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The Beginner’s Guide to Budgeting, Made Simple

27Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

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The Beginner’s Guide to Budgeting, Made Simple

Budgeting Guide Made Simple The purpose of budgeting is to make simple what seems like an eternal process, and by an eternal process I mean stressful, unorganized, and feeling like there’s no financial literacy to be found. The downside about learning how to budget is that there are so many resources about budgeting. It can be difficult to narrow down which one is an exact fit. Whether you’re looking to save for an emergency fund or fund your new brokerage account, this article will be of some help to you. The Tools Anything involving finances can be a headache, and oftentimes in terms of finances, your budget may be a mess, and that’s okay, too. You have to begin somewhere! Decide What Your Goals Are Before tracking your income, figure out what you’d like to achie...

6 out of 10 Parents do not monitor the Content their Kids view Online: Survey

5Feb By AnkitaNo Comments

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6 out of 10 Parents do not monitor the Content their Kids view Online: Survey

New Delhi: OLX, India’s leading classified’s platform today released findings from the company’s 2019 Internet Behaviour Survey. The survey with 26,000+ netizens reveals the attitudes and behaviour towards safety – both online and in general, with the aim to drive awareness and a call to action to all users to actively play a part in creating a better internet, and especially for younger users. The survey reveals that a majority of netizens neglect cybersecurity best practices in their own personal lives, and do not monitor the content their kids view online. 57 percent respondents show negligence towards their own safety – both online and offline, while 60 percent admit to not monitoring the content their kids view online. 67 percent said they skipped the terms & conditions or ...

Co-Working Dominates Office Space Leasing, Read The Full Report Inside

16Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Co-Working Dominates Office Space Leasing, Read The Full Report Inside

The year 2018 witnessed an increase in the office space leasing by 10 percent to over 20 million sq ft. This increase has been recorded in the first six months of this year. This clearly shows how the demand for co-working space is rapidly growing recently. What is office space leasing/ co-working leasing? Nowadays, the trend of renting a space for business operations is growing day by day. With a number of startups coming up in the business world, the demand and need for working space is also increasing. And for this, the startups need to lease a portion of an office to carry on their operations. This process is called office space leasing. According to the reports, the supply and leasing of co-working space saw an increase in these major nine cities including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Che...

Zomato vs Swiggy- The Much Heated ‘Unicorn’ Battle over $2.5 Bn Worth Foodtech Industry

20Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Zomato vs Swiggy- The Much Heated ‘Unicorn’ Battle over $2.5 Bn Worth Foodtech Industry

It's just been three months when Food Delivery Platform Zomato raised $200 Mn from Ant Financials and now it is gearing to raise fresh $200 Mn from Alibaba. Interestingly, Zomato's arch-rival Swiggy is too nearing to acquire unicorn status as it is reportedly raising $200 million from Yuri Milner’s DST Global. While Swiggy has declined to reveal any information regarding its proposed funding, Zomato too has chosen to remain tightlipped. However, one thing is confirmed that with players eyeing a big chunk of the pie, the Indian food tech industry is surely going to witness a heated battle in the times ahead. This year has been really eventful for food tech where in March, Swiggy raised $100 million from Naspers, while Zomato raised $200 million from Ant Financials in February. Whil...

7Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Why Startups Led by Women Receive Less Funding: Report and Analysis

While the venture capital industry is rapidly thriving, still we see women seeking struggle with raising funds or left behind the boom because of hidden prejudices, gender bias and general unawareness. And a recent report of low-brow behaviour by high profile investors towards women makes it all of it more important to understand where women founders stand when it comes to fundraising. It is a little disappointing to note that companies with at least one female founder recorded a growth of 9 percent in 2009 to 17 percent since 2012 - a figure that hasn't changed much even after 5 years. Funding in women-founded Startups 2017 was a remarkable year for venture capital industry but if we come to women fundraising scenario, the stats go like this. For the first two quarters in ...

28May By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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Tata vs Reliance: Who is the Biggest?

Tata Consultancy Group and Reliance Industries are currently the two biggest companies in India but differ greatly in terms of the way their businesses operate and in terms of revenues and market valuations. Valuation Tata Consultancy Group leads the race between the two, currently, the Indian company with the highest valuation, Rs 6.11 trillion as of January 2018, while Reliance Industries Group holds a valuation of 6.10 trillion, trailing the software major by little. It should also be noted that TCS has been leading the Indian ground in terms of market capitalization for years since 2013 to be precise. At the time, TCS was leading RIL by up to Rs 4 trillion. However, in April 2017, RIL re-gained its perch of the leader after 4 years with an m-cap of Rs 4.60 trillion. Since then, both co...

World’s Biggest E-Commerce Acquisitions At A Glance

11May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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World’s Biggest E-Commerce Acquisitions At A Glance

The deal is done and we are still digesting the news: Walmart. Inc has officially acquired Flipkart for $16 billion in a deal that soared the valuation of Indian e-commerce platform to over $20 billion, making it the biggest e-commerce acquisition ever globally. The brick-and-mortar company acquired 77% of the Indian e-tail business. While the world is going gaga over Walmart Flipkart Acquisition, we want to bring your attention to other behemoth acquisitions that have shaped e-commerce landscape in the manner we know of it today. Chewy-PetSmart ( $3.35 billion) Last Year, US E-commerce Giant Chewy which majorly deals in pet food and other pet-related products acquired a retailer mammoth PetSmart for whopping $3.35 billion. This was considered the world's bigge...

5 Ways in Which Small Businesses can Survive amidst Technological Revolution

8May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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5 Ways in Which Small Businesses can Survive amidst Technological Revolution

Are you a small business owner facing a crisis on the economic front? Has your business fallen on hard times and things seem unresolvable? Running a business is never a cakewalk, but sometimes it gets tough to make both ends meet. In the dynamic age of technology that is driven by gadgets and everything going "smart", one can never be sure of smooth sustenance. A business that is at the zenith of success might find itself struggling in the wake of inevitable competition and rising customer expectations. While its never too late to begin, it's the right time for business owners to begin evaluating future before it gets overtaken by constantly changing technology. Entrepreneurs need to have a clear picture of how they see themselves in future instead of getting overwhelmed by evolving ...

The Potential and Growth of Fintech Market in India

6May By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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The Potential and Growth of Fintech Market in India

In the first decade of the 21st Century, Fintech referred to computer technology applied to the back office of banks or trading companies. It was used as a portmanteau of financial technology for describing any emerging financial services sector. Now, the term has evolved to include any technological innovation in the financial sector, ranging from financial literacy and education, retail banking, investment to crypto-currencies like bitcoins. In the current decade of the 21st Century, Fintech is being defined as a financial institution that makes use of technological innovation to perform multiple business tasks ranging from the creation of digital money to double-entry bookkeeping. With the internet revolution, followed by the mobile revolution, financial technology has grown massively a...

23Apr By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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IPL Merchandising a Huge Opportunity to Monetise Your Brand: Survey

The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its franchisees can emulate other global sporting events to exploit the brand value for increasing their revenue collections through merchandising, according to global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps. Unlike the global sports events, the premier T20 cricket hasn't been able to monetise at a large scale through merchandising despite its huge popularity, but this could change in the next few years, it said. "Merchandising, which has not picked up as anticipated, is a huge opportunity for IPL and the franchisees to monetise the brand, and we hope to see IPL replicating the global sporting events' success in monetising their brands through merchandising," Duff & Phelps India Managing Director Santosh N told PTI. Globall...

16Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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How Cricketers like Virender Sehwag Make Rs 30 Lakh Using Social Media

While he may have retired professionally for over a year now, nonetheless he continues to rule our hearts not only with his masterful strokes but also as a newly found social media entertainer! Yes, we are talking about our very own Viru paaji (nickname). Virender Sehwag the most destructive batsmen to have adorned Indian cricket industry is now making it big in the world of social media with his maiden skill to grab eyeballs through his unconventional, funny and witty Tweets like never before! "I have, in the last six months, made around Rs. 30 lakh through my Tweets", says, a much pleased Sehwag. While people can't stop gushing over his witty tweets, the brands to have not been able to resist the temptation of showcasing him for their brand promotion! Given the magnificent scope of cri...

Reliance Jio Could Boost India’s GDP by 5 Percent

9Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

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Reliance Jio Could Boost India’s GDP by 5 Percent

Highlights The report released by the Institute for Competitiveness, India seeks to analyze the impact of Reliance’s entry into Telecom on the Indian economy Jio has managed to change the face of the Indian telecom industry by changing the basis of competition from being voice-based to a data-based platform The analysis shows that Jio has significantly increased the accessibility and affordability of data. Merely by reducing data prices even the most conservative estimates show that due to Reliance's entry the annual financial savings to the consumer has been to the tune of $10 billion. Due to improved accessibility and affordability of data our country became the highest mobile data user all over the world within a span of just six months since the launc...