The brand's co-founder Rakesh Dugar says that Japanese thinking and work culture had a deep impact on them.

In an interview to ET, Esme Dean, lead for SME India spoke about the small and medium business market for Facebook in India and how they are leveraging the platform.

China has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sources of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India -- it was 17th largest in 2016, up from the 28th rank in 2014 and 35th in 2011.

With its disregard of capricious cash flows, its enormous machinery could well crush the economy of micro and small enterprises.

The International Chamber of Commerce has proposed the WTO "to give active consideration" to launch talks on a holistic package of trade disciplines, rules and assistance.

The Ustad returned after a week, got to know about Chotu's customer horror story. He immediately made Chotu aware about his lack of competence in specific areas and clearly marked out strength and weakness competencies for his apprentice.

With the positive market sentiment created by the sweeping BJP win in the UP state election and a global sell-off in the US dollar, rupee bulls have managed to take the USD/INR close to the 65 level. Many currency traders are expecting this trend to continue, although at a slower momentum, which may take the exchange rate further down to around 62-63 levels in the coming months. But being bullish on the rupee is not supported by fundamentals at current levels.

Bets that US President Donald Trump's planned tax cuts will boost corporate profits have lifted US equities since his November election.

A new economic growth model which entails generating 175 GW of electric power from renewable sources, building 100 smart cities, rejuvenation of around 500 existing mid-sized cities, digitizing India, and making India a global manufacturing hub are initiatives with strong linkages with manufacturing and service sectors in which MSMEs will be dominant stakeholders.

Working capital is the lifeline of a business to carry out day-to-day operations and managing it efficiently is a problem that plagues both small and large businesses.

After demonetisation, there was a slump in this section of business, but credit demand for unsecured small-ticket business loans has been steadily growing to around 15% to 18% now.

Variance analysis helps to track how a business is performing in comparison to earlier periods and identifying areas for deeper analysis or scope for improvement.

This important element of running a business needs to be appreciated better, starting with developing the understanding that it is very distinct from mere accounting.

Attracting top talent with high compensation is not a sound strategy and may not be sustainable in the long run. Ultimately, compensation levels depend on the value a person adds to the business. Matching attributes of an employee to the nature of the business is the key to compensation positioning.

CII and IIM-Calcutta are jointly organizing a two-day residential training workshop on the campus of IIMC to train and mentor the young entrepreneurs.

Every small business owner must know that his customer is just not the person who buys his product, that work is a process, that continuous improvement is essential for an organisation to grow and that empowerment and involvement of his employees are the four pillars that are crucial for his business success.

No more than 16.5 percent of workers earn a regular wage or salary, according to the Fourth Annual Employment & Unemployment report (2013-14), the latest available data. In another estimate, made in the same report, three in four households (78 percent) had no one earning a regular wage or salary.

Predictive analytics can help improve millions of small decisions within an establishment. SMEs launching predictive analytics into action can deliver a decisive new edge in the competitive world.

From change to transformation, there has been a significant shift in how MSMEs lead and run their business operations. The biggest challenge that startups and MSMEs face today is not in running operations and making money, but to stay competitive and relevant in the future.

The 'GST in a Box' solution enables organisations to effectively manage suppliers, customer engagement and supply chain in the new tax regime.