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Google India Announces Launch of SMB Heroes Programme

8Mar By AdityaNo Comments

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Google India Announces Launch of SMB Heroes Programme

After launching Digital Unlocked, a training programme to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) go digital, Google India today announced the launch of SMB Heroes, a nation-wide programme designed to recognise SMBs that have embraced digital platform to grow their business. A nation-wide programme SMB Heroes will comprise three categories -- Business Innovation through Digital, Impacting Change through Digital and Woman Business Leader, Kevin OKane, Managing Director, Google Marketing Solutions- Asia Pacific, told reporters here. Google today launched Digital Unlocked programme here. Since its launch in January this year, Google has hosted Digital Unlocked workshops in five cities across the country and trained over 4,000 businesses across the offline and online training. Startin...

Infosys Invests 31.6 crores in Stellaris Venture Partners

24Nov By PriyankaNo Comments

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Infosys Invests 31.6 crores in Stellaris Venture Partners

Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to a Limited Partner investment of INR 31.6 crores from its Innovation Fund in Stellaris Venture Partners, an India-based early stage venture fund. This investment is towards the first close of Stellaris’ fund. India’s startup ecosystem is witnessing rapid growth led by areas such as cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and big data, as well as the widespread proliferation of smartphones. In this environment, Stellaris aims to back entrepreneurs building applications for global businesses, Indian SMBs and consumers in verticals such as financial services, retail, healthcare and education. Stellaris’ inves...

Facebook Launches Tools to Help Businesses Expand Internationally

11Sep By AnkitaNo Comments

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Facebook Launches Tools to Help Businesses Expand Internationally

Social networking giant Facebook has announced the launch of new tools to help businesses go global. As per the new tools launched, there are three new solutions to help businesses expand internationally, which include finding new customers in new countries, under which businesses can now use a new feature in the lookalike audiences tool to reach customers in new countries who are similar to their existing ones. They can do this by uploading a list of existing customers or high-potential leads. Secondly, finding new countries to grow your business. Under which any business who wants to increase installs of app, increase engagement in app or increase conversion on site can now target people worldwide or in a specific region. Facebook will then deliver ads to selected regions and then opt...

PayU Hires Pradeep Shekhawat as Head of SMB Business

6Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

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PayU Hires Pradeep Shekhawat as Head of SMB Business

Unique online payments solution PayU India has announced appointment of Pradeep Shekhawat to Head the SMB Business division of its operation. The decision follows suit with the growing aspirations of the brand to expand its line of Businessand deliver valuable products and services to small business, hence pivoting the current surge in FinTech services. Pradeep Shekhawat, an alumnus of IIT-Bombay and IIM-Bangalore, will have the pivotal task of looking after the strategic growth and expansion of SMB Business, a wing initiated towards the growing MSME and startup sector in India. "Our SMB Businessis one of our PremierBusinessin Indiaand it continues to be a key contributor to PayU India's success. Pradeep's broad experience, competencies and strong leadership skills make him the...