Finance minister, Mr. Jaitley had proposed to impose a Cess, called the Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC), at 0.5% on all taxable services during Budget 2016. Effective date of Krishi Kalyan Cess is 1st June 2016. In this article, we are trying to answer most commonly asked questions about this new tax. As you know, Service tax is a tax…
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For small businesses, social media is the key to success. In the past, building a brand and attracting new customers was a daunting task, and while its far from easy, social media makes it more possible than ever before. If your business isnt on social media, its time to change that. Today well look at…
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Update – Read about 5 Key benefits announced in Budget 2017 for startups. When finance minister, Arun Jaitley was about to open his Goodie Bag while presenting the union budget 2016, expectations from the startup community were sky high. In order to boost small business and MSME sectors, Mr. Jaitley announced various schemes and policies in…
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Village Capital is an early stage investment fund and accelerator – with an aim to engage participating ventures with industry-leading mentors, sector-specific investors, and other leading FinTech companies (financial technology startups). In 2015, they conducted ‘FinTech India 2015’ accelerator program in partnership with DBS foundation and Paypal. ProfitBooks was one of the 10 FinTech startups shortlisted for this 3 month program…
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A lot of businesses had to either change the way they work or shut down due to these fast-changing environments. This brings us to an important question – Can you future proof your business? Can we increase the chances of business survival? Let’s explore with a daily life example. Last weekend, I wanted to watch…
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Now, get paid faster with ProfitBooks. You can now add a payment link to invoices when you email them to your customers. This guide shows how to integrate your Instamojo account and start receiving payments directly in ProfitBooks. Meet Instamojo Instamojo one of the best payment gateways in India. You can enable your customers to pay you…
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Inventories that are mismanaged can create significant financial problems for a business. The use of inventory management techniques and advanced inventory management features can reduce supply chain challenges and improve operational efficiency. And an inventory management solution can provide a better future for retail business. Raj owns a retail store in Mumbai and last year he…
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In our endeavour to help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, we published lot of insightful articles last year. I’ve handpicked 12 of them that instantly stuck the cord with our readers. Hope you’ll enjoy these posts. Here are 12 best business articles of 2015 published on ProfitBooks blog Top 5 Payment Gateways & Wallet Providers…
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Starting 15th November 2015, Hotel, Mobile Phone bills, airline tickets will get more expensive with the finance ministry of India deciding to impose a Swachh Bharat cess on all services. As a consumer, you will have higher input cost for your business and as a business owner, you need to be sure how to deal…
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