Businesses have spent much of the past two years scrambling to adapt to extraordinary circumstances. This online conference will throw light on those trends that business leaders should see and seize future opportunities. 2021 has seen a major transition. Businesses should look forward to shaping their futures rather than just grinding through the present. The next normal is going to be different. It will not mean going back to the conditions that prevailed in 2019. The coming year will see many more transitions. Barring any unexpected catastrophes, individuals, businesses, and…
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Small Enterprise Top 25 Entrepreneurship School Awards 2021
The Small Enterprise India has been publishing the Top E-Schools list every year. This year the listing will be celebrated with the Top 25 Entrepreneurship School Awards 2021, to recognize colleges, universities and other institutions for their bold and innovative programs that made an impact in the field of entrepreneurship education. The Top 25 E-Schools Awards will be a part of Small Business Mahotsav’21, a virtual celebration of entrepreneurship. Small Business Mahotsav’21 will recognize top MSMEs through Small Enterprise Business Awards’21 and Startups through The AEONIAN’21 Pitch & Awards, which…
Savex Technologies Collaborates with DTEN to enable a wider enterprise adoption of interactive communication solutions
Savex Technologies, one of India’s largest Information and Communication Technology Distributor, today announced its Strategic Collaboration Agreement with leading global All-in-one video conferencing system provider DTEN, recognised for developing the most powerful premium meeting collaboration solutions. The distributorship gives Savex technologies’ access to DTEN simplified collaboration platform meant for enterprises, educational institutes, and consumers. With DTEN’s award –wining collaboration solutions, channel gets access to various options of plug-and-play devices ease with high quality performance and affordability for their customers. And DTEN gets access to Savex’ extensive network of over 10,000…
Zolve raises ₹300 crores in one of India’s largest Series A Funding Rounds at a valuation of ₹1,575 crores
Zolve has raised ₹300 crores ($40 million) in Series A funding round led by Partners of DST Global with participation from Tiger Global, Alkeon Capital, as well as existing investors Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding will help expand the product suite and ramp up hiring and technology to create a seamless user experience for global citizens, says Zolve founder and CEO Raghunandan G. Zolve, a neobank enabling global access to financial services, today announced the closing of ₹300 crores in Series A funding, one of the largest within…
Challenges of Entrepreneurship Development in India
The Economic survey in 2019-20 using World Bank’s data on entrepreneurship stated that India ranks third in the number of new firms created. However, India ranks significantly lower in terms of intensity when compared with countries like UK and US. Between 2006 and 2016, the mean number of new firms registered per year per 1000 workers was 0.10 whereas it was 12.22 and 12.12 for UK and US respectively. A natural question that flows from such documentation is what factors contribute to such abysmally low numbers of entrepreneurial activity when…
Savex Technologies Expands Its Unified Communication Portfolio by Partnering with Poly
Savex Technologies, one of India’s largest Information and Communication Technology Distributor, today announced it has been appointed distributor by leading global collaboration player, Poly (earlier Plantronics and Polycom) in India. Savex technologies will provide Poly’s full portfolio of collaboration and communication solutions. The distributorship gives Savex technologies’ partner community access to Poly’s aesthetically designed and engineered audio and video products backed by software, artificial intelligence, analytics and insights that powers authentic human connection and collaboration. It gives Poly access to Savex’s extensive network of over 10,000 reseller partners. Talking about…
Technology Adoption is The Only Path to Sustained Growth for SMEs
Technology adoption in the SME context is a growing area of interest in developing countries. Technology adoption is also crucial for the growth of business in the private sector. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of Indian SMEs shift online to scale up and succeed, with small business owners waking up to the need for technology as the only path for sustained growth. Small businesses don’t necessarily have the resources to make large investments in technology but the disruption has made them realise how adopting to digital can…
Share India set to disrupt the algo-trading and fintech industry with two strategic acquisitions
Share India Securities Limited has announced the acquisition of two companies, namely – Algowire Trading Technologies Private Limited and Utrade Solutions Private Limited. With these acquisitions, Share India Securities Limited has taken the next evolutionary step towards providing a platform for AI-driven automated trading, strategy development and execution for its retail investors, as it continues to strengthen its position as a market leader and technology innovator in the fintech industry. Share India Securities Limited has principally agreed to invest INR 15 crores to gain a majority stake in both entities.…
Enterprise Risk Management in Family Business – More than Financials
Risk Management (RM) is an essential part of any organisation. Family enterprise advisors need to be aware that the risk appetite of family decision-makers can make or break a family business. Although leaders in advisory or board positions are generally aware of the importance of the RM function within the organisation, the proper identification, comprehension, and understanding of risk and of how it impacts the organisation and its key stakeholders should be prerequisites in order to develop organizational strategy. When it comes to managing risk, it is important to ask:…
Aspire Media Launches the 4th Annual Startup Pitch & Awards “The AEONIAN 2021”
Aspire Media will organize its 4th Annual Startup Pitch and awards The AEONIAN 2021, to recognize successful Startups in India, to be held on 09th and 10th December 2021. This year the award ceremony will be a virtual celebration of the Indian Startup ecosystem. 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 The AEONIAN 2021 Pitch & Awards are open to all Startups in India. There are 26 categories…