Telecom Budget: Will smartphone price go up?

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Telecom Budget: Will smartphone price go up? #Press #Media #TelecomLead

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget 2014 impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are mostly imported,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget 2014 impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #TheEconomicTimes

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are mostly imported,…

Abolition of duty on PC components welcomed

Analysts say it will level the playing field with finished products, boost domestic manufacturing. While scrapping of the Special Additional Duty (SAD) on imported personal computer (PC) components is expected to provide a level playing field by encouraging domestic manufacturing, industry…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Abolition of duty on PC components welcomed #Press #Media #HinduBusinessLine

Analysts say it will level the playing field with finished products, boost domestic manufacturing. While scrapping of the Special Additional Duty (SAD) on imported personal computer (PC) components is expected to provide a level playing field by encouraging domestic manufacturing, industry…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #FinancialExpress

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #EconomyLead

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #BusinessStandard

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Budget impact: Mobile phone prices may go up #Press #Media #PTI

Consumers may have to shell out more money for buying mobile phones as the government has proposed education cess on imported electronic products. The move may push up costs of handsets by up to 8 per cent, especially smartphones that are…

#GreyhoundInMedia: e-gov projects offer Rs25,000 cr rev opportunity #Press #Media #EGov

With the new government pushing for e-governance, government agencies have once again begun floating online tenders for information and communications technology (ICT) projects, a move that may give the domestic information technology (IT) market a much-needed fillip, according to a…

Union Budget 2014: Pay more for your smartphones

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced an increase in basic customs duty by up to 10 per cent for all telecommunications products that are outside the purview of the information technology agreement. As a result, the prices of smartphones,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Union Budget 2014: Pay more for your smartphones #Press #Media #IndiaToday

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced an increase in basic customs duty by up to 10 per cent for all telecommunications products that are outside the purview of the information technology agreement. As a result, the prices of smartphones,…

Firstbiz and Greyhound Knowledge Group Release Survey on Indian SME Challenges and Expectations on Eve of Union Budget

In a first-of-its-kind initiative Firstbiz, the business portal that is part of Firstpost, one of India’s largest news and views portals, has released an insightful small and medium enterprises (SME) survey in the run-up to the Union Budget 2014-15. Firstpost/Firstbiz are part of Network18,…

Firstbiz and Greyhound Knowledge Group Release Survey on Indian SME Challenges and Expectations on Eve of Union Budget

In a first-of-its-kind initiative Firstbiz, the business portal that is part of Firstpost, one of India’s largest news and views portals, has released an insightful small and medium enterprises (SME) survey in the run-up to the Union Budget 2014-15. Firstpost/Firstbiz are part of Network18,…

#GreyhoundAtEvents: Twitter chat on #UnionBudgetTalk: Analyzing Indian SME Perceptions #Event #Twitter

Join Greyhound Knowledge Group (@GreyhoundGroup) and our esteemed panelists for a tweet-up on #UnionBudgetTalk: Analyzing Indian SME Perceptions Panelists: R Jagannathan, Editor-in-Chief, Firstpost Ivor Soans, Senior Editor, Firstpost Sanchit Gogia, Founder & CEO, Greyhound Knowledge Group Rajesh Pandathil, Editor, Firstpost WHEN: Wednesday, July 9,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Govt bodies float e-tenders for ICT projects #Press #Media #Mint

The revenue opportunity from these projects could be as large as Rs.25,000 cr over the next few years. With the new government pushing for e-governance, government agencies have once again begun floating online tenders for information and communications technology (ICT) projects, a…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Tech push by railways a billion dollar opportunity for IT firms #Press #Media #Mint

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s first railway budget, which envisages implementing Internet connectivity at stations and in trains, digitizing land records, integrating all its computer systems and achieving a paperless office in five years, has thrown up a billion…

SME Survey: What small business want from the first Modi-Jaitley budget

If Narendra Modi plans to keep his promise to the electorate of creating more jobs for our youth, this is one group he can’t afford to ignore: the small and medium (SMEs) enterprises which provide the bulk of the jobs…

#GreyhoundInMedia: SME Survey: Electricity is a pressing need; roll out more clusters to solve infra issues #Press #Media @FirstPostBiz

Lack of adequate infrastructure is an oft cited problem by Indian industry, but nowhere is it more acutely felt than in small and medium enterprises and they’re hoping that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will come up with a whole new…

#GreyhoundInMedia: #SME Survey: Businesses want protection of low-skilled labourers in Budget 2014 #Press #Media @FirstPostBiz

Indian small and medium enterprises employ over 40 percent of the total workforce in the country, but they only contribute to 17 percent of GDP. In fact after  agriculture, SMEs are the second to fostering employment opportunities. Yet in January-February 2013,…

SME Survey: Industry Hopes For An Equal Platform To Take On The Big Guns

It doesn’t help to be small in Indian industry with a majority of SMEs complaining that they are constantly being shouldered aside by their bigger competitors when it comes to marketing and having access to technology solutions, and they’re hoping…

SME Survey: Govt Scheme For Collateral-Free Loans Useless, Need Of The Hour Is Dedicated Exchange

Fund raising is the biggest challenge faced by small and medium enterprises in India, limiting their ability to retain talents, innovate and do necessary research and development, a pre-budget survey conducted among 540 SMEs has found. Not surprisingly almost all…

SME survey: PE sector unregulated, Govt Should Step In To Safeguard Cos’ Interests

Is money flowing into the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector in India? Is there a spurt in the growth in the SMEs sector? We believe so given that the news reports are gung ho about either startup A or…

SME Survey: Flexible Regulations, Easier Business Policies Is An Urgent Need

With the startup ecosystem evolving rapidly in India, it is probably the best time for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enter the market. But, unfavourable taxation regime, high cost of starting a business and archaic laws, rules and regulations…

SME Survey: Not just new schemes, govt needs to ensure cos know about them

When it comes to small and medium enterprises, it is not just enough that the government introduce new schemes for their benefit, it is equally important that it ensures the industry is aware of them. The Firstbiz-Greyhound Knowledge Group survey of…