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October 3, 2020 4 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Type your product or service into a search engine and you may get millions of results. The truth is, the market is oversaturated in some areas, such as finance, wellness and digital retail. In these spaces, standing out is tough. Whether through lower prices, higher quality or simple convenience, you need to find ways to position your product as a better choice than others in the space. Not sure where to start? Here are five strategies to differentiate yourself in a crowded market: 1. Know thy…

In a major relief to its customers, Indraprastha Gas (IGL), the largest CNG distribution company in the country, cut the prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) on Saturday by Rs 1.53 per kg in Delhi and Rs 1.70 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The new consumer price of Rs 42.70 per kg in Delhi and Rs 48.38 per kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would be effective October 4. Along with the automobile segment, the benefit of the reduction in gas prices has been extended to households…

As of this writing, just 511 people have signed the fast-food business’s petition.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. October 2, 2020 2 min read Burger King Belgium started a Change.org petition on September 23 to get its new entree, the Master Burger (which features bacon and fried onions on a flame-grilled Angus beef patty), a Michelin Star. “All right,” begins the petition, which doubles as an advertisement, “we happily concede that ‘star-rated’ and Burger King aren’t an obvious match at first sight.…

Loan restructuring scheme is a process used by companies and individuals facing financial distress or on the brink of insolvency to lower/renegotiate their debts Topicsdebt restructuring scheme | Debt recast | loan Loan restructuring scheme is a process used by companies and individuals facing financial distress or on the brink of insolvency to lower/renegotiate their debts. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Senior Assistant Editor, Business Standard explains in this podcast how loan restructuring scheme can impact your finances. Tune in to know more Dear Reader, Business Standard has always strived hard to…

State-owned RailTel Corporation of India Ltdhas filed draft papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 700 crore through an initial share-sale. The initial public offer (IPO) is entirely an offer-for-sale through which government will offload 8.66 crore equity shares, draft papers filed with Sebi showed. According to merchant banking sources, the IPO is estimated to fetch Rs 700 crore. The miniratna PSU is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country, owning an optical fibre network on exclusive Right of Way (RoW) along the…

Improve your social media marketing on a budget.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing This book takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses. October 1, 2020 2 min readDisclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Consumer demand for video is growing, and digital marketers are taking notice. Eighty-one percent of businesses now use video as a marketing tool and that number…

When a CEO takes the helm, there are two schools of thought regarding turnover in the top management team. Some argue big changes in the executive suite are necessary, because CEOs can more quickly put their stamp on the firm if they bring in their own people. This “sweep-out effect,” as scholars call it, enables a new CEO to enact operational and cultural changes with a clean slate, unencumbered by executives beholden to the previous regime or the status quo. Taking the opposite view, some analysts suggest that because incoming CEOs have so much on their plate, they’re making a…

Debenture trustees have been directed to communicate immediately to investors any restructuring proposal TopicsSebi | Mutual Funds BS Reporter  Last Updated at October 2, 2020 01:06 IST The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday directed mutual funds (MFs) to report immediately to rating agencies any proposal they receive from lenders or debenture trustees (DTs) for restructuring of debt due to Covid-related stress. DTs have been directed to communicate immediately to investors any restructuring proposal. “If the valuation agency, based on its assessment of the proposal, is of the view that the proposed…