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The following business ideas are not way different from common business ideas. Today’s women are intelligent and capable enough to embrace and run any business. However, considering the scenario in India, most women are still home-bound even if they have the passion to learn and get themselves independent. Thus, small business ideas, best suitable for women, come into the picture.Amazon FBA ProgramBloggingFreelance WritingGraphics and Designing ServicesBeautician ServicesHandmade ProductsPrivate TutorUrban Landscape ArtistDog TrainerSoap MakerBoutique/Sewing BusinessEvent PlannerCooking ClassesJewelry MakingHome Based CateringData EntryTelephone Answering ServiceRemember, kicking off a business not only demands money and time but also it is nurtured by your energy. ... Read More

When GDP is calculated on nominal dollar terms, it not only leaves out many important factors but also uses an exchange rate of currencies that do not reflect the real strength of an economy. However, when calculated on PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) terms, the difference in the GDP calculated on nominal exchange rate ranges from very less to nothing to negative.How Is It Calculated for Developing Countries?When this calculation is done for developing countries, the GDP increases 2-3 times as it happens in the case of India where it leaps over four times from $2.5 trillion to over $10 trillion, ... Read More

It has been reported on some media channels that irate e-wallet users are threatening to stop using e-wallets altogether as the functionality of these e-wallets encountered barriers due to the new KYC (Know Your Customer) compliance requirement. While that may be true for the moment, it doesn't appear likely that e-wallets are on their way out for the simple reason that they're an integral part of e-commerce and cannot be wished away.In fact, nobody wants to wish them away but the government's new KYC googly has caused some turbulence in the e-wallet industry that has seen exponential growth till now. ... Read More

It's a fact that even big business giants do create products, which sometimes fail so miserably that it becomes extremely hard to believe that was it really a crop of the well-established magnet. Microsoft too is not an exception as many of its well-endorsed ventures did nothing but ended in smoke. Following is the list of such products.Internet Explorer 6Internet Explorer, released in 2001, is considered as one of the worst editions of the web browser till date. It instantly received a hoot for having major security issues and lack of support for the latest web parameters. This browser was ... Read More

Undoubtedly, gold is a metal. It is a part of the transition metals and fall in the same periodic table column in which the next other two precious metals-Silver and Copper-sit. Since the members of the group in which gold is found are frequently used to generate money, the whole group has been termed, the ‘Coinage Metal’.Why Is It High-Priced?Being relatively rare in the crust of the earth is one of the major reasons why gold is high-priced. Besides, its sublime value in creating jewelry adorns it with the badge of 'expensive'. Obviously, the rarity of this highly precious metal ... Read More

It is true that the global economy is going through a huge tumult at present and it is eventually impacting the customer footfall at shopping malls or retail stores. Retail store owners are striving hard to pull through this fatal situation by running a number of offers and throwing alluring discounts (an effective move) to their customer; however, the scenario has not changed much and a lot has to be done to retain their footfall.Keep A Tab on Customer BehaviorAnalyzing what exactly a customer demands can be a key to the dying customer presence in your shopping mall or store. ... Read More

Putting an end to all the speculations, Tata Sons sold a 1.48 stake in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to raise Rs. 8127 crore. This crucial step is taken to pay off some debt as well as invest in group firms, which belong to the auto and steel sectors.Through block trade, the state sale was made on the National Stock Exchange. The discount between 4.17% and 5.9% to the stock’s closing price of Rs 3052.15 was given to the transaction on the NSE Monday.What Do Experts Think?On this major move by Tata, experts believe that the sum can be used to ... Read More

Oh! I got to know about this when I first saw Amir Khan, our superstar and Mr. Perfectionist, backing Coca-Cola for not having any pesticides in a TV commercial because Coke was facing the charges of using (and I believe is still) plenty of pesticides in the drink so that it can be kept safe for a long time from getting deteriorated.Coming to the recipe, it has the following ingredients −Soda.Lots of Sugar.A high degree of pesticides.And a great marketing strategy.BTW Amir got a handsome pay for acting in those Coca-Cola ads in 2006.

The e-commerce giant, Amazo.com, now seems to be getting entrapped into the margin-crushing war as it is going to offload costs onto suppliers and reduce the number of single, low-cost items buyers can purchase. The whole change is being made just to offset the blooming shipping costs.In a major move in strategy, Amazon is increasing the transportation fees for a supplier of diapers, beverages, and other heavy products that go beyond the affordable range for the giant to deliver.Moreover, Amazon will probably put an end to the selling of tiny products like soap, toothbrushes, nail paint or a lipstick unless ... Read More

It's official now! Yes, finally it has been decided that the biggest retail company in the world Walmart will own the biggest e-commerce company in India, Flipkart. The American firm will have the 77% share in Flipkart in 160 Million dollars. Flipkart's valuation in the deal has been rated 20.8 billion dollars which makes it biggest ever deal in e-commerce. The rest of the 23% holding will be owned by Co-founder Binny Bansal, Tencent Holdings, Tiger Global Management and Microsoft. Executive Chairman Sachin Bansal will sell out his 5.5% share and for that, he will get ₹ 6, 700 crores.Here ... Read More