'You can start any day': 98-year-old Ahmedabad woman is Anand Mahindra's inspiration. Who is Prabhavati Nani?An Ahmedabad grandmother, Prabhavati Nani, found a new purpose in her nineties. After her husband's passing, she started a home-based food ...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summits: Why Punjab's entrepreneurs are returning homeAfter decades of talent drain, the state's MSME ecosystem is witnessing a turnaround as homegrown talent chooses to build where their roots...
13 Aug, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summit, Chandigarh: Renewed optimism in Punjab’s business ecosystem as innovation takes centre stageThe ET Make in India SME Regional Summit is a nationwide series of on-ground events aimed at bringing together local MSMEs, policymakers, e...
12 Aug, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
The quiet rise of a startup hub in ChandigarhThere are over 700 active startups in Chandigarh as of July 9 and more than one-third of these were founded in the last four years.
25 May, 2021, 12.59 PM IST
Chandigarh Angel Network connects budding entrepreneurs with investorsThe chapter saw over 30 angel investors and mentors impart lessons to up-and-coming entrepreneurs on how to garner funding and mentorship t...
14 Oct, 2019, 11.36 AM IST
UK remains the world’s best location to set up a digital business : Deputy Trade and Investment Commissioner Amo KalarIn his recent speech to the India- UK TECH Summit, Prime Minister Modi talked about the “living bridge” between India and the UK.
18 Feb, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Tiecon hosts event for entrepreneurs in ChandigarhThe keynote on the theme Entrepreneurship in times of Change had some interesting insights by Richard Rekhy- CEO KPMG.
17 Feb, 2017, 09.47 PM IST
TiECON plans to create a conducive environment for startup foundersThe conference will bring together a diverse group of innovative and dynamic ventures. Leading entrepreneurs, mentors, innovators, investor...
17 Feb, 2017, 12.30 PM IST
Coworking startup Innov8 raises an undisclosed amount from angel investorsThe round saw investments by prominent angel investors such as Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, Rajan Anandan of Google, Kunal Shah of FreeCh...
15 Feb, 2017, 09.24 AM IST
With a large pool of talent, Chandigarh and Mohali are becoming a delight for tech entrepreneursWhile starting up in smaller cities may have its merits, there is a flip side. “It’s similar to the difference between a pond and a sea".
07 Aug, 2016, 08.58 AM IST
Angel investors cropping up in small cities to fund their new entrepreneursThere is a whole new bunch of investors, including NRIs and high net-worth individuals, tapping into regional angel groups for memberships.
26 Jul, 2016, 04.03 AM IST
Lufthansa's "runway to success" - mentorship camp to take tomorrow at LudhianaThe event is being sponsored by Lufthansa Airlines and jointly organised by the Delhi chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and Ludhiana...
25 Mar, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Angel investors now set eyes on smaller towns startupsMany investors who have never explored the startup space before are looking for local platforms to invest in startups within their own ecos...
09 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Delhi-based energy biz Viridian, UK-based accelerator Entrepreneurial Spark to accelerate homeViridian Group, a New Delhi-based firm that offers advisory, building and other services, has tied up with a UK-based accelerator called En...
10 Jun, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
IT Policy aims to make 1 female e-literate in every householdThe Chandigarh Administration today released its Information Technology and Electronics Policy 2013 that aims to make one female e-literate...
07 Dec, 2013, 11.14 PM IST
Growing entrepreneurship: Tier-II cities witness startup actionWhile big metros form the core of the growing entrepreneurship ecosystem in India, many Tier-II cities are also witnessing the rise of thei...
01 Sep, 2013, 03.09 PM IST
Thailand woos Chandigarh-based entrepreneursIn a bid to attract city-based entrepreuners, Thailand today said it offers several incentives to boost bilateral trade between the two nat...
21 Aug, 2013, 08.03 PM IST