Bengaluru, April 15: In a bid to help the startup ecosystem in India, Amazon India has rolled out its ‘Mentor Connect’ programme for thousands of startups and emerging brands. The programme has been introduced ahead of the company’s flagship event ‘Smbhav’. The Amazon Mentor Connect programme is aimed at accelerating the growth of start-ups and […]
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Startup Ecosystem in India To Get Major Boost As IIT-Kanpur and IIM-Lucknow Sign MoU To Empower Future Innovators of the Country
New Delhi, February 1: In a bid to give an impetus to innovation in the startup ecosystem in the country, the IIT Kanpur Research and Technology Park and IIM Lucknow-Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML-EIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The pact between the two world-class premier institutes would boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem and empower […]
Food Business Ideas: 4 Low-Investment and Interesting Food Businesses That You Can Try
If you are fascinated about cooking and want to try your luck in any food business, this year can be your year! If you are a foodie and love to make and eat food, you should try and establish a business in the food making industry. If you are planning to start a food business, […]
Home Business Ideas: 4 Brilliant Work From Home Ideas That You Should Consider Taking Up
At a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic, people have been forced to work from hone than ever. Whiles some are working remotely, some have started their own small businesses amid the crisis. Staying productive and maintaining a balance between professional and personal life is the only way out to survive the […]
Startups in India Bagged $9.3Bn Investments in 2020 Despite COVID-19 Challenges: Report
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the startups have been hit hard but have managed to emerge successful in attracting investments this year. According to data from consultancy firm Tracxn, Indian startups received investments to the tune of $9.3 billion in 2020 despite the coronavirus challenges. The report reveals that fortunes for the Indian startups […]
Startup Hub in Odisha to Be Set Up by March 2021, Aims to Create Employment Opportunities for Youth in State
Bhubaneswar, November 16: With an aim to give a major fillip to startups in Odisha, the Naveen Patnaik government in the state has decided to set up a startup hub. The hub, comprising of common facilities and will be set up by March 2021 and aims to create employment opportunities for youth in the state. […]
Facebook Rolls Out ‘SMB Guide’ to Help 9 Million Indian SMBs in Building Digital Presence and Reaching Potential Customers Online
New Delhi, November 4: With an aim to help the micro and small businesses in India to limp back to normalcy, social media giant Facebook on Wednesday rolled out a dedicated offline to online ‘SMB Guide’. In order to help these businesses recover from the pandemic-induced crisis, Facebook has come up with new resources to […]
Startups in India: 6 Women-Led Startups Win COVID-19 Shri Shakti Challenge Organised by MyGov in Collaboration With UN Women
In a major boost to women-led startups in India, six startups by female entrepreneurs have won COVID-19 Shri Shakti Challenge organized by MyGov in collaboration with UN Women. MyGov in collaboration with UN Women, launched the COVID-19 Shri Shakti Challenge in April 2020 to encourage and involve women led startups to come up with innovative […]
WE Hub Selects 89 Indian Startups for Second Cohort of ‘Her&Now’ Programme
Hyderabad, October 23: As many as 89 startups have been selected for the second cohort of the ‘Her&Now’ programme by WE Hub, which is India’s first state-led incubator to foster and promote women entrepreneurship. The selected startups that have been shortlisted out of 600 applications include Envi Robotics, Nuture Fields, Ladoo Box, Venica Herbals, ASARA […]
Startup Ranking 2019: Gujarat, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Emerge As Best Performers in Implementing Policies to Uplift Startup Ecosystem
Gujarat has been named as the best performing state by the government in terms of implementing policies for uplifting the startup ecosystem. While Gujarat was the best performing state, Andaman & Nicobar Islands was adjudged as the best performer amongst Union Territory and North Eastern states. On Friday, the ‘Startup Ranking’ framework 2019 judged states […]