Startups

Govt simplifies, widens startup definition: Key points

Now an entity will be considered as a Start-ups upto a period of ten years from the date of incorporation.

Govt relaxes norms, investment limit for angel tax concession to startups

Currently, startups avail tax concession only if total investment, including funding from angel investors, does not exceed Rs 10 crore.

NITI Aayog announces the launch of 'Atal New India Challenges' programme

The project envisions grants of up to Rs 1 crore for selected innovations, products in 17 focus areas.

Budget 2017: 3-year tax holiday for start-ups in first 7 years of existence

Relief in tax for startups for seven years. Watch this special segment and get to know more here.

Average size of funding received by startups up 27% to Rs 4.6 crore: Report

The average size of funding received by startups from angel investors grew 27 percent to Rs 4.67 crore in 2015, from Rs 1.06 crore in 2009, a report said.

Reports on the national summit for startups in Gujrat

Reports on the national summit for startups in Gujrat. Watch this special segment and get to know more here.

Job seekers turn cautious on offers from startups: Experts

Job seekers have become more cautious while considering offers from startups as it presents substantial risk to their long-term goals, according to experts.

Why are startups closing in India?

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IT industry must skill workforce to hold position globally: NASSCOM

The Indian IT-BPM industry employing about 37 lakh people will have to revise the skills of about 60 to 70 percent of its current workforce to hold its position in the global software service industry in the throes of technology-led disruption, said NASSCOM at a human resource summit in Chennai.

Almost 75% of startups globally will fail: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Infosys Co-Founder and former CII President Kris Gopalakrishnan Tuesday said almost seventy percent of startups globally will fail and only five to ten percent will become large and scale up.

Fears about participatory notes overblown, startups not interested to list in India: Sebi Chief

He said that the impact must be watched out closely since it was as per him the most impactful occuring after World War II whose implications will be seen for quite long.

Great news for Startups: Govt approves Rs 10,000 crore corpus; to generate 18L jobs

The government Wednesday approved Rs 10,000 crore 'Fund of Funds for Startups' to support them with an aim to generate employment for 18 lakh persons.

Flipkart effect: Startups may lose sheen in job market

Darling of jobseekers till recently, the startup space may lose some sheen in the job market as management and tech graduates might prefer joining 'safer companies' after the Flipkart fiasco, say experts.

Hit by funding slowdown, startups withdraw job offers at IITs

Hit by sudden funding slowdown, the domestic startups have begun withdrawing job offers at the premier technological institutes such as the IITs

Startups offer free rides, bonus for phase 2 of odd-even scheme

With the second phase of odd-even scheme set to be rolled out from tomorrow, ride-sharing apps like 360Ride and Rapido are lining up free rides and scaling up operations to handle higher demand from consumers.

Budget : FM Arun Jaitley allocates Rs 500 crore to support SC/ST, women entrepreneurs

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has allocated a sum of Rs 500 crore to support SC/ST, and women entrepreneurs across the nation.

Key incentives to entrepreneurship announced in Budget 2016

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget 2016 focuses on boosting entrepreneurship. Here are the key measures announced:

Govt will create ecosystem for startup boost: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra will create an ecosystem to encourage startups so that new ideas and innovations prosper in the country, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said Sunday.

Make in India, Startup India campaigns much overplayed: Rajan Bharti Mittal

Terming the initiatives like 'Make in India' and 'Startup India' as "much overplayed", industrialist Rajan Bharti Mittal said Tuesday the fact on the ground remains that it is "rather difficult" to do business specially for startups and medium enterprises.

Startups may get tax benefit in Budget for brand building

According to experts, the government could allow startups and e-commerce companies to appropriate initial brand building expenses over several years for accounting benefits.