http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog Smart Report- Resources for Small Business in India- htpp://www.indiabusinessdatabase.com Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:51:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Where others have failed, Mr. Pallonji Mistry has proved to be a visionary. The business world has always hailed the foresight and acumen of business leaders like Late Dhirubhai Ambani, Mr Ram Prasad Goenka (R P Goenka) and other illustrious names who have built empires from humble beginnings. Mr Pallonji ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2011/11/25/pallonji-mistrys-master-class-in-managing-family-business/ You may have experienced this before..... you get a call on your mobile... it rings once or twice and then clicks off. You look at the missed call number and its from an international destination. Your first reaction...... maybe a relative in distant land or a new foreign customer???? Inquisitiveness ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2011/11/10/international-tele-calling-ring-click/ Discussions by eminent credit experts have highlighted the pure dependence of credit risk assessment on financial statements and payment history. Whereas good business research thrives on 'Alternate data sources' then why shouldn't credit risk assessment incorporate alternate data for a robust model? Whether financial statements are more reliable is debatable ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2011/10/20/business-research-vs-credit-risk-assessment-alternate-data-sources/ Businesses are under constant threat of loosing what they own or have created diligently over the years. In this age of technology advancement there is a huge possibility of “Information Leakage” thus resulting in loss of valuable assets such as proprietary processes, product patents or inappropriate disclosures of operational performances. ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/12/02/securing-information-systems/ Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a leading Business Information company, is continuing a program in India to collect trade payment information from industry participants. What is the rationale of such a program? There are several key issues that figure especially in an operating environment where Credit Bureau referral systems are not ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/11/08/trade-exchange-building-databases-your-cost/ In these uncertain times where there is a complete stagnation of business growth and slowdown of payments, managing credit worthiness by Small Business owners is a difficult ORDEAL. Make sure you aren't labeled a 'bad credit'. You can do this by maintaining a good credit score. It's simple........ make timely ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/03/26/declining-markets-good-credit-scoreirony-of-doing-business/ In any economy small business are the real drivers, they generate employment and distribute wealth widely. All governments recognise this fact and implement policies that encourage entrepreneurship. In the US, by statute, percentage of the government orders are allocated to the SME segment (though findings revealed that orders were being ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/02/10/smes-are-the-real-growth-drivers-for-the-economy/ The Satyam episode has become a joke on Corporate Governance, Questionable Polity and Degenerating Ethical Standards. I had mentioned my views in this blog, Satyam Saga.....Is Corporate Intelligence Adequate In India?, a couple of weeks earlier. In all this mess, there are some blokes who have the sense of humour to ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/01/20/satyam-saga-the-story-continues/ In times of uncertainty and regression, the one thing that is dear to all businesses is the credit that they extend to their customers. The function becomes critical to SMEs who have limited resources. The one question that needs to be answered is: While assessing a BUSINESS PARTNER for its Credit ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/01/17/spotting-a-good-credit-riskhow-would-you-do-it/ Obviously corporate intelligence is not adequate and investors are not safe. They all seem to be talking about a Rs. 7000 cr fraud, but what about the billions lost in capitalisation of the Satyam stock and consequenlty the market slide. This is the worst kind of fraud that have been ... http://indiabusinessdatabase.com/blog/2009/01/07/satyam-saga-is-corporate-intelligence-adequate-in-india/