Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from India:
- WiZiQ: Platform to teach and learn live,online: E-learning is fast gaining popularity in India. With Internet audience and broadband connections growing in India, e-learning is becoming a viable option to many. Number of Internet startups have come up in recent times to cater to this growth
- Cambridge students travel to India on Tata scheme: Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme will allow them to get hands-on experience on CSR projects in India.
- Do you want to be a successful entrepreneur?: I just stumbled upon an excellent post by Neil Patel. He is all of 21, but is one of the most successful Internet entrepreneurs I know of.
- ‘India’s business deals unaffected by economic slowdown:New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Despite the economic slowdown that hit merger and acquisition (M&A) deals at global level in the first half of 2008, India has seen ‘a steady flow of transactions’, said a report.
- IIT coaching centres make good business: The amount of money going into training students in India to prepare for the IIT entrance exam is mind boggling, says one of our readers.
- FICCI seeks offers on services for professionals: Indian business is relying on the services negotiations to have effective market access in developed countries.
As always this list is not exhaustive, but I hope it will give you a little overview. — ST.






