in India but also in the global economy. FMCGs are those products that deliver a short shelf life and a high rate of selling.

Thus, only FMCG retains many business opportunities. 2020 may have been the year of surprises and shocks, but it’s been a year of technology. This year will ramp up with technological transformation. Companies will be concentrating on more operational efficiencies basically, for slow consumption on the rural market. Platforms like retail intelligence will use the technology pack to use the data insight for meeting the production to use the balance. They’re a lot of attempts made to bring satisfaction among retailers and consumers.

While the market remains to grow at a rapid pace, the Indian Retailer gets a look at threats that may affect the FMCG industry. Let have a look at the threat faced by the FMCG industry.

The Threat of Getting Replaced

In the market, one product has more than five brands to cater to the consumer, and it’s very comfortable for them to choose or switch from one brand to another. Consequently, brand owners need to work on the strategic decision, price, and quality at the same time to cater to the audience.

Some products have a small difference between them. Therefore, it is not difficult at all for the user to take the decision changing them from regular product to another. Thus, the threat of getting replaces is real, and it cost us enough when the consumer does this. Hence, brand owners need to work on both an immediate and long-term plan for attracting buyers to stay with you.

Brand Rivalry

With changing time brand not only expanding themselves, but getting into new geographies with new categories to touch new modern retail market. We all are brands like Wipro, Patanjali, and many more are diversifying and expanding their product range to cater to each group with varieties. As we know, the FMCG industry is highly fragmented as more companies enter the market.

This brings huge competition and tough times for weak brands in the market to stand. They need to work on price with the product’s quality and great deals so that they can stand big competition.

Transaction Power of Buyers

Increasing incomes and young growing population have been key growth drivers of many sectors. With low-cost products attract customers to switch to other brands. Thus, the brand owner needs to cater to more demand with a new product range.

This can only be achieved only by a strong influencer of marketing strategies to get the consumer to stay with your brand. For sustaining, the customer brand owners need to reach a firm decision on how they stand up with cheap brands without losing the quality of the product and customer.

The Threat of New Players

Every new competition in any sector gives threats to any existing brands in the market. An investment plan approval by foreign equity in single-brand retail and 51% in multi-brand retail give new brands a chance to enter the market and results in making the market crowded and full of competition.

That also leads companies to spend aggressively on the adverts and other promotional plans that can hurt the brands in the long run

Every industry has it their kind of benefit and threats which, you need to cater to changing times. These threats will help you to quiver up the problem and help you to face them with the thought process.

 

 

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Big Relief for MSMEs! Ahead of Diwali, Govt Waives Interest on Interest for Loans Up to Rs 2 Crore to Help MSME Borrowers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

New Delhi, October 25: With the onset of the upcoming festive season, the government announced a major relief to borrowers. The Modi government on Friday announced waiver of interest on interest for loans up to Rs 2 crore irrespective of whether moratorium was availed or not. Reports inform that the Department of Financial Services came out with operational guidelines in the backdrop of Supreme Court’s direction to implement the interest waiver scheme. The scheme is likely to cost the exchequer Rs 6,500 crore.

MSME loans, housing loan, education loans, credit card dues, auto loans, consumer durable loans and consumption loans are covered under the scheme. Talking about the eligibility criteria mentioned in the guidelines, the accounts should be standard as on February 29 which means that it should not be Non-Performing Asset (NPA).

On October 14, the top Court had directed the Centre to implement the interest waiver on loans of up to Rs 2 crore  under the RBI moratorium scheme ‘as soon as possible’ in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The top Court said that the common man’s Diwali is in the hands of the government. As per the guidelines, the scheme can be availed by borrowers in specified loan accounts for a period from March 1 to August 31, 2020. “Borrowers who have loan accounts having sanctioned limits and outstanding amount of not exceeding Rs 2 crore (aggregate of all facilities with lending institutions) as on February 29 shall be eligible for the scheme,” it said.

As per the scheme, the lending institutions shall credit the difference between compound interest and simple interest with regard to the eligible borrowers in respective accounts for the said period irrespective of whether the borrower fully or partially availed the moratorium on repayment of loan announced by the RBI on March 27, 2020. The scheme is also applicable on those who have not availed the moratorium scheme and continued with the repayment of loans.

The lending institutions after crediting the amount will claim the reimbursement from the central government. Hearing the matter on October 14, the Supreme Court observed that it was concerned about how the benefit of interest waiver would be given to borrowers and said the Centre has taken a “welcome decision” by taking note of plight of the common man, but authorities have not issued any order in this regard.

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan had said that ‘Something concrete has to be done’ adding that the benefits of waivers to borrowers up to Rs 2 crore must be implemented as soon as possible. The top court, which posted the matter for hearing on November 2, told the advocates appearing for the Centre and banks that “Diwali is in your hand”.

The Centre recently told the apex court that going any further than the fiscal policy decisions already taken, such as waiver of compound interest charged on loans of up to Rs 2 crore for six months moratorium period, may be “detrimental” to the overall economic scenario, the national economy and banks may not take “inevitable financial constraints”. The top court is hearing a batch of petitions which have raised issues concerning the six-month loan moratorium period announced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How To Let Goods And Services Tax Play To Its Strength To Support And Grow Your Business

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The moment Goods And Services Tax was introduced back in 2017, it was met with mixed reaction from the nation. GST made some huge changes in the form of removal of VAT, excise, and service tax by absorbing them all in it and bringing down the overall cost of goods and services of a product. We all know nothing great has been ever achieved without a few challenges here and there and the same happened with GST reform as well.

Nonetheless, gradually GST has proven its mettle and convinced all of us that it is doing way more good than causing incontinence. In this article, we will be discussing the various benefits GST offers that can end up being in the favour of your business.

Convenience With Filing Returns

Earlier businesses, especially businesses that belonged to the MSME sector, used to face a lot of difficulty in tracking the number of taxes there were back such as excise duty, VAT, purchase tax, luxury tax, etc. Things were so complicated that a normal businessman without great knowledge in this domain would end struggling and hire an expert to crunch those numbers. Since GST has been introduced, filing returns has become easier than ever as businesses now have to take care of just 1 tax that has subsumed all other taxes. 

Shipping Made Super Easy

With so many tax checks and different kinds of taxes, while shipping goods from one place to another, the process was extremely inefficient as it would increase the cost of transportation in terms of fuel and time.  The process was made much easier when the government removed the border checkpoints from the process when GST was introduced. Now with GST, the shipping has not only been made efficient but has been made less time consuming than ever.

Canopy Of Technology

There is a reason why technology is said to your best friend these days. With the help and backing of technology, many businesses are now getting to enjoy a much more convenient way to deal with their taxes. Yes, we are talking about the GST online portal. This online portal has made the process extremely easy where you are just required to get GSTIN to pay your taxes every month. Also, you need not worry about keeping all the paperwork safe, because it is automatically getting saved for you in your personal account. Amazing, isn’t it?

Put An End On Cascading Tax Effect

The Biggest relief and joy GST has brought into the lives of business owners and consumers is the elimination of the cascading Tax Effect. Cascading tax effect is the concept where good is taxed on each and every step of its creation which sums up to be a huge amount of burden, which the consumer bears in the end. GST put an end to this by introducing Input Tax Credit. ITC allows you to subtract the GST you paid to your vendors from the amount you owe to the government.

Sure, the GST might take you a bit to get familiar with, as it involves a great deal of technology and digitization, you will only thank the government later to have introduced this in the first place. 

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Food And Everything Wholesale: Everything You Need To Take Care Of Before Starting A Wholesale Food Company

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We Indians love to eat and no economic or fiscal crisis could stop us from spending on food. Realizing the love of Indians for food, many businesses are getting into the food industry, to be specific to a wholesale food company. From chocolate and candies to condiments and confectionery, food items are always in demand and are provided by manufacturers only in bulk. 

Many small businesses are finding it a perfect time to enter this industry and sell their amazing handmade local products as the entire nation is standing in solidarity to support the Make In India campaign. With a brilliant thought process, strategy, and execution, you too can try your luck.

Find What You Want To Sell And Profile The Target Audience

Before starting any business, it goes without saying that you need to find what is it that you are going to sell. Whatever you decide on should strike a balance between what you like doing and what would fill a gap in the market. In the wholesale food business, you need to figure out what it is that you want to sell. 

Whatever you select that should be easy to make in large quantities without it altering the unique flavor. Also, pick your consumers carefully. See who will be happy to utilize these products. For example, if you sell pizza dough, you need to get in touch with all pizzerias around and see who can end up being your potential customer.

Get Permit/Licence & A Storage Facility

It is very important to take care of all the legal requirements before starting your wholesale business, it becomes even more important if that wholesale business revolves around food. The laws, rules, and regulations vary from area to area, hence do your research beforehand. 

Also, make sure you have a  place to stock up your product. In case, you are trying to build your product yourself, you need to rent a kitchen or a manufacturing facility carefully.

Keep The Policies Crystal Clear

It is of utmost importance to have a detailed conversation with your retailers regarding all the policies that revolve around your business relationship with them. You are supposed to be very clear about the minimum ordering amount, and the payment terms. Also, don’t forget to check if the retailer of your choice has a resale license or not to steer clear of troubles later on.

Get Retailers On Board

What good is a business that fails to attract customers? Ask Yourself the question and buckle up to find your business some great local retailers. It will be a bit hard at first but once you start networking and meeting different retailers, you can hand out some samples and let them know the USP and how that particular product will attract the customer. Solely but steadily, you will start to see results in the form of a solid customer base.

Individuals over the globe love to eat and drink making the food and beverage industry develop a lot. Keep in mind the above-mentioned points and get on your toes to encash the opportunity and become a merchant for prepared to-eat snacks, FMCG items, natural food, juices, sodas, and whatnot.

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GST: Types Of Goods And Services Tax And Different GST Rates Across The Nation

In the simplest of words, GST can be defined as the value-added tax that is levied on the goods as well as services which are sold indigenously. GST is the expense that is taken care of by the end consumer and is ultimately remitted to the government by the businesses that sold the goods to the end consumers.

Now, there are basically 4 kinds of GST which we are listing below

  • The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST)
  • The State Goods and Services Tax (SGST)
  • The Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST)
  • The Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST)

Central Goods And Services Tax (CGST)

CGST is the tax that is levied by the central government on the transactions of Goods And Services that take place within the same starters, which is Intrastate transactions. The Tax is levied along with the other two taxes known as SGST. Please note that the revenue that is collected in the form of GST on intrastate transactions is shared equally between the state government and the central government. 

State Goods And Services Tax (SGST)

Let’s now try and understand what SGST is. SGST is the tax levied by the state government over the transaction of the goods that are manufactured and sold within the same state. This Tax is levied along with CGST.

Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST)

UGST could be defined the same way as SGST, only it is applicable in the union territories. The only aim to introduce Union Territory tax is to provide the same benefits to all the businesses in a union territory that a business would enjoy in any state. The UTGST is applicable to five Union Territories namely Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Chandigarh.

Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST)

Now, this one is a bit different from others as it deals with the transaction of goods and services between two states. If any good or service is transacted from one state to another, there is a tax that will be levied on those transactions and it is called the Integrated Goods and Services Tax. IGST is also applied to goods and services that are imported and then distributed among various states.

Rates Of GST

There is a slab proposed by the government which is divided into 4 categories of GST rates applied to various kinds of goods and services. The rates are 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%.

  • 5% GST is for the goods that are included are the day-to-day household items like kitchen essentials such as sugar, spices, tea, coffee, edible oil, etc.
  • 12% GST would be applied to goods such as computers and processed foods are included like cheese, ghee, ayurvedic medicines, cell phones, and fertilizers, etc. Services like work contracts, business-class air tickets
  • 18% GST will be applied to products like jams, sauces, soups, ice cream, instant food mixes, mineral water, tissues, envelopes, tampons, notebook, steel products, printed circuits, camera, etc.
  • 28% of GST will be applied to various luxurious items.

It is important for each and everyone, be it a consumer or a businessman, to understand the concept of GST inside out in order to make the entire process more convenient with everybody being on the same page. We hope this article was of some help to enhance your information on various kinds of GST and the different rates that vary with the category.