The ₹80 Crore Fine Print: How Bira 91's Name Change Became a Regulatory Nightmare What if a simple name change cost your company ₹80 crore and months of lost sales? That’s exactly what happened to Bira 91 — one of India’s most loved and rapidly growing craft beer brands. In the blistering, competitive landscape of India's startup ecosystem, founders are perpetually focused on disruption, market share, and aggressive fundraising. The mantra is often: "Go fast and break things." Yet, this case study proves that sometimes, the biggest threat to growth isn't a competitor, but the seemingly mundane, labyrinthine world of regulatory compliance . Bira 91’s regulatory struggles after a seemingly minor corporate name change offer a chillingly precise lesson. It's a testament to the fact that in a highly regulated sector like alcoholic beverages, even the smallest structural alteration can trigger a regulatory domino effect leading to massive financial and operationa...
What is Business Finance? A Full Guide to International Audience Business finance can be termed the backbone of an organization-be it a multinational or a 'just-started' company. Without a proper and vivid concept of finance, the same business will find it rather challenging to exist in today's fast-moving environment. In this blog, we take a closer look at what constitutes business finance, why it is important, types of business finance, and how this approach towards financing affects business decision-making on a global scale. What is Business Finance? Business finance refers to how funds are acquired, allocated, and invested by an organization to accommodate its operations. It is all about raising the required capital, managing inflows and outflows of money in and out of the organization, making prudent investments of money, and keeping the financial health of an organization intact. In other words, business finance allows an organization to: meet day-to-day operation...