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Around 800 start-ups founded after 2011 have shut shop already, signaling a deteriorating health of the sector, according to data analyst firm Tracxn. The year 2015 had seen an 87 percent increase in the number of
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As we race fast towards the
The Startup India initiative had received only 1,368 applications by mid-December 2016, of which only 502 were recognized as startups by the
Hits
1) While initiatives like start up certification, roping in bodies like
2) While the progress is slow, the ecosystem feels much supported as the government put light on their struggles and achievements.
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Misses
1) A lot of entrepreneurs and investors think that demonetization and the lack of exits in start-ups by investors are adding to the gloom; After demonetisation, the investors are afraid to exit their investment due to slump in the IPO (initial public offering) market.
2) Anyone who has business sense knows that only a few of start-ups will be profitable in the first three years and so this handful can avail themselves of the tax break.
3) When it comes to the ‘fund of funds’ under the initiative, Rs500 crore has already been provided as fund corpus in 2015-16 and Rs. 600 crore has been earmarked for 2016-2017.
Cumbersome procedures to access funds from the Rs. 10, 000 Cr. corpus have, however, made the plan a non-starter and
4) There is still no exemption is MAT (Minimum Alternate Tax) which could’ve helped businesses to cut losses.
Budget Expectations
This year’s Budget to be announced next month is expected to be a big one for start-ups.
The startup ecosystem is expecting the government to announce initiatives to support them like:
1) Widening of the tax-free regime to five years from three years
2) Online payments through net banking,