By Anurag Avula, It takes more than just a good website to run a successful online store. Being an entrepreneur is exciting as it allows you to take control of your future. Start-ups are expected to have an online presence, and many operate online stores. The...
Be a job creator, Kejriwal tells students
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged the students of an engineering university to not just get a job but also become a job creator. "I hope that you people will not only get a job but will become a job maker. Each one of you has to create...
EDII to teach Advanced Business Hindi to Chinese students
Gandhinagar : The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) will include training on teaching methodology in a nine-month Business Hindi course for Chinese students, an official said on Monday. The EDI Institute will commence sixth batches of the course...
Startups showcase disruptive ideas at Boeing HorizonX ‘Demo Day’
Hyderabad : Disruptive business ideas on extended reality, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and Internet of Things (IoT) by Indian startups at the "Demo Day" of the Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge on Monday. At the event held at Boeing's India...
How a tiny state is battling joblessness through entrepreneurship
By Sarwar Kashani, Gangtok : Sikkim has many distinctions that give the tiny state nestled in the Himalayas between India and China a larger-than-life profile. It is the only organic state in India, is litter- and defecation-free, has high literacy and has the best...
Pottery, an underpaying profession, makes surviving a struggle in Delhi
By Richa Sharma, New Delhi : Thirty-two-year-old Geeta sits patiently, painting pots created by her husband in the small open porch in her house at Kumhar Gram or Potters' Village that interestingly has managed to find space in West Delhi's Uttam Nagar. Geeta says she...
Entrepreneurship should drive economy in New India: Prabhu
Kolkata : New India should have an economy driven by entrepreneurship and innovation, Union Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Saturday, cautioning that the debate between public and private sectors should be judged solely by national interest...
MTDC, Airbnb introduce new programme for micro-entrepreneurs
Mumbai : The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in collaboration with community-driven online hospitality platform Airbnb on Friday launched a new programme in the state to boost micro-entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector. The programme "Tourism...
Getting more women into formal workforce is priority for India: IMF
By Arul Louis, United Nations : India must focus as a priority on ensuring that more women work in the formal sector as it continues with labour reforms, according to Ken Kang, the deputy director in International Monetary Fund (IMF) Asia Pacific Department. While "in...
Debt funding: Addressing mismatch in expectations between yourself and lenders
By Simmi Sareen, New Delhi : Scaling up a business is hard work. While launching a start-up and raising initial seed capital is tough, things get more complex once you are past the proof-of-concept stage and are set to scale. The funds to start a business are almost...