Mobilising a troop of workforce can be a taxing task for a startup. It’s not only about hunting down a bunch of potential employees but also people who are willing to walk an extra mile to contribute to the growth of a startup. An employee’s expertise, experience and attitude can prove to be the deal-breaker for a startup. While filtering and hiring trained manpower is challenging enough, another hard task is of convincing these talented bunch to join a young team. For experienced professionals, joining a brigade of an inexperienced…
Year: 2021
Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18, in association with Dell Technologies present The Challengers—an initiative to help the MSME industry scale new heights with innovative tech solutions
In today’s world, it is of utmost importance for Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to embrace digital transformation and accelerate their growth potential, despite their limited resources. Leading the way to drive this progress, Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18, India’s leading business and finance platforms, have partnered with Dell Technologies to launch The Challengers #StopAtNothing—an initiative to empower and enable India’s MSMEs to reimagine their businesses by adapting to the rapid pace of technology-led transformation. Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18 have been undisputed leaders in the television and digital space, with utmost credibility…
Consumer Online Foundation Expresses Concern On Deadline Extension For Seeking Comments On Draft E-Commerce Rules
Consumer Online Foundation, not-for-profit organisation under the mentorship of Prof Bejon Kumar Misra, an International Consumer Policy Expert today expressed their deep concern on the extension of deadline to seek comments on draft e-commerce rules in India citing consumer ramifications in the long run. The government extended the deadline for suggestions and feedback on the proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020, till August 6 as opposed to July 6th. The ministry released the draft e-commerce rules on June 21, prohibiting “fraudulent” flash sales, as well as mis-selling of goods…
What an Entrepreneurship Course can do for You
Even though entrepreneurial skills are not taught from the early stages of education, entrepreneurship is growing as the choice of the youth and people belonging to the age group 35-45 years. While being an entrepreneur seems exciting and easy in one’s head, this article tells you that it is a lot more than that. Entrepreneurship programmes, curricular or non-curricular, make you aware about and to an extent, prepare you for the challenges of entrepreneurship. And, the best thing about entrepreneurship courses is that, everything you learn from the course can…
“#UdharAbhiBaakiHai” to Help Small and Medium Businesses Recover Pending Dues
As India is coming out of the devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and as businesses look to safely re-open in most parts of the country, OkCredit has launched the #UdharAbhiBaakiHai digital campaign to help small and medium businesses recover from a severe cash crunch. This digital campaign urges/encourages customers, both big and small, to clear their pending dues to help small businesses and shopkeepers tide over the financial crunch. The unorganised retail in India runs on credit. For buyers, it’s about convenience to buy whenever they want and…
TyrePlex, India’s leading eCommerce platform for tyre vertical raises seed round led by AdvantEdge Founders
TyrePlex, India’s leading B2B eCommerce player in the aftermarket tyre vertical, raises its seed round led by India’s leading mobility focussed fund AdvantEdge Founders along with other leading Angel Investors. Founded in 2020, by Puneet Bhaskar and Rupendra Pratap Singh formerly with Droom and Snapdeal, along with Nikhil Kalra and Jiveshwar Sharma from Car Dekho, TyrePlex is digitising the USD 10 billion tyre market. The current seed round also saw participation from leading Angels including Akhil Sikri (Co-founder Zolostays), Amit Lakhotia (Founder Park+), Asish Mohapatra, Ruchi Kalra (Co-founders Ofbusiness) and…
SMALL ENTERPRISE BACK TO BUSINESS CHALLENGES & REVIVALS OF INDIAN MSME SECTOR – SE Webinar #58
Aspire Media to launch “Small Enterprise Back to Business” – A Nine Months Campaign to Strengthen 10,000 MSMEs amid COVID-19 pandemic
The ‘Small Enterprise Back to Business’ campaign will launch on June 27 on International MSME Day webinar Aspire Media Pvt Ltd,publishers on the leading MSME educational portal “Smallenterpriseindia.com” since 2010, will be launching their ambitious program “Small Enterprise Back to Business” starting July’21 to March’22. A nine months campaign through 40 educational Webinars, online campaigns, one on one consolations, Business advise, mentoring are planned on a phase by phase outreach program across West, North, South and East regions. The campaign will be launched on 27 June 2021, at the International…
Significance of Embedded Finance in Pandemic Stricken Economy
The banking and financial services for many Indians have shifted to digital post-pandemic. As per the leading company Forrester, even before the pandemic, 59% of the Indians were open to accepting a digital-only bank. This trend has become more widespread after Covid and financial services are now moving towards a digital platform. What is embedded finance? It is a financial solution, like payments or funds embedded into a non-financial company to offer a seamless and customised customer experience. With an increase in non-banking services around the world, embedded finance has…
Workplace Mentoring Programs for Businesses
Any successful company, big or small will face human resource challenges. You will need to consider implementing effective strategies to retain and continuously better your workforce. More so because the business world is highly unpredictable today. To build a dynamic office culture, it is important that you consider mentoring programs at the workplace. So, what is a mentoring program in business all about, you ask? Put in simple terms, a mentorship program involves the informal transmission of necessary professional knowledge between a mentor and a mentee. Mentoring programs are essential…