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The odds of success as a startup or new small business are low enough as it is. Only half are still in business after five years, and 70-80% will be history within 10 years. If you’re a female-owned startup, then the numbers are even more dismal. What can you do to even these odds? You can start by doing all…

The term “growth hacks” has become so much of a buzz word that it tends to be used even for normal business processes. But if you look at it closely, a hack requires a certain level of innovation that gives you an edge and puts you ahead…

Evoma has commercial business centers where you can get office space for rent in Bangalore. But startups, especially entrepreneurs with an idea or early stage venture, will go towards facilities, services and technical assistance that they need. Grow your Startup at Evoma Call now: 08041903000 or inquiries@www.evoma.com

It’s a challenge for even the most well-known brands to establish themselves in the Indian SME market. Startups don’t have a chance. “Targeting Indian SMEs is the shortest path to the grave.” – Vinod Muthukrishnan, CoFounder and CEO, Cloudcherry. The typical Indian SME owner doesn’t buy anything that is not absolutely necessary to keep the business going.  

International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. It’s a global event with the UN setting an annual theme. There is no single organization or group that controls or manages the celebration or activities to be held. So what is it about? Let’s take…

We work with startups of all stripes and verticals, helping them with everything from mentorship to funding, business support services, and marketing and sales. One of the things that we do is to help analyze and profile our customer’s customers. We’ve found, from experience, that growing startups bump into some…

As one of the premier Business Centers with multiple locations in Bangalore, Evoma gets a lot of enquiries from investors, companies and individuals that want to buy office space. We do provide serviced offices, coworking space, virtual addresses, corporate event venues and more. But Evoma is now also developing partnerships…

The year is coming to a close, so it’s time to set the agenda for the next year. You know your business better than anyone else, so I’m not going to try and tell you how to run it better. Just take a look at these New Year resolutions…

On Non 4, the Biz Summit event hosted by Evoma OMR attracted a large crowd of startups founders, SME owners, business leaders, mentors, innovators and other stakeholders who are part of the business ecosystem across India and some from different countries. We had startups competing to catch the attention of the attendees who included investors, mentors and some of the…

Let me start by saying that you don’t need to learn how to create a marketing budget, because I’m going to give you free downloadable templates for it. Download, modify to include only the costs incurred by your marketing campaigns, and we’re all done. So what are we going to talk…

All startups are experiments in the first place, without any certainty of what’s going to happen. What is the business model? Is there a proof of concept or minimum viable product? Do you have a prototype, a plan for commercialisation? Is there a market for your product or solution? Do you have, or plan to raise, enough…

As a startup, your primary concern is to start generating revenue and steadily grow it. All the hundreds of startup founders located at all the Evoma Business Centers in Bangalore, aided by their capable teams, work harder than most corporate executives. But…

This guide on inside sales tools for SaaS founders, originally published on ProductNation, was written by Neel Padmanabhan, Global Client Partner, Enterprise Business and GM India, Lucep. We want to share with all you SaaS founders the valuable information and tools listed in this post, which takes you through the flow of the entire inside sales process. You’ll find tips…

Both startup founders and small business owners go through the same new business setup and growth curve in terms of investment and lack of a corporate structure. But their funding mechanisms are completely different, their route from idea to commercial operations is different, and their customer base is typically not the same either. 

We all know the economic importance of providing a business environment in which startups can thrive, but there’s no scientific method or formula that leads to successful startups. According to the Startup Genome Report, 90% of the time, startups fail due to self-destruction and…

India is already a member of the exclusive club of obese nations, with around 5% of its population affected with this malady. The IT and tech workforce takes a large and unhealthy slice of this 5%. Definitely, you don’t want to be one of them. In this post, I’m sharing with you a few things…

The way you run your business and the way you eat are deeply connected. Let’s face it, you startup founders lead a very busy life and easily fall prey to the “Everything or Nothing” syndrome in which you focus all your energy on one project and usually overlook fitness. To assist you in putting your…

A startup is an all-consuming affair that will take over everything else in your life. You don’t have time for food, sleep, family and friends, and it’s all you can think of – all the time. One of the byproducts of this unhealthy lifestyle is that you either lose too much…

The startup workforce in Bangalore is the best in India, and arguably one of the best in the world. But they are notoriously lacking in the health department because of the nature of their work and the lack of set work hours. Today, I want to share with you a…

We work with hundreds of startups, SMEs and consultants who are located at Evoma’s business centers across Bangalore, mentoring them, helping them raise funding, providing food and beverages, connections to buyers, various business support services, meeting and conference rooms, board rooms, reception desk, lounge for meeting clients, and…office space. There’s a…

As a startup founder or CEO, you are expected to do everything, preferably by yourself. You have the idea, you build the product, get the business up and running, raise funding, promote your startup, find the customers, and do the sales calls. All this takes up more time than you have. Then…

Startup founders and all you startup employees who work so hard need a huge amount of strength, energy and fitness to handle the growing workload. Getting the right start to the day is crucial, and breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But what’s important in it? We asked our Chef Zaki to give…

Take a look at the evoma.com home page. It’s a resource page for businesses, divided into sections – thinking of starting a business, starting a business, running a business, and growing a business. Each category requires a different set of skills and has its own set of business challenges.

If you have a checklist of things you need as a startup founder, one of the top 5 would be mentorship. A mentor may provide material support, but their real value lies in the guidance and experience that they bring to the table. You may have a mentor in the family…

  No one said founding and running a startup is easy. It is a very demanding job that comes with stress, anxiety, emptiness and other related issues associated with burning the candle at both ends. The subject of work-Life balance is a dicey one and one that needs to…

The sad part about offering shared office space for startups is that many of them leave and move into offices of their own when they start getting some traction. That’s one of the reasons why Evoma has different ranges of office space at different locations in Bangalore. We’re able to retain successful startups by offering…

We have a lot of posts on all the good things about coworking and it’s benefits for startups and others who want to run a lean operation without any non-essential overheads. But the hard truth is that a large number of the startups located at our centres in Bangalore don’t want to give up their office and become coworkers. In…

As a breed, startups tend to be cash-starved and desperate to find ways to cut corners, reduce costs and overheads, and make whatever little funding they have go further. If this is you, then we have here some fast and easy ways to eliminate startup office costs…

Startups have been the success story of the decade, especially in Bangalore where many founders are making it big. But for every startup success story, there are countless others who fail. These failed entrepreneurs are all still agonizing over the answer to that…

Let’s start by tackling the incorporation part of how to start a software company in India. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India, has taken large steps toward simplifying the incorporation process. One step in that direction is the introduction of…

Access to funding is one of the key challenge faced by startups. With no collaterals to produce or existing cash flow to show, many startups fail to get loans and are forced to stretch their existing funds to stay operational. Investors therefore view startups as a high…

Deciding on the right place to set up your startup space can be quite challenging. It is a big decision to make, because if you are not planning for your garage or basement to be your launch pad, then the cost of setting up an office will…

What is the rate here? This is a question that we hear a lot from business owners and startup founders who are looking for office space in a specific area in Bangalore. Since we provide serviced offices, we need to know the answer and…

As one of the leading office space providers in Bangalore, Evoma constantly works with hundreds of startups, helping them find solutions to all their needs and challenges. We have found that it makes more business sense to provide the full suite of business support services to help startups…

You can call it networking or meetups. But deep down, startup founders, like any other species, just want to be part of the herd. Well, first you want to be part of the herd, and then you want to be the alpha -…

Private equity funds are on a buying spree. Venture capitalists are raising billions for investments in startups. Angels are spreading their wings more often and readily. Add to this the Govt. of India’s startup initiative “Fund of Funds” with a corpus of Rs. 10,000 crores, and plans for allowing pension funds to invest in private…

The Indian growth story is happening, and happening big. Whether it is FDI inflow or GDP or the number of new businesses being launched every year, all the benchmarks are pointing towards huge economic growth for India in this decade. Startups, MSMEs…

The world of freelancers and freelancing is growing huge and powerful. This self-motivated pool of entrepreneurs and professionals in the workforce has managed to successfully shed negative perceptions. Freelancing is now considered as a hip and cool career option for trendy millennials, and that’s why it’s now progressing to the next level. An increasing number of freelancers…

One of the good things about spending time in Evoma’s coworking space in Bangalore is that you get to meet and talk with coworkers who have personally used shared spaces in many cities. It’s amazing to watch them set up their stuff and get to work.

As part of a series of startup success story episodes featuring Evoma members, we are today talking to Shekhar Sahu, angel investor and cofounder of HealthcareMagic. The goal here is to seek tips, best practices and inspiration from our most successful startups and entrepreneurs, and share these startup success secrets with all of you. Evoma is…

One of the things we do to improve our coworking space in Bangalore is to get regular feedback from coworkers. It’s not a feedback form, but actual conversation with coworkers that tells us what they like, what irks them, and what would really help them grow their business. The one thing that keeps coming up repeatedly in these conversations…

How do startups select a good coworking space in Bangalore? Location matters, obviously. That’s why the Evoma Business Centres offering serviced offices for SMEs, startups and corporate branches in Bangalore are located strategically in Whitefield, EPIP Zone, Marathahalli – Outer Ring Road, and in K.R. Puram on Old Madras Road. But when it comes to coworking, there’s a lot…

Coworking space is a boon and refreshing change for work from home professionals, freelancers and startups, but one bad apple can quickly spoil the whole barrel. In this case, what it means is that you need to follow certain clearly spelled out  rules and also some unwritten ones that you can label as etiquette. What we…

Every metro city in India wants to be the next Silicon Valley, but it’s only happening at the scale needed in Bangalore, which is the only Asian city apart from Singapore in the world’s top 20 startup ecosystems listed by San Francisco-based Compass in their most recent Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking. If you want factual…

Entrepreneurship plays an influential role in the economic growth and standard of living of the country. As a startup founder or small business owner, you may think that you are simply working hard to build your own business and provide for yourself and your family. But you are actually doing a whole lot more for your local…

Nearly 50% of new businesses fail to survive past the five-year point, and 90% will be gone after 10 years. If you’re wondering why the failure rate is so high, the top five reasons for business failure include three that are related to finance. One of them is failure to track your finances, the second one is…

At the Evoma coworking space in Bangalore, we go by our motto of “Why work when you can cowork.” But if you’re wondering why cowork, the answer is laid out clearly in the coworking trends and statistics infographic below.  

We have lots of tips and guides if you’re thinking of starting a business online. But in this article, I’m going to tell you what not to do. Listed below are the five most common mistakes people make when starting a business and running it. Need help starting a business? 

Email marketing is still one of the most cost-effective ways to get more leads and online sales. According to this  a web survey, 81% of customers say that email marketing is very important to grow your business, and 75% of small business owners or freelancers use email marketing for their businesses or startups.

Evoma works with a lot of freelancers, startup founders and other solopreneurs who do their best work all by themselves. But we have also noticed a growing trend of freelancers who work from home now coming forward to rent coworking space.

We want you to sign up for the Evoma coworking space in Bangalore. But rather than trying to sell a package to you, I would prefer to pitch the benefits that you would get from coworking. If you are convinced, you can then look at the available options in Bangalore. That’s where I hope you look at Evoma first. So now…

What is Coworking Space? Co-working spaces in Bangalore are like a time-share plan for business centres and office complexes. The idea is to lease the same office infrastructure and resources to different members as and when they need it, for short periods such as…

The startups scene in India is now red hot, as evidenced by a NASSCOM report which reveals that the funding pouring into this segment has increased to $4.9 billion last year. This is 125% more compared to $2.2 billion the year before that, and also higher than the cumulative…

10-Step Tutorial for Starting an Online Business Anyone with an Internet connection and a keyboard can start an online business today in five minutes, with zero investment. But while the entry barrier of starting an online business is virtually nonexistent, the barriers to growth and success are significantly higher.

How to Write a Business Plan From childhood we have been taught to have a plan for everything we do in life. Why is planning so essential? According to the a plan is a “Written account of intended future course of action aimed at…

Types of Market Segmentation According to Harvard Business study in the US, 85% of 30,000 new product launches failed due to poor market segmentation. This study reveals the importance of market segmentation in present market situations. What is Market Segmentation? Market Segmentation is the process of dividing a complete homogeneous market into different segments…

How to Start a Startup So you want to start a business!  Once you get over the initial excitement, now It’s time to break down the process of launching your startup. Not to worry. I’ve broken down this startup checklist into the primary tasks you need to do now, and those that you can…

What is Entrepreneurship and should you be doing it? Entrepreneurship is the behavior of starting your own business instead of working for someone else. It depends on your own interest to take risks, develop, form, manage and grow a business. This role refers to the act of bringing up a new business…

How to Start Your Small Business To become a small business entrepreneur, you have to learn to wade through risks and challenges. Be disciplined, self-driven, hard working, confident and also think smart. Believe in the product or service you are providing. Brush up your marketing and leadership skills. This helps in establishing…

How to Start a Business Without Money You have a brilliant idea that you think is unparalleled but lack experience in starting your own company and working capital which leaves you in a fix! How do you go forward and start a business without money?

How to Start a Business in India India is one of the top developing countries with an emerging market potential for new businesses. According to  the latest available Govt. of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs report 2015, there are 98,473 new companies registered in 2013-2014  financial year in India. While some choose…