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Aspire Media and Wadhwani Foundation partner to deliver benefits to the “Small Enterprise Business Awards 2021” nominees

Small Enterprise India

 ~ Wadhwani Advantage, the flagship initiative of Wadhwani Foundation to provide knowledge support to SMEs & empower them with capabilities to maximise their growth potential~ ~ Wadhwani Advantage shares its expertise by being part of the jury~ Aspire Media has completed the nominations for the MSMEs across India with its 4th Annual awards Small Enterprise Business Awards 2021 (SEBA) to recognize…

SEBA’21 Announcing the Finalists

Small Enterprise India

For over the past decade, Small Enterprise India have been supporting the MSME fraternity and the last 3 years, these Awards have recognised some truly inspirational people. SEBA’21 shine a light on the outstanding achievements of successful MSMEs. This year in particular, the judges were faced with an overwhelming number of outstanding nominations. With vigor, dedication and a good deal of…

Small Enterprise SME CEO Conference – “The Next Normal – What will define 2022”

Small Enterprise India

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…

Small Enterprise Top 25 Entrepreneurship School Awards 2021

Small Enterprise India

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…

Zolve raises ₹300 crores in one of India’s largest Series A Funding Rounds at a valuation of ₹1,575 crores

Small Enterprise India

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…

Challenges of Entrepreneurship Development in India

Yamini Lamba

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…

Enterprise Risk Management in Family Business – More than Financials

Dr N. Krishnan

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…

Aspire Media Launches the 4th Annual Startup Pitch & Awards “The AEONIAN 2021”

Small Enterprise India

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…

Vahan Raises USD 8 Million in Series A Funding Round Led by Khosla Ventures

Small Enterprise India

Vahan, a Bangalore-based jobs & livelihood platform for blue-collar workers, has raised USD 8 million in its series A round of funding led by pre-eminent Silicon Valley investor Khosla Ventures. The round also saw participation from Airtel, SHAKTI VC (led by former Google exec Keval Desai with Eric Schmidt and Michael Dell as LPs), Pioneer Fund (Y Combinator alumni fund),…

Leading Drone delivery start-up, TechEagle raises USD 500K

Small Enterprise India

TechEagle, a leading drone delivery start-up has raised USD500,000 in a seed round led by India Accelerator, with participation from Vinners Group, Sitics Logistics & other marquee angel investors. TechEagle is deep tech (drone, AI) company that is currently based out of Gurgaon, and building the end-to-end technology solution for enabling a drone logistics airline for last-mile & mid-mile deliveries.…