
Startups may get chance of tax benefit this year
As per experts, the government may allow startups and e-commerce companies to suitable brand building expenses for the various years for the accounting benefits. “The AMP expenses are very important for e-commerce companies to acquire new customers. A major part of this expenses is intangible and the government should allow identified

Indian banks are chasing the startup’s- but where’s the money?
After flourishing for years on private investments, the Indian startups ecosystem is one of which is growing fastest in the world and has finally grabed the attention of commercial banks. So this year, both public as well as private banks have declared to provide several helping measures to startups to

Lantern, A Mental Health Startup Raises $ 17 Million Series A Funding
Lantern is a mental health startup which provides tools to tools in dealing with stress, anxiety and body image has raised a $ 17 million Series A Round conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s venture arm with the involvement of the previous investor’s such as Mayfield and Soft

Startup Lender Sofi is playing matchmaker
Something funny was being noticed at the events by Claire Arthurs, director of community and member success at online lender Sofi, as she was busy in organizing to help the clients to fulfill their career and financial goals. But the clients were least interested in her advice rather they were

Tunisia is becoming the focus point for startup story
Since the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia’s new democracy has battled to approve the well judged economic policy to provide employment opportunities to its young and potential population.At present unemployment is 15% along with one third of jobless university graduates. The imbalance is sharp, while inflation continues to affect the

Why Startups Are Viable Investments But Not An Exclusive Focus Yet?
Wipro and Infosys Ltd have invested around 65 million dollars on 11 startups, but these new companies have not come to compromise by being in to an exclusive relation with these big names. However big the funds are, the new age startups are hesitant to come into an exclusive tie

Pawan Gupta And His Take On Startups
Pawan Gupta is a legendary example of someone who made something new out of the need. He is an expert when it comes to presentations, and is someone who built himself step by step. A master in communication, he conducts communication skills workshops at a global level that he was

Sahil Sani And The Way He Is Changing The Face Of SMEs
Whether Republic Day, or Christmas eve, ecommerce sites have always been in huge competitions with each other. While one comes up with flat 50% sale, the next moment the other online site launches 55%off on the same products. In the midst of this heavy competition, it is our small scale

Startup India Policy Proves Beneficial for Bigshots
Apart from the budding firms, the Startup India policy which was introduced this year is proving extremely beneficial for many established e-commerce firms too. This list covers Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Flipkart’sSachin and BinnyBansal, Tata’s Ratan Tata and Snapdeal’sKunalBahl and RohitBansal. These top notch businessmen have wisely invested in many

Nigerian Startup Africa Internet Group (AIG) Raises Large Capital
Reports say that some of the best funded ecommerce startups in Africa have managed to obtain more capital. Sources say that Africa Internet Group (AIG) will be receiving $ 83 million from Europe’s AXA Insurance at the rate of an 8% return on equity stake. AIG owns online retailer Jumia