Aspire Media Launches the 4th Annual MSME Awards “Small Enterprise Business Awards 2021”

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, August 3, 2021: Aspire Media will organize its 4th Annual awards Small Enterprise Business Awards 2021 (SEBA), to recognize successful MSMEs in India, on     25 November 2021.   This year the award ceremony will be a virtual celebration of entrepreneurial excellence. The ceremony will be held in its true spirits even though it will not be a physical ceremony, due to the COVID 19 protocol. The registration to get nominated in SEBA 2021 is open to all MSMEs those are registered in India. There are 20 categories applicants…

A Platform to Create Equity Culture among SMEs and Startups

With 26 years of experience in the Capital Market as India’s biggest Custodian to India’s biggest and largest Stock Exchange, Mr. Ajay Thakur plays a key role in setting up the SME and Startup Platform. He is the Executive Committee Member of Indian Merchant Chamber, Member of Advisory Committee of GLA University and associated with Nanubhai Desai & Co, as Member of the Advisory Board in their Fintech Company, Paaryal Fin tech Services Pvt. Ltd. What is the BSE SME Platform? How and why should SMEs be listed to it…

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…

“#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…

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…

Bahi Khata for Small Businesses

We have conducted a candid interview with Mr. Harsh Pokharna, founder – OKCredit, who digitized the Bahi Khata of Small Businesses. Read on how their journey became the source of strength and inspiration. 1. What inspired you to launch OkCredit? The idea to build OkCredit came from our personal experience. We (the co-founders – Aditya Prasad, Gaurav Kumar, and Harsh Pokharna) used to buy groceries on credit from a nearby store, but settling it was a tedious process. The problem lied in the way it was recorded- sometimes on the…