US Govt SBA honors Prabhu Patil, CEO of PROLIM, as the Entrepreneurial Success of the Year
Bangalore: Prabhu Patil, President & CEO of PROLIM, has been honored with the “2017 Entrepreneurial Success of the Year Award” by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Dallas, Texas, in recognition of his achievements and role in driving the nation’s economy. This year’s honorees of the year were honored at a luncheon hosted at the […]
Read More →Only 5% of large companies prepared to meet IT requirements of the new digital business
New Delhi: There is a clear imperative for companies to transform their legacy IT, digital transformation is becoming the driving force to making IT Transformation a top priority. However, the ESG 2017 IT Transformation Maturity Curve study commissioned by Dell EMC shows 95% of survey respondents indicate their organizations are at risk of falling behind […]
Read More →Prime Minister to address participants of Smart India Hackathon 2017 tomorrow
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi will address the students participating in Smart India Hackathon 2017 tomorrow i.e. 1st April at 10 p.m through video conferencing. The Smart India Hackathon is intended for promoting innovation, out-of-the-box thinking in young minds, especially engineering students. It is focused on the problems of social importance as […]
Read More →Artificial Intelligence is the need of the hour: ASSOCHAM-PwC study
Mumbai: Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics and cognitive automation in direct proportion bestow rise in the quality and quantity of training data that the systems are exposed to, the conditions are ripe for India to emerge as a leader in AI, said an ASSOCHAM-PwC paper. India is already on the path of […]
Read More →Top Ten global universities that breed the founders of unicorn start-ups: IITs at fourth
London/Mumbai: Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), India’s premier technology institutes, has brought many laurels by enlisting their names in global start-up map. Now, IITs added a new feature in their cap as they achieved fourth rank in the global list of universities that have produced the most unicorn start-up founders. The most popular universities that […]
Read More →Key perspectives on innovation dominate the Wharton India Economic Forum 2017
Mumbai: The two-day 21st Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) 2017 summit concluded successfully. The WIFE 2017 saw some trend setting perspectives on innovation in the Indian business environment led by influential business tycoons, such as Mr Adi Godrej, Mr Adil Zainulbhai, Prof. Kartik Hosanagar, Ms Shaheen Mistri, Mr Sandeep Singhal, Mr Zorawar Kalra, Mr Kunal […]
Read More →Commerce and Industry Minister meets incubators and accelerators of startup ecosystem
New Delhi: The Commerce and Industry Minister, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, held a meeting with various incubators and accelerators to receive feedback, understand their concerns and address key challenges faced by them in the startup ecosystem. This is in line with her previous initiative to reach out to various stakeholders of the ecosystem. In the meeting, […]
Read More →First ever China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship international contest launched in India
Bengaluru: Both China and India are considered as the hubs of start-up movement in Asia. To attract the best ideas and talent in innovation and entrepreneurship, both countries are making efforts to collaborate in the start-up ecosystem. Now, the City Government of Shenzhen, China has introduced the first ever China (Shenzhen) Innovation & Entrepreneurship International […]
Read More →Pragun Jindal Khaitan, MD of JAL, bets big on Artificial Intelligence (AI) based startup
Mumbai: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest buzzword in the start-up space in India. The AI-based start-up movement in India is at ascent stage. Now, Pragun Jindal Khaitan, MD of Jindal Aluminium Ltd (JAL), the largest aluminium extruder in India, has spelt out plans to invest in Artificial intelligence (AI) focused start-ups. Following the growing […]
Read More →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 […]
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