And the topic of the webinar is very current: coronavirus and its impact on small businesses.

Specifically, how are businesses adapting to the change and creating a work-from-home business model.

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You can see a full list of events, contest and award listings or post your own events by visiting the Small Business Events Calendar. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585431006.9027574/Webinar-Will-Tackle-Transitioning-to-a-Work-From-Home-Business-Model?ref=audio_experience

PrimeSoft is a provider of software solutions, tools, and products to clients in the US and CanadaUS and Bengaluru-based IT company PrimeSoft, on Saturday (March 28), announced that it has acquired Hyderabad-based developer of mobile and web-based applications iGenero.

The acquisition will enable PrimeSoft to enhance its tech capabilities.

Meanwhile, iGenero will be able to leverage the resources and capabilities of PrimeSoft to scale its offerings and help its clients with new digital products and services.

PrimeSoft was founded in 2004 and is a provider of software solutions, tools, and products to its clients in the US and Canada.

Besides PrimeSoft and iGenero, numerous Indian startups are leveraging India’s engineering talent to build tech products and services to sell in European and American markets. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585429428.074246/PrimeSoft-Acquires-iGenero-To-Enhance-Tech-Capabilities?ref=audio_experience

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a new fund to battle the coronavirus pandemic and any other disasters arising in the future.

https://t.co/enPvcqCTw2 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2020The fund, called the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund or PM CARES, will be chaired by the Prime Minister.

PM Narendra Modi announced the launch of the fund on Twitter on Saturday.

pic.twitter.com/BVm7q19R52 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 28, 2020Almost immediately after, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar pledged a donation of Rs 25 crore to the fund.

The Prime Minister’s office has been receiving spontaneous and innumerable requests for making generous donations to support the government in the wake of this emergency." | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585427627.9016392/Coronavirus:-Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi-announces-new-fund-for-COVID-19?ref=audio_experience

The federal government has recently enacted two pieces of legislation to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis, including the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act passed on March 25, which provides $349 billion in Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.

There are currently two types of loans available: Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Loans (PPP).

You can apply for both loans, but you can’t use funds from each loan for the same expenses such as payroll, rent, insurance, etc.

Here are 10 things you need to know about the loan programs:If you are a business with under 500 employees, you are considered a small business (with some exceptions) and can qualify for the loans.

The SBA is authorizing banks and other commercial lenders currently authorized to make SBA loans to originate and administer these new loans. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585425708.5316036/Newly-Available-CARES-Act-Loans:-10-Things-Small-Businesses-Need-to-Know?ref=audio_experience

Here are some of the best tips to equip yourself for a winning business presentation anytime and anywhere.

So, you hold the responsibility to present your business in front of clients anytime and anywhere.

First, make a PowerPoint presentation.

Add a style to the presentationIf the brand story, facts, client research, and presentation tools are the four main pillars of business presentation, your presentation style is going to the rope that holds it all together.

The charisma and presentation style of the presenter is going to have a significant effect on the client. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585423818.3795633/How-To-Equip-Yourself-For-A-Business-Presentation-Anytime-And-Anywhere?ref=audio_experience

Contxto – Ecuadorian/Colombian Kushki closed its Series A for an undisclosed amount and made the official announcement last Thursday (26).

Mexico City-based DILA Capital led the round and was joined by Kaszek Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Magma Partners, and Conexo.

Related article: Kushki Pagos acquires fintech QVO to expand into ChileKushki to expand while others pauseInterestingly, while some startups have paused their respective regional expansions due to coronavirus, Kushki isn’t the case.

Brazilian fintech, Cora, may help you save themKeeping SMEs aliveBut closing an equity round isn’t the only thing the fintech has been up to.

When the government gives the green light to leave home, users can consume what they’d pre-purchased through the gift card. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585422017.7459686/Fintech-Kushki-raises-investment-through-DILA-Capital?ref=audio_experience

Well, most importantly is how well you handle your finances, which is the whole point of why you are reading this.

So here are ways that tycoons are able to balance their finances.

Diversifying AssetsMentioned just previously, the diversification of your assets is important, and tycoons know this all too well.

So diversifying is a highly suggested manner of handling finances as seen by tycoons.

While there are certainly more ways that tycoons can handle their finances, these are some good examples of what you can be doing to improve your odds of success. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585420206.4332552/How-Tycoons-Handle-Their-Finances?ref=audio_experience

Zoho, the SaaS cloud-based software provider, has taken Freshworks, and its founders Girish Mathrubootham and Shan Krishnasamy, both former employees of Zoho, to court.

After leaving to start Freshworks, Mr Mathrubootham improperly included Zoho confidential revenue figures in early Freshworks investor pitch materials to secure initial investments, leveraging his work at Zoho and suggesting his new start-up would perform like Zoho."

Zoho continues to allege,"Freshworks has continued the practice of misappropriating Zoho’s confidential and competitive business information to compete with Zoho.

As recently as February 24, 2020, Freshworks has been systematically contacting Zoho’s customers using Zoho confidential information.

In some of these instances, Freshworks contacted Zoho’s customers at email addresses the customers created solely for registration with Zoho’s cloud-based offerings. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585418406.482286/Zoho-takes-Freshworks-to-court-in-the-first-battle-of-Indian-unicorns?ref=audio_experience

The hackers also exposed that Ashley Madison used bots of attractive but fake young women to lure men into engaging with the site more.

Image Credit: Ashley MadisonVentureBeat: What’s happening with the popularity of Ashley Madison during the coronavirus?

We created Ashley Madison, launched on Valentine’s Day in 2002, and now we’re in 50 countries and 19 languages.

Keable: Ruby, our parent corporation, when they purchased Ashley Madison in 2007, found that program did exist at the time.

Jennifer Garner and Adam Sandler were in a movie called Men, Women, and Children, and there’s a whole storyline about Ashley Madison. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585416605.4603693/Ashley-Madison:-Affairs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus?ref=audio_experience

In a tweet, Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata said that the current situation in India and across the world is of grave concern and needs immediate action.

He also emphasised that Tata Trusts and Tata group companies, in the past, have risen to the needs of the nation.

To continue their pledge to protect and empower all affected communities, Tata Trusts is committing INR 500 Cr.

The Tata Trusts and the Tata group companies have in the past risen to the needs of the nation.

He also noted that Tata Trusts, Tata Sons and the Tata Group are taking help from Indian and global partners and the government with a public health collaboration platform. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585414804.7129898/Ratan-Tata-Commits-INR-500-Cr-To-Improve-Healthcare-Facilities-In-India?ref=audio_experience