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20 ventures you can start with Rs 5 lakh! It's much easier to be an entrepreneur now -exciting areas are opening up in a brave new India and you do not need a pot of gold to make them fly.  Email this

Tips to become a successful entrepreneur Ranjit Shastri, an active member of the Indian Angel Network and co-founder of PSi Inc, shares tips on how the young should learn the entrepreneurial zeal. He talks on how to get started, maintaining and nurturing a start up and then moving on.  Email this

Business books you must read Written by experts in management, business and strategy, these books promise to be inspiring, informative and educational. Some of them may even be fun reads.  Email this

Investing in realty? Terrific tax benefit Real estate, or property, is one of the one of the major asset classes people the world over invest in. Such real estate could be residential house property, whether self-occupied or let out, commercial property, whether used for one's own business or profession or meant for letting out, farm house, agricultural, urban and rural lands, and so on. Through proper planning it is possible to save a great deal of tax on real estate investments -- on income and on capital gains.  Email this

Going abroad? How to take care of your finances Going abroad to work is not just about the correct stamps on your passport. Your investments, in India or abroad, need to go through the appropriate entry and exit points.  Email this

Put your money where the airport is The gated complexes that today command anywhere between Rs 1,500-3,500 per square foot were sold to original allottees at a measly Rs 200 by builders. Several non-resident Indians bought up 10-12 plots each and are still holding them empty, in anticipation of future gains once the airport becomes functional. Anyone back then who'd had the money and the sense to follow the lead of the local politicians will be thanking his stars.  Email this

HR outsourcing to touch $25 bn in '07 Human resource outsourcing services are expected to touch a volume of $25.4 billion by year-end, fuelled mainly by mid-sized North American and European companies, says an Everest Research Institute's Human Resources Outsourcing Annual Report. Growth will also be aided by reduction in transition costs and timeframes by existing suppliers, along with promotion of standardised offerings.  Email this

How to make a perfect wedding budget The economics of a wedding should complement the revelry. Rationalise expenses while making the big event memorable.  Email this

'You HAVE to pay tax on stock market gains!' You have sold shares and made profits but don't know what the tax implications will be? Will your profits attract short-term or long-term capital gains tax?Get Ahead tax expert Mahesh Padmanabhan answered these and many more queries related to the tax issues on capital gains and ESOPs.  Email this

Manage performance to maximise results Data doesn't have to be the bane of your existence. In fact, it can be a tremendously powerful tool for managing your unite -- if you know how to sort through it and how to use it to improve performance. Recent insights into the art and science of performance measurement suggest five key steps.  Email this

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