It may be easy to start a small business, but it may not be that easy to run your business smoothly if you are not aware of the taxes you have to pay. You will be liable to pay different taxes as a company, for the products you manufacture and the services you offer. If you default in paying your … Continue reading
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What you should know while incorporating your first business
When you plan to set up a small business or form a new company, it is important that you select your entity wisely. Jeffrey A. Unger, CEO and founder of eMinutes (www.eminutes.com) talks about points to consider while incorporating your business, about LLC and Corporation. When forming a new company, “Select your entity wisely (and don’t forget to consider not … Continue reading
Five Things to Consider Before Starting a Home-based Business
For those of you who do not want to be in a full-time job yet earn money and enjoy flexible work hours, home-based business is the best option. I am sure, most of you, who are already reaping the benefits from your home-based business and enjoying the status of being your own boss, have no regrets in quitting your full-time … Continue reading
Adoption of cloud services & virtualization on the rise among SMBs
Today’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) are technology hungry. Realising the benefits and value technology can bring in to their business, SMBs are embracing advanced technologies at a rapid pace, and are spending big time on their IT infrastructure. They are constantly looking for customized solutions and products suitable to their business needs. Increasing IT spend by SMBs is a … Continue reading
Businesses Unprepared to Support New Mobile Ways of Working – Citrix Survey
Findings from a recent global survey by Citrix Systems, Inc., provider of virtual computing solutions, reveal that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are coming under growing pressure to enable their employees to use their personal smart phones, tablets and other devices for business use. Some 25 percent of companies are already supporting the use of such devices in the workplace, … Continue reading
Will Indian MSMEs benefit from the National Manufacturing Policy?
India recently introduced the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), which has been welcomed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The policy provides special emphasis on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to CII, the NMP provides for adequate support to promote and strengthen employment-intensive industries to ensure job creation, with special attention to textiles and garments; leather and … Continue reading
5 Innovative Businesses Launched by Veterans
November 11 is Veterans Day. It is an annual United States holiday honouring military veterans. This Day is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. To mark this Day, we bring to you five innovative businesses launched by the Veterans. … Continue reading
Strong Financial Planning a Must for Start-ups
Financial management business planning is a must for every individual – be it to run your day-to-day life or your business. When we say business, financial planning should be accorded top priority to weather uncertain times and also to survive times of recession. A proper business plan, a detailed research about your potential investors, having contingency plans in place in … Continue reading
Blog Carnival on ‘Web-based Project Management’
Hello friends, welcome to the Apptivo Blog Carnival — the first edition of this exercise. Here, we will introduce topics each fortnight, and invite blogs on the subject. The best blog posts would be taken online by Apptivo. The first carnival is on the topic Web-based Project Management. The focus is on – How can you efficiently manage your projects … Continue reading
Real-time data analysis made easy with SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand solution
There’s good business news for companies that do not have a business intelligence (BI) infrastructure in place. SAP has launched real-time data analytics in the cloud, by providing freedom to analyze data at lower cost with SAP® BusinessObjects™ BI OnDemand solution, powered by SAP HANA™. This solution allows companies to quickly and cost-effectively perform detailed real-time analysis of any data, … Continue reading
