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From groceries and cabs to courier services, nearly every part of urban life has moved online. But one essential need still remains offline: finding reliable domestic help. For many Indian households and young professionals, domestic help is essential for cooking, cleaning, and daily chores. However, the process remains fragmented, marked by delays, inconsistency, and lack of trust.Ayush Agarwal, Founder of Snabbit, felt this gap personally as a working professional living away from home in Powai, Mumbai. “I didn’t know how to find someone to clean my house. I tried looking online, speaking to agencies, and asking friends, but the process…

Hello,Thinner iPhones, smarter watches: the Apple annual launch event is back with a bang.Here’s what you can expect: the company’s first entirely new smartphone model in several years, the iPhone 17 Air, which will be its thinnest model by far, and the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. Additionally, its smartwatch line will be up for a spruce-up as well.What you might miss: any major AI advancements and features planned for its flagship models. Pricing will also be closely watched, especially since the launch comes in the middle of a new US tariff regime. Whether Apple decides to raise the price…

In Delhi-NCR, a single hair treatment session can cost anywhere between Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000, making it difficult for many to avail the service. Spotting this gap, entrepreneur Kamal Gulati set out with a different approach- affordability. “We wanted transparency, affordability, and proper detailing, things that were missing in the salon industry,” he tells YourStory.Seeing how salons were either overpriced or poorly managed, he wanted to create a place that could offer a modern, high-quality experience at affordable prices. This insight became the starting point for GK Studio. @media (max-width: 769px) { .thumbnailWrapper{ width:6.62rem !important; } .alsoReadTitleImage{ min-width: 81px !important;…

Aviral Bhatnagar’s ajvc on Wednesday said it closed its maiden fund at Rs 165 crore, which will make pre-seed investments into Indian startups. The firm had initially sought to raise a Rs 100 crore maiden fund, which it closed in March this year, YourStory had reported. However, the fund managed to attract large interest, attracting Rs 200 crore in commitments from global limited partners and family offices, but decided to cap the total fund size at Rs 165 crore. Founder Bhatnagar, in March, had hinted that the sector-agnostic fund was oversubscribed beyond the target, and it is considering exercising the…

Apple held its biggest launch event of the year on Tuesday, with the tagline: “Awe Dropping.” At the event, Apple released the next generation of iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods, including the Apple Watch Ultra 3, AirPods Pro 3, and iPhone 17.”We’re taking the biggest leap ever for iPhone,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the event.Here’s what Apple announced, from the ultra-thin profile of the iPhone Air to satellite connectivity on the Apple Watch Ultra 3.Related: ‘We’re Very Open’: Apple CEO Tim Cook Says He Wants to Buy Startups. Could Your Company Be Next?Apple Introduced the iPhone Air and…

In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to mandate its employees back to the office “at least” three days a week as soon as January 2026. (Employees currently can work remotely “half” of the workweek.)Now, according to an internal email sent to Microsoft staff on Tuesday, the company has finalized its plans and is issuing a return-to-office (RTO) mandate in three phases, beginning at the end of February 2026, according to Business Insider.”In the AI era, we are moving faster than ever, building world-class technology that changes how people live and work, and how organizations everywhere operate,” reads…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let’s address the elephant in the inbox.Email marketing isn’t dead. It’s not outdated. It hasn’t been replaced by TikTok, Threads or an army of AI bots. In fact, email is still one of the most reliable, highest-ROI marketing channels in your arsenal — if you actually use it right.But here’s the inconvenient truth: most businesses don’t. They treat email like a leftover tactic from 2009, not the strategic revenue engine it can be. So when their campaigns fail, the blame is often directed at the platform, the audience, the open rates —…

This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Krista LeRay, the 34-year-old founder of needlepoint store Penny Linn. She lives with her husband and two children in Westport, Connecticut. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.Image Credit: Courtesy of Penny Linn. Krista LeRay. Want to read more stories like this? Subscribe to Money Makers, our free newsletter packed with creative side hustle ideas and successful strategies. Sign up here.What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?Before starting Penny Linn, a new-age needlepoint store offering hand-painted canvases, accessories and more, I was a full-time influencer running…

Many entrepreneurs have a deal they probably wish they didn’t make, or, perhaps worse, one that got away. And real estate pioneer and longtime “Shark Tank” investor Barbara Corcoran remembers hers clearly. She told her Instagram followers on Monday that she invested her first major profit into a “genius” idea that ended up being a total flop — and a bit ahead of its time.”My greatest successes happened on the heels of failure,” Corcoran wrote. “The moment I made my first profit, it felt like all the long nights and rejection finally paid off. I wanted to invest it in…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurship is a hard road. There’s no rule book, and as a business owner, it can feel like you’re always on call.Each summer, before my children start school again, I put that life on pause. We load up our RV and head out for a multi-week trip. I don’t invite distraction during this time: in fact, my team knows that I’m off limits. This time is for me, my family and our relationships.Building a culture that can persist when I’m not in the office is crucial — not only to the success…