Pesky Calls Draft: CCPA Wants Consent, AI Disclosure and a 45-90 Day Opt-Out Wait
Posted on 25th Oct 2026 11:08:14 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: CCPA, pesky calls, spam marketing, MSME compliance, AI disclosure, consumer protection
India's draft pesky communications rules would force small businesses to log consent, disclose AI voice and text, and wait up to 90 days after an opt-out before reaching out again. India SME Forum wants an impact assessment first.
Gemini's New Small Business Hub: Brand Style, Financial Insights, Connected Apps
Posted on 23rd Oct 2026 12:09:21 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Gemini, Google AI, small business, AI tools, Google Ads, Zoho, Shopify, MSME
Google's new Gemini business hub keeps a shop's brand style, turns spreadsheets and receipts into financial models and connects Google Ads, Business Profile, Zoho, Shopify, Canva and Xero.
CII-ISB Study: 65.8 Percent Use AI, Only 21 Percent Run ERP Software
Posted on 20th Oct 2026 12:07:38 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: MSME, CII, ISB, artificial intelligence, ERP, small business, technology adoption
A CII-ISB study of 2,919 MSMEs finds 65.8 percent use AI tools but only 21 percent run ERP software, exposing the systems gap holding back productivity.
Cabinet Clears SME Growth Fund to Create Future Champions
Posted on 7th Oct 2026 12:12:47 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: SME Growth Fund, MSME, Manufacturing, Equity Capital, Union Cabinet
The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 10,000 crore commitment towards the SME Growth Fund, an Alternative Investment Fund that will make direct equity investments in small and medium enterprises, with most of the allocation going to manufacturing firms and industrial clusters in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
Balwaan Krishi Bags 100 Crore Series B to Expand Farm Equipment Manufacturing
Posted on 28th Sep 2026 12:11:57 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: Balwaan Krishi, farm mechanisation, agritech funding, agricultural machinery, First Bridge, MSME, small farmers
Jaipur-based Balwaan Krishi has raised Rs 100 crore in a Series B round led by First Bridge India Growth Fund Private Equity to expand domestic manufacturing of affordable farm machinery used by over four lakh small and marginal farmers.
BRICS Summit 2026: MSME Cooperation Portal, Startup Innovation Fund and a New Export Finance Push for Small Businesses
Posted on 21st Sep 2026 06:12:57 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: BRICS, MSME, startups, export finance, small business
India's BRICS 2026 chairship closed with 20 outcomes for small business: an MSME cooperation portal, a startup innovation fund and new export-finance guiding principles.
Lickicious Raises Rs 19 Crore Led by Prath Ventures: What India's Pet Food Boom Teaches Small Businesses
Posted on 9th Sep 2026 06:17:18 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: pet food, D2C, startup funding, omnichannel, MSME
Lickicious raises Rs 19 crore in equity and debt led by Prath Ventures to build a 60,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, as India's pet food market races toward $4.6 billion by 2034.
Why Four in Five Indian MSMEs Expect Digital Procurement to Drive Growth
Posted on 31st Aug 2026 06:10:25 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: MSME, digital procurement, India SME Forum, GeM, e-commerce
The India MSME Digital Procurement Report 2026, based on a survey of 27,000-plus Udyam-registered enterprises, shows only 30-40 percent of MSME buying happens online today - yet 80 percent expect digital procurement to drive growth within three years.
Kirana 2.0: How DigiDukaan Is Digitising India's 1.4 Crore Neighbourhood Stores
Posted on 29th Aug 2026 06:16:58 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: kirana stores, DigiDukaan, ONDC, retail technology, MSME, small business India
DigiDukaan, the DPIIT-ONDC initiative, is moving India's 1.4 crore kirana stores from phone-call ordering to digital B2B procurement. Here is what it means for shopkeepers, distributors and brands.
Digital Payments in 2026: How UPI Is Turning India's Small Businesses Into Productivity Engines
Posted on 21st Aug 2026 06:13:30 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: digital payments, UPI, MSME, small business India, payment gateway, business automation
Digital payments have become a productivity engine for India's MSMEs. UPI crossed 18,586 crore transactions in FY25, and 73% of small businesses report growth after adopting digital tools. Here is what that means for Indian business owners and how to get adoption right.
India's Digital Ad Market Crosses the Point of No Return: What the Rs 98,034 Crore Shift Means for Small Business
Posted on 19th Aug 2026 06:11:32 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: digital marketing India, dentsu e4m report 2026, small business marketing, e-retail media, MSME digitisation
The dentsu-e4m Digital Advertising Report 2026 shows digital will capture 70% of India's ad spend by 2027. A practical read on what the shift means for small business marketing budgets.
GetVantage Raises Rs 63 Crore to Scale India's Capital Gateway for Small Businesses
Posted on 17th Aug 2026 06:17:21 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: GetVantage, MSME financing, revenue based financing, startup funding, fintech
GetVantage raises Rs 63 crore in a Series A1 round led by ex-RBL Bank MD Rajeev Ahuja and SanRaj Group to scale Capital Gateway, an embedded cash-flow financing network for India's MSMEs.
Google Report: AI Adoption Could Unlock $490 Billion for Indian MSMEs — What It Means for Your Business
Posted on 15th Aug 2026 06:17:21 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: MSME, artificial intelligence, Google, small business, digital marketing, business growth
A new Google and India SME Forum report estimates that wider AI adoption by MSMEs could unlock more than $490 billion in economic value, with AI improving business profitability by 30 to 35 percent.
MSME TEAM Initiative: The Government Scheme Helping 5 Lakh Small Businesses Sell Online
Posted on 14th Aug 2026 06:14:22 in Business, Digital Marketing
Tagged as: MSME, ONDC, Digital Commerce, Small Business, E-commerce India
A practical guide to the MSME TEAM Initiative - the Rs 277.35 crore government scheme helping five lakh micro and small enterprises get subsidised cataloguing, logistics and packaging support to sell online through ONDC.
