Job scams aren’t always run by shady call centers running in small back-lanes — they can also be run by large firms that operate out of swanky offices and advertise through hoardings all over the city. The Cyberabad police has arrested Ajay Kolla, the CEO of job portal WisdomJobs, along with 13 other senior management employees.  The police say that WisdomJobs was running an elaborate scam through which it had cheated over a lakh job…

Every business needs money to function on a daily basis. No matter how small the business is, there will be something it needs that comes at a cost. This is why businesses primarily focus on growing their customer base and increasing profits. However, this isn’t always easy, so what do you do when sales aren’t going so well, and you aren’t making as much as you hope to? Having said that, you may be thinking…

If you are considering getting a loan for your business, you probably want to know your chances of approval beforehand, right? The key to understanding your chances of getting a loan approved is to determine your debt service coverage ratio. This ratio is used by lenders to forecast the likelihood that you would be unable to pay your loan on time with your current finances. To make things a little more complicated, there are two types of debt service…

It’s been a long time in the wilderness, but Paytm Payments Bank is back in the game. Paytm has said that its payments bank can once again start opening new accounts after receiving a go-ahead from from the RBI. The Reserve Bank had barred the payments bank from opening new accounts in June last year after it had discovered irregularities in its functioning. Ever since, Paytm Payments Bank’s website had carried a prominent message saying…

The latest statistics confirm that traditional offices are on the way out. In fact, there are already 15 million freelancers in India. The only country that currently has more freelancers is the United States. Across the globe, these numbers are projected to rise as traditional forms of employment (e.g. consistent paycheck, one employer) begin to dwindle. While the laptop lifestyle has many significant benefits, it also has several big obstacles. One hurdle that contract employees are learning…

  Could your personal brand use some work?   These six strategies cost virtually nothing to deploy and work in just about any industry. It’s high time you gave them a try — because no one is better positioned to tell your story than, well, you. Learn How to Network for Mutual Benefit   Networking is a two-way street. “Poor networking methods generally derive from a ‘me-against-the-world’ attitude,” writes CareerCast senior columnist Taunee Besson. In…

There will come a time when you feel ready to expand your services and improve the way you do business. To make this successful, India’s companies are on the rise as retail is anticipated to grow from Rs 3,400 crore (U.S. $600 million) to Rs 4,30,000 crore (U.S. $76 billion)  by 2021, based on reports by Technopak Advisors. In addition, the logistics industry is approximately $160 billion and is expected to hit $215 billion by 2020, according to the…

It seems like VR has been coming for years now. We just keep on seeing it in news, blogs and social media, but feels like it never really came. However, the truth is quite opposite. It came and still is getting better into its own, it’s just that it’s not part of the lives of common folks like smartphones. Even though it’s not as common as phones but anyone can buy a VR headset compatible with…

If we sum up the majority of inventions and breakthroughs of the last two decades, the majority of them have been about bringing an offline service to the comfort of the couch. Be it ordering food, booking a cab or maybe playing a wager when you visit sevenjackpots — there’s an endless list. Technology has played a huge part in transforming our lives and getting everything onto the black mirrors. As different technologies have hit…

India is the best destination for fintech startups and companies, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at the Singapore Fintech Fest on November 14, Modi detailed how India is experiencing a surge in fintech innovation and enterprise. Furthermore, he explained that it can be used to combat financial crimes in the country, something which has affected 53% of Indian corporations in the past year, according to The Economic Times.   The place to be  Since coming into power…