Sitting in his shop in Jamshedpur, Ganesh Kumar often thinks of ways he can expand his business and earn more. As the sole earner in a family of 5, he says he feels the pressure of giving a secure future to his wife and kids. Small steps towards growth When he started out…

Sunil Agarwal, the proprietor of Chappan Bhog, a sweets shop in Jamshedpur, has a well established business. He started the business in 2008 and since then has added 2 more shops in the city. …

Kiran Communication, a small internet cafe, enjoyed their glory years before 4G internet and a wifi connection became commonplace in the small city of Jamshedpur. The owner of the shop, Kiran Kumar and his wife Rewati manage the shop. “I love gaming and hence I started this internet cafe &…

More than just a business Sagar Bhatia, a 42 year old businessman, named his shop ‘Emotion’ when he opened it in 2005. “Back then, we were the first gift shop in this area and people used to flock the store during festivals and happy occasions. …

The stock markets have hit an all-time high. The kind that was unfathomable just a few weeks ago. It’s now fair to say that doomsday predictions from March have been proven wrong. This bull run has brought in a lot of first time investors. For AMCs and investment firms, this…

Kaspersky has predicted that cyber fraud in India will increase going into 2021 owing to more users connecting to the internet and adopting digital payment modes. This hardly comes as a surprise after seeing the sheer number of UPI and other consumer fraud we did in the last one year. …

Second Generation Entrepreneur Poonam Srivastava, a 23 year old commerce graduate, has been running a pharmacy along with her uncle for about a couple of years now. ‘Shree Shyam Medical’ has been a trusted name in their neighbourhood. Business has been steady and Poonam plans to accelerate its growth. …

Ribeiro’s first tryst with e-commerce has not been a profitable one. However, Ribeiro realises that getting direct to customer is the best way for him to grow his brand and business. A few years ago, Bernard Ribeiro came across a farmer’s cooperative growing organic produce under the guidance of the…

Since the last five years, crores of loans have been disbursed by banks and financial institutions across India under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) scheme. Most of these loans are Shishu loans, with ticket sizes typically ranging from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000. Going by the reports available on…