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Hilton ties up with Food Aggregators for Home Deliveries

Opportunity India Desk Apr 28, 2020 - 2 min read

Global hospitality company Hilton has collaborated with food aggregators Zomato and Swiggy for home delivery of its signature dishes to customers, through safe and contactless delivery. The delivery menu of Hilton across cities features the top 20 signature dishes from the most popular F&B outlets of Hilton Hotels in those cities, at special delivery ...

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8 major challenges franchising network will face during COVID-19

Opportunity India Desk Apr 27, 2020 - 6 min read

In India, the Franchising community has never experienced a crisis like this, the immediate effects are apparent with the shutdown of pre-schools, K12 schools, food outlets, retail shops, salons; all of them heavily franchised owned and operated. Here we present 8 major challenges that franchising network will face during COVID-19: Cash Flows As the global response ...

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upGrad to allow learners start university-certified Master’s/MBA degree programs

Opportunity India Desk Apr 27, 2020 - 2 min read

upGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, is reshaping the online education landscape, ever since the nationwide lockdown through launching back to back initiatives. In its most recent move, the edtech major announced that learners can now start a Master’s or MBA degree programs, offered by the top 1% universities worldwide, at a nominal ...

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Uber unveils ‘Uber Essentials’ to facilitate essential travel services in 5 cities

Opportunity India Desk Apr 27, 2020 - 2 min read

Uber has introduced ‘Uber Essentials’ in five cities. This service has been launched to facilitate travel for essential services such as visiting a hospital or a pharmacy. Currently, Uber Essential is available in Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Nashik, and Hyderabad, in order to facilitate the essential travel needs of citizens. Uber said in a statement, ...

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Top 6 things to do immediately for SME and MSME Businesses after the lockdown

Opportunity India Desk Apr 24, 2020 - 4 min read

As the nation gears up to return to normalcy amidst fear of economic and health crisis, businesses, especially SMEs and MSMEs are hopefully looking forward to government support, tax holiday and several reforms that can help them make the transition better. While the solutions and possible government support in the near future sound promising, ...

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StayHappi Pharmacy to launch an online platform for generic medicines

Opportunity India Desk Apr 24, 2020 - 2 min read

While the lockdown has helped the country lead the fight towards COVID, it has led to job cuts, job insecurity, a halt on hiring and no work for daily wage & contractual workers. Many people are struggling to make ends meet, while many are not able to get essential items due to scare of ...

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Secureye reveals no-contact biometric tool for corporates

Opportunity India Desk Apr 24, 2020 - 2 min read

In a bid to promote a secure verification routine, Secureye has launched the Temperature Detection & Face Recognition machine in India. Secureye, a leading brand of security products with a history of 25 glorious years, has always been at the forefront of developing valuable products. With the global pandemic affecting people across the world, ...

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WoodenStreet to spend $500K, reveals plans for touch-free stores

Opportunity India Desk Apr 24, 2020 - 3 min read

Custom furniture startup WoodenStreet is planning to spend $500K to change how its experience stores will feel and function post-coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes a touch-free store policy, virtual reality and 3D services and sanitized supply chain. The brand has been mapping out a re-entry strategy, given that new cases of COVID-19 seem ...

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Adopting Digital Practices: How SMEs can succeed by taking their businesses online in post-COVID world

Opportunity India Desk Apr 22, 2020 - 4 min read

SMEs have remained a critical part of India’s growth engine and their role will be extremely crucial in the post-COVID-world. However, the bigger question now is: how will they survive the pandemic? Challenges faced by SMEs The vibrant sector that employs 40% of the country’s workforce and contributes 30% to its GDP is ...

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[Funding Alert] Edtech startup Pariksha secures funds from angel investors

Opportunity India Desk Apr 22, 2020 - 2 min read

Edtech startup Pariksha has secured funds in an extension of its pre-Series A round of funding, from a group of angel investors. The funding round has been led by INSEAD Angels, IIT Kanpur Angels, Nikhil Vora and Swati Mehra from Sixth Sense Ventures, Saahil Bhatia from Temasek Holdings India Pvt Ltd, and Sitanshu Shah ...

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