Connecting Small Businesses for Growth
The growing trend of corporate employees and the private sector salaried class quitting their regular jobs in pursuance of entrepreneurial aspiration is not at all a recent phenomenon. But, recently in the new normal-post pandemic, opportunities in the digital economy and expanding global market making more people opt for home-based business (HBB) opportunities. Often these…
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While selecting a location, digital nomads and freelancers have to keep in mind that the location that they select is an open society that does not restrict internet use. It is also important for countries that promote digital nomad tourism to remove restrictions & censorship on internet and data access. Freedom to use varied digital…
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has left its population faced with shortages in essential commodities, including life-saving medicines, and basic food items like rice and milk. While any crisis may be turned into an opportunity, for Lanka, this might be a watershed moment in its quest to make a name for itself in the new knowledge…
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India – UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is expected to be a game-changer. Both these countries enjoy close trade and cultural relationships historically. Over millennia, India and the Arab world have maintained extensive trade and cultural ties. The west coast of India, particularly the Malabar and Konkan coasts, were active trading hubs, with Arab…
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Time to rebuild SME sector and strengthen them in terms of their real contribution to the economy. SMEs will be key to reshaping, rebuilding and defining the post-Covid economy. The entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking that characterize them will go a long way in this context. The role of SMEs will be bigger in the…
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Corona crisis can turn to be a blessing in disguise for the MSME sector if it can trigger revival and resurgence of small industries and businesses.
The MSME sector has a crucial role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. And they account for around 25% of the annual energy consumption of the industrial sector as per the “Yes Institute Report” titled “Climate Change as a Driver of Energy Efficiency in MSMEs” brought out in 2016 ( p.8). Energy is one…
