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Raw material crisis may lead to closure of many SME steel wire units: Official

1 min read . 18 Oct 2020

There have been challenges in servicing merchants getting back to business, said PhonePe founder Sameer Nigam. Mint

More innovations needed to change merchant behaviour

2 min read . 11 Sep 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

Small businesses take the cautious route to digital transformation

1 min read . 19 Jun 2020

Labour-intensive and export-oriented sectors such as textiles are among the key casualties. (Bloomberg)

Is there no light at the end of the tunnel for beleaguered SMEs?

2 min read . 28 Jun 2019

Alok Mittal, Chief executive and co-founder, Indifi Technologies

Click Moment: Lending vertically was a turning point for us, says Alok Mittal

1 min read . 15 May 2019

Female entrepreneurs in Asia find it harder to access funds, which affects the profitability of their businesses, finds study. (Mint)

How gender parity affects performance of SMEs

1 min read . 10 Apr 2019

City Union Bank Ltd. has never reported a loss and has always announced a dividend in each of the previous 115 years.

Why shares of this Tamil Nadu bank outpaced larger rivals

2 min read . 12 Feb 2019

UAE passed a law in October allowing the federal government to issue sovereign debt for the first time

UAE Federal Bank to sell bond after passage of debt law

1 min read . 10 Feb 2019

It is difficult to assign MRP to handmade products such as local shoes and Banarasi saris.

GST reform needs to reduce the compliance burden on taxpayers

2 min read . 22 Jan 2019

During the announcement of the new threshold on 10 January, the GST Council, chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley, had allowed states to opt for either of the two levels after some states objected to raising the threshold limit uniformly for all states to ₹40 lakh barring the hill states. (Mint)

‘Changes in GST will boost SMEs but may complicate tax system’

2 min read . 21 Jan 2019

SMEs contribute about 30% to the Indian economy and provide employment to over 111 million people, but despite this importance, India’s small firms are starved of funds. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Strengthening the SME loan infrastructure in India

1 min read . 10 Jan 2019

Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Strengthening SME financing in India

1 min read . 09 Jan 2019

The GST Council, chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley, will consider raising the sales threshold for compulsory GST registration from ₹20 lakh to anywhere between ₹50 lakh and ₹75 lakh. Photo: Reuters

SMEs set to get GST relief ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections

3 min read . 02 Jan 2019

EssKay facilitates purchase of used commercial vehicles, tractors, cars and two-wheelers, and provides business loans to SMEs

TPG Growth leads $42 million investment in EssKay Fincorp

1 min read . 01 Nov 2018

Rajiv Vaishnav, managing partner, Cornerstone Venture Partners.

SMEs are aware and willing to adopt digital solutions for higher profitability: Rajiv Vaishnav

1 min read . 25 Sep 2018

Profectus Capital lends ₹ 5 crore to ₹ 50 crore to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Photo: Mint

Profectus Capital eyes ₹ 10,000 crore loan book in 5 years

1 min read . 01 Oct 2018

Sajan Raj Kurup and filmmaker Prahlad Kakkar.

Ad veteran Prahlad Kakkar and Creativeland Asia’s Sajan Raj Kurup launch consultancy for SMEs

1 min read . 05 Sep 2018

While demand conditions have improved, many small-sized firms are still struggling to meet their increased working capital needs. Graphic: Mint

What Q1 GDP data does not tell us about the struggling SMEs

2 min read . 03 Sep 2018

Gaurav Hinduja,MD & co-founder, Capital Float

Capital Float’s click moment: Point-of-sale financing for consumers

1 min read . 16 Aug 2018

The Union government is ready to roll out an interest subvention scheme for small pharma companies, who wish to upgrade their infrastructure and technology Photo: Bloomberg

Govt aims to boost small pharma firms with 6% interest relief on loans

2 min read . 02 Jul 2018

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