Start a business in India, or grow the one you run.

From an idea to a business that files on time

Five steps, in the order they come up. Start wherever you are.

1. Step 1

   Pick what to start

   What can I start with the money and skills I have?

   • Find an ideaSign inBusiness ideas matched to the capital and skills you actually have, shown at once, then checked against your city with a one-week way to test the first.

2. Step 2

   Check the demand

   Is there real demand for it where I am?

   • Market snapshotFreeWhat it takes to run one kind of business in one city, published and readable without an account.
   • Test the ideaSign inWhether there is real demand: market size, who buys, what competitors charge, and whether the unit economics hold.
   • City reportSign inOne whole-city economic picture: where the money is, which localities have a market, and what kind of business suits the place.

3. Step 3

   Fund it

   Which loans and schemes can I actually get?

   • Scheme checkFreeWhether MUDRA, PMEGP or a collateral-free CGTMSE loan is open to you, answered instantly from each scheme's own rules.
   • Find the moneySign inEvery central and state scheme, bank and NBFC route, grant and equity option ruled in or out against your own profile, plus what is blocking the rest.

4. Step 4

   Get registered

   What do I have to register, and what licences apply to me?

   • Registration checklistsFreeWho needs Udyam, GST, FSSAI and shop registration, what each costs, and the documents to keep ready, ticked off as you gather them.
   • Stay legalSign inYour registrations, filing calendar, the labour obligations that switch on at your headcount, and the sector licences that apply, with a verdict on each.

5. Step 5

   Run it every month

   What do I file, and by when? What's still left to do?

   • Filing calendarFreeEvery GST return, TDS deposit, PF payment and income tax date you have coming up, with reminders you can add to your phone.
   • GST invoice makerFreeA GST tax invoice or bill of supply with CGST and SGST or IGST worked out, printed or saved as a PDF, made in your browser.
   • GST calculatorFreeGST added to a price or taken out of one, split into CGST and SGST or IGST, at every GST 2.0 rate.
   • Task listSign inThe actions out of a report or a conversation, kept as a list per business instead of scrolling away in the chat.
   • Bill BookOur appRecord sales and customers on your phone, at the counter or on the go.
   • InventoryingOur appStock, checkout, customers and reports for your shop, on your phone or in the browser.

Free tools answer from the official rules, instantly. Sign in reports research today's sources for your own situation, in about two minutes, and show where every figure came from. The Free plan includes 3 a month.