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Sunrise in Micro Credit

It was barely a year ago that engineering and management graduate R. Baskar Babu, V.L. Ramakrishnan (a chartered accountant and company secretary) and Ganesh Rao …

The Crest and Trough of the Funding Tide

Sasha Mirchandani, seated in his fifth-floor office that overlooks the Arabian Sea in Mumbai’s Makers Chambers, looks like a man in a hurry. This is …

Getting the Best of Byst

The Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST) has a feather in its cap. About 10 percent (or 170) of its entrepreneurs are …

Women 2.0

Indian women have got out of their homes and gone on to run global corporations. Some have started companies that have become iconic. With a …

Build Your Own Business

Whether you are looking to start up or scale up, franchising will get your business on the fast track… and keep it running at full …

Sweeter Meter

She may have named her company Easy Auto, but Padmasree Harish’s business is anything but easy on the pocket—or on effort—for her. Ten years ago, …

Make Money @ Home

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Read on to know about 30 sure-shot businesses you can start from home and make money. …

Pet Shop Girls

Across the world, pets are driving big businesses for pet-friendly entrepreneurs. In India, the pet industry is currently valued at around Rs. 500 crore, growing …

It’s a Rural Riot

IIT Madras’ incubation cell RTBI (Rural Technology Business Incubator), a part of the TeNet Group, organized a conference on Rural Opportunities for Business and Sustainability …

The Do’s and Don’ts of Buying a Franchise

One of the first things to consider before buying a franchise is what you are passionate about. That accomplishes two things: it drives the business, …