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Even while there are many ways to fund your new business, many of them are either expensive, call for security (such as personal assets), or entail the involvement and expectations of other people (as in the case of friends and family loans, funding from angel investors or venture capital financing). ...

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), serving as the nodal body at the national level, implements the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). The State KVIC Directorates, State Khadi and Village Industries Boards (KVIBs), District Industries Centers (DICs), and Banks are responsible for implementing the scheme at the state ...

In India, startups are raising record amounts of money with the use of numerous financial instruments. Important figures related to start-ups in India: The figures show that Indian entrepreneurs raised more than $19 billion in the capital in the first six months of 2022, the most in nine years. $10 ...

As part of the Google for Startups initiative, Google announced the opening of the Startup School India (SSI) on July 6. The programme would assist 10,000 startups in Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations by compiling relevant details on startup creation into a systematic curriculum. The nine-week virtual programme will ...

Gujarat and Karnataka are the top states for creating startup ecosystems for aspiring entrepreneurs (DPIIT) according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade’s rating of states and Union territories. Meghalaya has been determined to be the top performer among minor states with a population under one crore. ...

“Raising and Accelerating MSME Productivity” (RAMP) is a new Central Government Scheme with a five-year duration (2021–22–2025-26) and a budget of INR 6062.45 Cr, of which the World Bank will contribute INR 3750 Cr (USD 500 Mn) and the rest will be covered by the Indian government. The Reserve Bank ...

We are undoubtedly at a crossroads, even though it is in no way the end of edtech. In the past two years, edtech entrepreneurs have lofty goals and plenty of energy, but this celebration is coming to an end as even industry titans are looking for stability. Edtech in pandemic ...