In my growing up years I was always fascinated with the functions, parties, and events that I have attended. The fascination was not for the nice dresses or good food but for the hardwork which goes behind pulling off an event. Questions like why do we organize events? What does it take to put a [...]

It is quite difficult, if not impossible for any event marketing team to ensure that the registrant list was as they had desired and the conference hall was full in attendance but to their despair it never actually happened, despite the fact that the team informed its target audience well in time as a strategy [...]

Earned leaves encashed are now not liable for Provident Fund deductions March 12, 2008 onwards no Provident Fund deductions can be made from the amount received by an employee by encashing the earned leave. This is because earned leaves that are encashed do not constitute a part of ‘basic wages’ under Section 2(b) of the [...]

A worker has to work at any place as directed by the Employer Transfer is the part and parcel of employment. Transfer refers to change in job that involve little or not change in status, pay or responsibility. The object of transfer is to increase the effectiveness of the organisation, its profitability and its service. [...]

Customers get the… Customers get the suppliers they deserve and vice versa. Companies get the people they deserve and vice versa. – Rajeev Karwal

MSME Act spurs growth:report The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Act 2008, introduced by the Tamil Nadu government, has given a fillip to the MSME sector in the state, … Source: Business Standard Tamil Nadu to be ranked second in industrial map within two years: Palanisamy In his keynote address, P. Selvam, Additional Chief [...]

ASEAN Workshop on ‘Sharing of Best Practices On The Establishment of SME … The workshop is organised jointly by the Entrepreneurial Development Centre, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources and SME Corporation Malaysia…. Source: Radio Television Brunei MSME Min seeks Rs 5500 cr The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) ministry has asked the Centre [...]

MSME task force may submit report on February 5 … jointly organised by Birla Institute of Management and Technology and Milagrow. The task force, formed by the Prime Minister in September 2009, … Source: The Hindu PM to review MSME task force recommendations on Feb 5 … (Independent Charge) Dinsha Patel said at the Indian [...]

McAfee chief eyes $1bn SME business McAfee’s chief executive is pinning his hopes for continued double-digit growth on the SME and mid-market. Talking to CRN in London today, Dave DeWalt said… Source: CRN – UK Handbook for SME exporters released by Madhav Lal According to studies conducted under UNCATD led project in India, one of [...]

–Contributed by Rohit Kaul “We are at the cusp of a radical shift where consumers want the convergence of lifestyle and work style on a mobile screen. Whoever fulfils this need takes the market share”. Thus said, Sumeet Gugnani, Director, Mobile Communications Business, Microsoft India recently. With an existing mobile user base of 288 million [...]