#TogetherWeProsper: As Intuit Circles hits the 1-year milestone, startups share their growth experience November 30th 2019 According to statistics published by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 2019, around 20 percent of startups fail in the first year itself. With challenges like fierce market competition, insufficient capital, lack of mentoring, bookkeeping, hiring and customer access, the startup…

Sikkim to Get Its First Incubator, AIC- SMUTBI by Mid-June  May 22nd, 2019 The AIC- SMU Technology and Business Incubator (AIC- SMUTBI) is all set for its inauguration by mid-June 2019 at the SMIT Campus, Majhitar. Aiming at providing world-class state-of-the-art facilities to the start-ups, it is one of the 100 incubators envisioned by the…

iDEX Road show held in Gangtok  December 6th 2019 iDEX Road show was held today in the state capital. iDEX is one of the major grand challenges organized by the Government of India. AIC-SMUTBI(Atal Incubation Centre – Sikkim Manipal University, Majhitar)with support from Ministry of Defence, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI AAYOG announced the partnership in hosting this…

Idea Exposition Hackathon’ held at AIC-SMUTBI January 26, 2021 An idea exposition hackathon on “Innovations in Agriculture, Sustainable Environment and Ecotourism” was organised by the AIC-SMUTBI (Atal Incubation Centre Sikkim Manipal University Technology Business Incubation Foundation) in collaboration with IKP, Bangalore and funded and supported by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) Regional Innovation Centre…

The Covid-19 Outbreak: Dire Straits for Startups June 5th 2020 The Indian startup ecosystem is facing particularly pronounced challenge to business continuity due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the nationwide lockdown, warehouses, retail stores, supply chain and delivery operations of many startups have ceased.  To read more Click Here.