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Floriculture industry to cross Rs 8K crore mark by 2015: ASSOCHAM

posted 103 days ago

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Rose demand spikes by 25% ahead of V day; single stem to cost over Rs 60 Growing at a compounded annual growth rate of about 30 per cent, India’s floriculture industry is likely to cross Rs 8,000 crore mark by 2015, apex industry body ASSOCHAM said today. Currently, the floriculture industry in India is poised at… read more »

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Best of both the worlds: Fetise.com tie up with Gharpay and introduce innovating new payment option Cash Before Delivery (CBD)!

posted 125 days ago

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Mumbai, January 17th 2012: Fetise, exclusive online shopping portal for men and one of the leading e-commerce portals has taken an unprecedented step of collaborating with “Gharpay” – a doorstep cash payment network company to introduce “Cash Before Delivery” model. E-commerce Companies are looking at different ways and means to improve their working capital and… read more »

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The 2011 Indian Startup Funding Digest – Venture Capital &Angel Investment in 2011

posted 139 days ago

The 2011 Indian Venture Capital & Angel Funding Digest

2011 has been an interesting year for startups and entrepreneurs in India, with the space being witness to growth, funding, acquisitions, controversies and the incessant buzz of a valuation-bubble. The year undoubtedly belonged to Indian e-commerce players, with many joining the fray and some dropping out. But other sectors have seen a lot of action as well and in this… read more »

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YourStory.in Exclusive with Shonan Kothari – The Woman Behind Mumbai CST Flash Mob

posted 152 days ago

Shonan Kothari – girl behind mumbai cst flash mob

I guess most of us have already heard or seen the videos of India’s first citizen flash mob that took place in Mumbai CST –  one of the busiest transport hub in Mumbai, where two hundred youngster stormed the railway station and danced to A.R.Rahman’s “Rang De Basanti” tune. YourStory.in got in touch with Shonan Kothari, the… read more »

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YourStory.in thanks Everyone for making E-Sparks sparkling!

posted 155 days ago

E-Sparks Thank you

I believe that the heart of any startup event lies in the enthusiasm and energy of the startups. And, if one has to go by the sheer energy, then E-Sparks truly sparkled! On the last count we had 500 smart, young and ambitious people from all over India who attended E-Sparks, India’s first e-commerce startup… read more »

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My 3 Top Takeways From E-Sparks 2011 – eCommerce Startup Showcase, By Mukund Mohan

posted 155 days ago

My 3 Top Takeways From E-Sparks 2011 - eCommerce Showcase, By Mukund Mohan

Over 450 entrepreneurs (and a few investors) and I attended YourStory.in’s E-Sparks event on eCommerce yesterday. The energy, enthusiasm and passion for building the next big company in the eCommerce space was absolutely infectious. While there was more than a fair share of “flipkart envy”, both for their scale, and speed of their growth, most… read more »

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And the Hottest Indian Ecommerce Startups, Esparks of 2011 Are …

posted 156 days ago

And the Hottest Indian Ecommerce Startups, Esparks of 2011 Are …

We are delighted to unveil The Esparks of 2011!! Esparks is our initiative to provide a definitive platform for early stage entrepreneurs in the e-commerce space, in India. These 12 ecommerce startups were chosen from 227 registered companies. These startups were chosen by a panel of judges and represent the next crop of promising ecommerce… read more »

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Sequoia Backed Food Chain Startup Faaso’s Offers “Entrepreneur in Residence” Program

posted 159 days ago

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Faaso’s is “Fresh and Desi wraps delivered in super-quick time. No other unnecessary frills” as described by Jaydeep, one of the founding members. Jaydeep and Kallol, both MBA graduates from IIM and INSEAD respectively along with Biswanath and Siddhartha founded Faasos in 2003. Having worked for companies like McKinsey and Bosche and not being satisfied,… read more »

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Nitin Padmawar, CTO, MartJack on Challenges and Trends in Indian E-commerce Space

posted 165 days ago

Nitin Padmawar, CTO, MartJack - E-Sparks 2011

We at YourStory.in recently caught up with Nitin Padmawar, CTO, MartJack – one of the speakers at E-Sparks 2011 – India’s Premium E-commerce Showcase, to be held in Bangalore on 17th of December. Nitin spoke to us about the major challenges in Indian E-commerce space today, trends that are here to stay, and his expectations… read more »

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Want To Setup An E-commerce Site? BigRaja Can Help You Startup

posted 165 days ago

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E-commerce in India has truly arrived now and the numbers are going up. India has 3,311 e-commerce hubs, according to a study by Web shopping firm eBay India for its 2011 census. The debate about the mind numbing numbers might rage on but to give a platform to the future e-shops, Adodis Technologies recently launched BigRaja to… read more »

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