Want to scale your business? Entrepreneurs are using affordable online learning as a stepping stone to growthWith the rise and acceptance of edtech in the country, the criteria of being a student is becoming blurry as it brings tremendous learning ...
22 May, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
Covid fallout: Govt says ‘67% MSMEs were temporarily closed’ in FY21; industry insists blow much biggerOver 50% of the respondent units witnessed a decline of over 25% in their revenues in 2020-21.
11 Feb, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
ECLGS extension a plus in Budget, but interest subvention, lack of opportunity in PLI are big missesThe sector is happy that the government is giving some priority to MSMEs, but also rue the fact that there are no specific measures for sma...
02 Feb, 2022, 03.12 PM IST
Shock, fear, helplessness: Covid’s second wave is an emotional and economic crisis for MSMEsIt is not just the economic hardships; the second wave of Covid-19 has torn families. As MSMEs struggle to stay afloat, they confront a vir...
09 May, 2021, 09.27 AM IST
Budget 2021: Left to survive on their own, lament MSMEsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s measures to give a leg up to the MSME sector in the Budget have left the fraternity largely unimpress...
07 Feb, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
Fail to scale: India’s manufacturing aspiration confronts the ‘missing middle’Millions of small units, a handful of large ones and a sprinkling of mid-sized firms characterise Indian manufacturing. The result–low prod...
11 Oct, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
Patchy recovery means surviving beyond this fiscal will be a big problem for many small businessesSix months after India went into a nationwide lockdown, millions of small businesses in the country are finding it very difficult to sustai...
25 Sep, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
Pushing for clearance of dues to MSMEs within 45 days: Nitin GadkariTo ensure that MSME players get their dues within 45 days is a priority for the government now, says Nitin Gadkari.
21 May, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
With a low 'turnover' threshold, Government's new MSME definition sows confusionThe dual eligibility criteria of investment and turnover in govt's new MSME definition has led to confusion.
15 May, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
When is the Government going to respond? Businesses look for assistance as coronavirus starts hurtingWith their very existence at stake, many businesses are wondering what’s taking govt so long to provide a bailout.
19 Mar, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Sensex sheds 300 points on weak global cues; Nifty below 12,000UBS cut its global GDP forecast for March quarter to 0.7 per cent.
10 Feb, 2020, 02.49 PM IST
ETRISE Top MSMEs Ranking: As GST collections slip, compliance cost increasesA slowdown in consumption is also hurting tax collections and a prolong period of economic uncertainty will further pressure.
14 Jan, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
Want to scale up your business? Take local nuances into accountInnov8 recently launched its operations in Navi Mumbai and has sizeable number of startups and SMEs working from its facilities. The cowork...
26 Nov, 2019, 02.04 PM IST
Exporters bullish on new measures, industry watchers strike cautionary noteExperts feel that the exporters' entire focus should not be reliant on government measures alone.
16 Sep, 2019, 09.49 PM IST
As business shifts to larger enterprises, micro & small ventures feel GST squeezeA section of the bureaucracy feels frequent revision of GST is not good and only around February or March some revisions should be done, bu...
24 Oct, 2017, 11.59 AM IST
GST Simplified session kicks off tomorrow, watch it LIVE onlineTo answer your questions, clear confusion and to make the transition process simpler, we at ET on May 11 would kickstart the multi-city "GS...
15 May, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
MCX, IamSMEofIndia sign MoU to create awareness about commodity price risk management benefitsMCX’s collaboration with IamSMEofIndia in disseminating in-depth knowledge about the derivatives market and its benefits among MSMEs would ...
07 Sep, 2015, 02.56 PM IST