Best Practices

3 essential things to check before your lend personal money to SMEs – Part 1

Lending has been a way of life in India. It is routine for us to lend money to businesses…

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An easy to way to understand any credit rating issued to a business

Broadly speaking, credit rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of a business. A good credit rating means…

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How to study your competition in 5 easy ways

Make a list of competitors: Yes, that’s the starting step. Make sure you have chosen competitors of similar…

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How to evaluate a startup for investment purpose

Background check of the founders: Evaluate the experience and educational background of the founders and the core team….

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How you can make your business survive longer

I recently came across this term ‘Shinese’ – a word used to refer to long-lasting companies. Interestingly, about 90%…

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Profits or Valuation?

I often wonder about the new economy, new kinds of businesses, massive funding rounds for some of them and…

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Why is it important for you to understand your business’ financial statements

For a lot of businesses owners, preparing annual financial statements is a compliance formality to be fulfilled. Typically,…

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3 things you should check before meeting a client

‘Know your customer’. It is one mantra that we hear repeatedly for successful sales closings. No secret about it….

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2 important checks to carry on your customers every year to prevent bad debts

We all are vaguely aware of the concept of vendor assessment. However, customer assessment is a lesser-known concept. Because who…

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How 3 simple vendor checks helped me avoid fraud

Some of us evaluate a vendor before entering into a transaction. Some of us don’t. Many times it is…

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5 essential checks of your vendor onboarding process

The vendor onboarding policies and thoroughness of due-diligence depends on several factors like the size of your organisation,…

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5 data driven tests to assess your job offer from a startup

Working in a startup comes with its own set of rewards as well as risks. If a startup hits…

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Six preliminary checks to ensure that a Company is genuine

Have you got a job offer from a…

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Due Diligence for doing business with small / medium companies

Are you doing business with a Small or Medium sized company? Are you a vendor, customer or a competitor…

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Due Diligence: Does it always have to be detailed?

Generally, the term ‘Due Diligence’ gives an impression of detailed and cumbersome research process. However, that is not completely…

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