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Budget will give manufacturing a boost: SMEs

Although no exclusive concessions have been announced for SMEs in the Budget speech, they are optimistic about the thrust on infrastructure development

Mudra Bank will help start-ups to access funds

Additionally, a trade receivables platform has been proposed to finance receivables from corporates and other buyers through financial institutions

Real estate slump hits Gujarat steel re-rolling units

Demand has dipped by 60-65% over the last two years and this has resulted in closure of almost 75 units

New fund a great idea, but devil is in the details

'Advance authorisations dating back 18 months can be clubbed'

'Amount not prescribed for bond for provisional release of seized goods'

'To qualify for FPS benefits, foreign exchange earnings necessary'

'Tax leviable on taxable services provided from abroad and received in India'

Customs duty is payable by importer as per conditions of bond executed

Making entrepreneurs out of the rural and urban poor

Pushpal Shinde now earns some Rs 50,000 a month by selling washing powders under the brand SARA. She also employs four persons

Invest in innovation and technology, UP tells MSMEs

Forging units seek more supportive policy from FM

These small and medium-sized units supply steel and steel alloy components for passenger and commercial vehicles

Knowledge-based MSMEs in service sector grow faster

Digital veena inventor who beefed up IAF's firepower

Motor fuel retailers want oil companies to amend rules

Rubber SMEs confident of inverted duty correction

India levies amongst the highest duties on import of raw materials and one of the lowest duties on import of finished rubber goods

U'khand's first MSME policy: Incentives galore

Offers incentives like capital investment subsidy, interest subsidy and VAT reimbursement

Exports from Tirupur up 19% during first 9 months

Value of shipments touches Rs 15,000 cr; exporters hope to achieve Rs 36,000 cr by 2016-17

Measures to boost funding to SMEs in the offing

Easier listing norms, bankruptcy code among measures likely to be announced in Budget session

Nagarathars to meet in bid to ignite youth's entrepreneurial spirit

Nagarathars are known for their business acumen & entrepreneurship, having built some of the most successful business houses in country over the past 150 years