by Microfinance Business on October 23, 2009

Infosys Technologies Ltd chairman and chief mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy sold one-fourth of his holding in the company, India’s second largest software services provider, to set up a venture capital fund that will support young and promising entrepreneurs.
Murthy held nearly 3.18 million shares in the firm prior to the sale of 800,000 shares on Thursday. The sale [...]
by Microfinance Business on September 23, 2009

Did you Know ?
The mobile device will be the world’s primary device for connecting to the Internet in 2020.
That Nokia manufactures 13 cell phones every second and Dell earned US$ 3 Million via twitter posts.
or that 90% of the 200 billion emails sent everyday are spam ?
This completely new video includes facts and stats focusing on the [...]
by Microfinance Business on September 16, 2009

Filing copyrights can be sometimes very cumbersome and a lot of the clichéd pillar-to-post running is required. The Indian Government has recently tried making the process a tad simpler by launching a new website for the Copyrights office. – http://copyright.gov.in/
So, how does the new website make the job simpler? Traditionally, one must visit the Copyrights [...]
by Microfinance Business on September 14, 2009

This information is made available for free to the public by The International Finance Corporation.
Steps involved in starting a business in India
Registration Requirements:
No: Procedure Time to complete: Cost to complete:
1
Obtain director identification number (DIN) online from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs portal (National)
1 day
INR 100
2
Obtain digital signature certificate online from private agency authorized by the [...]
by Microfinance Business on August 31, 2009

Given below is an economic report published by the Emerging Markets Forum.
This report was released sometime in early August 2009
India 2039: An Affluent Society in One Generation
The report is not a prediction of what is likely to unravel—few would hazard a guess at that distance—but rather a statement of what is possible if things are done right. [...]
by Microfinance Business on August 26, 2009

Ernst & Young has unveiled ‘Seizing Opportunities: redefining growth in a turbulent economy,’ a study that demonstrates the aggressive and acquisitions oriented approach of entrepreneurial companies to the economic downturn.
The survey, conducted among 3,100 finalists of its Entrepreneur Of The Year program from around the world, shows that 67% of the world’s best entrepreneurs are [...]
by Microfinance Business on August 11, 2009

I stumbled upon this very informative presentation about India as a Business Destination and thought our readers here will find it useful.
If you want to know key economic information about India, you should bookmark / save this presentation for your future reference. It has been created by Christopher Pappas, Ruth White, Sagar Churi and Souvik [...]