New funding and incubation support opportunities for social enterprises in 8 low-income states
New Delhi: It is golden chance for social enterprises in eight low-income states to raise their scale. Innovative Ventures and Technologies for Development (INVENT), launched by Technology Development Board (TDB) with support from Department for International Development (DFID), will support more than 150 early-stage social enterprises over three years and make at least 50 of […]
Read More →Co-working spaces set to expand multifold in 2017
Mumbai: Co-working spaces or shared working spaces is one of the most popular trends, supported by start-ups, real-estate and corporate circles. However, the overall co-working spaces’ market is still in nascent stages and is expected to rise by 40-50% in the next year, thereby making the segment as one of the most lucrative industries. As […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore’s three EPGP students bag national-level start-up challenge The Enterprisers’ Inc
Bengaluru: A three-member team of Executive Post Graduate Programme (EPGP) students from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, ‘Concept Crew’, comprising Abhinav Gupta, Anshul Arora and Kumar Parimal, has brought laurels for the institute as they won the national-level prestigious start-up contest The Enterprisers’ Inc. Abhinav Gupta, Anshul Arora and Kumar Parimal of EPGP win […]
Read More →Party planning, coaching and education, lessons and tuitions, fitness and wellness are the top four service categories that have seen massive growth online local services
Chennai: Sulekha, India’s largest local services fulfilment platform, unveiled a study indicating the key trends and changing dynamics of the Local Services industry in India through 2016. This report is an analysis of the searches that have been done on the Sulekha platform from January to December 2016 across 25 cities in India. Among the […]
Read More →Innovations in cloud, wireless, big data, and mobile technologies will escalate India’s global position, finds Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team
Mumbai: Communication technology is acting as a backbone for the digitization process in India. Government initiatives and the involvement of research and development, academia, start-ups and enterprises are driving an innovation boom in areas such as cloud, wireless and wired broadband, while data acquisition technologies and analytics are set to transform the country by providing […]
Read More →Nominations invited for National Entrepreneurship Awards Scheme 2016
New Delhi: The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) Government of India has instituted the annual National Entrepreneurship Awards to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship across the country. These premier awards seek to recognise and honour entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship ecosystem builders for their outstanding efforts. A total of 19 awards will be presented to […]
Read More →Delhi top performer in city-states, Tamil Nadu stands out in innovation driven economies, Sikkim No 1 among north eastern economies
New Delhi: Delhi emerges as the top performer in city-states while Tamil Nadu is the top performer in innovation driven economies as per the 8th edition of the India State Competitiveness Report 2016, released by the Institute for Competitiveness, an International think tank. Among transition economies, Karnataka remains at the top performer while Rajasthan emerges […]
Read More →100 business agreements signed at the DST-Lockheed Martin IIGP at Tirupati Technology Expo
Tirupathi: A record 100 domestic and international business agreements were signed at the DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme Tirupati Technology Expo. Chakr Innovations signed multiple agreements with industry partners. The technology aimed at reducing carbon footprint is a device which can be coupled with the exhaust of diesel engines, and absorbs the particulate matter […]
Read More →Over 100 alumni-entrepreneurs meet on SPJIMR campus to celebrate GYB, SYB journey
Mumbai: SPJIMR’s Start Your Business (SYB) and Grow Your Business (GYB), the twin entrepreneurship programmes run by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, have received enthusiastic endorsements from a wide range of alumni who reconnected recently at an alumni meet and awards night. The meet on the SPJIMR campus was the second such celebration exclusively for the […]
Read More →EdTech Vidyartha launches ‘Best in Game Talent Hunt’ initiative across 500 schools in South India
Bengaluru: Vidyartha, an edtech company and first of its kind data-driven learning guidance platform, has launched a ‘Best in Game Talent Hunt’ initiative across 500 schools in South India with The Hindu as its execution partner. The ‘Best in Game Talent Hunt’ is among one of the high impact initiatives by Vidyartha to engage with […]
Read More →GoDaddy launches WordPress powered websites to help small businesses build professional websites smoothly
Gurgaon: GoDaddy, the world’s largest cloud platform dedicated to small, independent ventures, announced the launch of WordPress Websites for the India market. The new offering from GoDaddy is the easiest way to build a professional online presence easily and affordably using WordPress. It features an exclusive WordPress Quick Start Wizard that simplifies the website creation […]
Read More →OIL signs MoU with IIT Guwahati and ONGC with IIT Bombay for their start up initiatives during PETROTECH 2016
New Delhi: Oil India Limited (OIL) has signed MoU with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati for the company’s start up initiatives. Also, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed MoU with IIT Bombay for ONGC Start Up initiative. These MoU along with other nine MoUs have been signed today (07 December 2016) during […]
Read More →Oil & Gas PSUs are looking to tie up with IITs and IIITs for incubation facilities
New Delhi: The PSUs under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (Oil & Gas ) are on a mission to facilitate or create an Innovation ecosystem and promote Start Ups in their respective fields through various means, including setting up of incubation centres. The Oil & Gas PSUs have taken up the responsibility and […]
Read More →Phonon.in, sole Information Technology company from Gujarat, to win the Prestigious Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2016 Award
Vadodara: Phonon.in has been ranked 47th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2016, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in India. Phonon.in is the only company from Gujarat and among the few selected companies from Western India to make it to list. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three […]
Read More →QuikrHomes acquires Grabhouse and debuts cashless managed rentals
Bangalore: QuikrHomes, India’s leading digital real estate business, today (22 November 2016) announced the launch of its cashless managed rentals solution with the acquisition of Grabhouse, India’s leading digitally-driven home rental solutions provider. This strategic move will help the company address an acute pain point in India’s real estate market with a solution that does […]
Read More →IIM Bangalore partners with Goldman Sachs to launch Women Startup Programme
Bengaluru: The NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM) Bangalore, with the support of Goldman Sachs, a leading global investment bank and active investor in India, has recently announced the official launch of the Women Startup Programme. This announcement was made at WE Connect International’s ThinkBig Summit […]
Read More →Indian social venture Saadhan wins Singapore International Foundation’s YSE Award 2016
Mumbai: Saadhan, a social venture working for empowering farmers in rural areas of India, was among the six teams that emerged as the winners of Singapore International Foundation’s (SIF) Young Social Entrepreneurs Programme (YSE) 2016. Saadhan received SGD$20,000 in seed funding to start or scale their social enterprise. Saadhan, headed by promising social entrepreneurs, Mohit […]
Read More →ASCENT hosts its first Experiential Learning Conclave on 26 Nov 2016 for promotion of entrepreneurship ecosystem
Mumbai: ASCENT, a peer-to-peer platform for entrepreneurs, is organising an experiential learning conclave on the theme ‘Growth. Disruption. Entrepreneur.’ on 26 November 2016 (Saturday). The event will bring together the country’s best thought leaders, change-makers and innovators. The conclave is a unique opportunity for stakeholders from across the entrepreneurship ecosystem to engage and learn from […]
Read More →World Startup Expo, supported by Nasscom 10,000 Startups, on 21 – 23 Nov 2016 in Bangalore
Bengaluru: World Startup Expo (WSE) has announced the support of the leading industry association, Nasscom’s startup-based initiative – 10,000 startups program, for its upcoming event in Bengaluru. The event is taking place on 21 – 23 November 2016 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). World Startup Expo (WSE) is a unique three-day platform for […]
Read More →National Student Startup Policy unveiled and 67 MoUs signed at First Day of Visitor’s Conference
New Delhi: The first day of the three-day Visitor’s Conference 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan was successful yesterday (November 16, 2016) with an interactive session between Industry and Academia and exchange of 67 MoUs between Central Institutions and industry organizations. Also, for the first time, India will have the National Student Startup Policy as it was […]
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