Category: FEATURED

From Survival to Strategic Resilience: What MSMEs need in a fragmenting global economy

12 February 202612 February 2026 Jose de la Maza No Comments

Lessons from Aninver’s fieldwork in entrepreneurship-support programmes. In an increasingly fragmented economic landscape marked by reconfigured value chains, tightening financing conditions, and rapidly evolving policy environments, MSMEs are required to operate under continuous uncertainty. Enterprise resilience emerges not from isolated firm-level interventions but from the combined strengthening of capabilities, coordination, and integration. Practical capability-building that…

FEATURED, Opinion, TOP STORIES

Post Budget 2026 | Real Estate: Stability, Infrastructure Momentum, and the Emergence of a Market-Driven Cycle

7 February 20267 February 2026 Svetlana M No Comments

The Union Budget 2026–27 arrives at a moment when India’s real estate sector is transitioning from a phase of post-pandemic recovery into one defined by consolidation, execution discipline, and infrastructure alignment. Unlike earlier budget cycles where industry expectations centred on tax incentives, affordability measures, or sector-specific stimulus, this year’s policy approach signals continuity. The government…

FEATURED, TOP STORIES

Outlook 2026 | Real Estate: Infrastructure-Led Growth, Integrated Communities, and the Trust Imperative

2 February 20262 February 2026 Perumal Koshy No Comments

As India’s real estate sector enters 2026, growth is becoming more selective, infrastructure-anchored, and trust-driven. The next phase is defined less by scale and speculation, and more by integrated communities, redevelopment, and alignment with long-term urban systems. Public infrastructure investments, evolving buyer expectations, and stronger governance norms are reshaping where and how value is created….

FEATURED, Opinion, TOP STORIES

Scaling SMEs: Why Governance Matters as Much as Growth

2 February 20262 February 2026 Santanu Sengupta No Comments

Most SMEs don’t fail for lack of ambition or opportunity; they fail because governance does not mature alongside growth. As enterprises scale, agility without institutional discipline turns into fragility. Board-level mentoring bridges this gap—embedding risk awareness, decision clarity, and financial discipline without stifling entrepreneurial energy. Growth creates momentum; governance ensures endurance. Most SMEs don’t fail…

FEATURED, Governance, Opinion, SMEs, TOP STORIES

Quality, Crisis, and Consistency: The Rungta Tea Story

30 January 20262 February 2026 Perumal Koshy No Comments

In an FMCG landscape often shaped by cost-cutting and short-term scale, Rungta Tea offers a more durable story rooted in consistency, quality, and long-term relationships. In this interview, Girjesh Rungta, Founder and Managing Director of Rungta Tea, reflects on 24 years of enterprise-building—from navigating the disruptions of COVID to accelerating digital transformation without compromising product…

Entreprenurs, FEATURED, Interviews, SMEs, TOP STORIES

Strategic Storytelling for Startup/SME Founders

27 January 202628 January 2026 Amit Nagpal, PhD No Comments

Strategic storytelling is the intentional use of narrative to achieve specific business or leadership goals. It’s about selecting the right story fo the right audience, translating data into meaning and fostering empathy to influence outcomes in areas like branding, change management, sales, fundraising, employer branding and crisis management, making it a powerful tool for leaders….

FEATURED, Opinion, TOP STORIES

From Survival to Strategy: How MSMEs Are Redefining Growth in a Fragmented Global Economy

27 January 202627 January 2026 Rupam Tandon No Comments

For much of the past decade, the MSME narrative has revolved around survival — navigating pandemics, supply-chain shocks, inflation, and capital constraints. Today, that narrative is decisively changing. Across regions, MSMEs and startups are no longer just adapting to disruption; they are strategically reshaping how growth is defined and delivered in a fractured global economy….

FEATURED, Opinion, SMEs, Startups, TOP STORIES

AI Data Center Networking Market: Building the Backbone of the AI-Driven Digital Economy

22 January 202627 January 2026 Chris Peterson No Comments

The global AI data center networking market is undergoing rapid expansion, driven by the surging demand for high-performance infrastructure to support artificial intelligence workloads such as deep learning, large language models, and advanced analytics. Valued at USD 7.8 billion in 2024, the market is projected to reach USD 41.6 billion by 2033, growing at a…

AI, Data, FEATURED, News, TOP STORIES

Rungta Tea Marks 24 Years with 92% Distributor Retention, Outlines Ambitious Expansion

2 January 202627 January 2026 Editor No Comments

Rungta Tea marks 24 years in India’s FMCG sector with an exceptional 92% distributor retention rate, underscoring a relationship-led distribution model built on quality, transparency, and trust. With strong manufacturing capabilities in Siliguri and rising demand for its Real Gold brand across North and East India, the company is now gearing up for accelerated expansion…

Business, FEATURED, Leadership, News, TOP STORIES

Data Breaches Have Memory: How Old Passwords Continue to Threaten Users

2 January 202622 January 2026 Rakesh Raghuvanshi No Comments

Old password leaks do not disappear with time; they circulate, mutate, and quietly power today’s fraud economy. What appears as a “new breach” is often the resurfacing of historic data, made dangerous by predictable user behavior. Understanding this hidden afterlife is critical to reducing long-term digital risk. It is often said that the internet never…

Cyber Security, Data Privacy, FEATURED, Opinion