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1. A July 2026 guide to the compliance side of an agency: no licence, GST at Rs 20 lakh, a TAN once you pay freelancers, an LUT... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Digital marketing agency in India 2026: registrations and tax CalcGuru
2. Substack's own fee page: publishing is free at any size, and if you turn on paid subscriptions Substack keeps 10% of... support.substack.com Article · Help article · Starting Up How much does Substack cost? Substack
3. The free, open-source WordPress software you install on your own hosting, so you own the blog, the domain and the data. The... wordpress.org Tool · Download page · Starting Up Download WordPress WordPress.org
4. Google's free blogging platform, hosted by Google and connected to AdSense as a host partner, the cheapest way to start writing... blogger.com Tool · Product page · Starting Up Blogger Google
5. Google's own conditions for showing AdSense ads on a blog: your own original content that meets AdSense programme policies, and... support.google.com Article · Help article · Starting Up AdSense eligibility requirements Google AdSense Help
6. A July 2026 guide to licensing a packaged water plant: the 1 April 2026 FSSAI slabs, packaged water's high-risk classification... blogs.seyecs.com Article · 12 min read · Starting Up FSSAI registration for packaged drinking water: 2026 guide Silvereye Certifications
7. A July 2026 licence stack for a packaged water plant: FSSAI as a high-risk category, the CGWA groundwater NOC at any capacity,... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Mineral water plant in India 2026: licences and real cost CalcGuru
8. The RBI's own FAQ on NBFCs, updated September 2026: no company may carry on NBFC business without a Certificate of Registration... rbi.org.in Article · FAQ (updated 15 September 2026) · Starting Up RBI FAQs on Non-Banking Financial Companies Reserve Bank of India
9. The RBI's online portal for licence and registration applications, including an NBFC's Certificate of Registration. pravaah.rbi.org.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up PRAVAAH: RBI's portal for applications and approvals Reserve Bank of India
10. A July 2026 guide to becoming an NBFC: Rs 10 crore of net owned funds for a new lender, no RBI fee, PRAVAAH filing, a realistic... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up NBFC registration in India 2026: the Rs 10 crore truth CalcGuru
11. A July 2026 guide to starting a travel agency: no licence is required, Ministry of Tourism recognition is voluntary and IATA... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Travel agency in India 2026: TCS and the GST choice CalcGuru
12. IATA's page for agencies that want to issue tickets for participating airlines directly and settle through IATA, with three... iata.org Tool · Official page · Starting Up IATA Travel Agent Accreditation IATA
13. An August 2026 guide to the restaurant licence stack: FSSAI on the new turnover slabs, a trade or health licence, fire... calcguru.in Article · 20 min read · Starting Up How to start a restaurant in India: licences, GST and tax CalcGuru
14. A July 2026 guide showing a laundry is licence-light (trade licence, Shops and Establishment, a stamped scale for per-kg... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Laundry business in India 2026: licences and boilers CalcGuru
15. An August 2026 guide to quarrying and crushing: a quarry lease under the MMDR Act and state minor mineral rules, environmental... calcguru.in Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Stone crusher in India 2026: three gates, not one CalcGuru
16. The Environment Ministry's single-window portal for environmental, forest and wildlife clearances, where a quarry's... parivesh.nic.in Tool · Official portal · Starting Up PARIVESH: environmental clearances portal Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
17. A July 2026 guide to agarbatti manufacturing: no product licence, White or Green pollution category, 5% GST on agarbatti... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Agarbatti making business in India 2026: licences and GST CalcGuru
18. An August 2026 guide to opening a hardware store: Rs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh to open on lender estimates, margins of 2 to 5% on... calcguru.in Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Hardware shop in India 2026: licences, margins and the BIS trap CalcGuru
19. A July 2026 guide to corrugated boxes: boxes fell to 5% GST under GST 2.0 while kraft paper rose to 18%, making refunds of... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Corrugated box manufacturing in India 2026: licences and cost CalcGuru
20. A September 2026 guide to plastic pouches and laminates: multilayer packaging is not banned, a converter is a Producer with EPR... calcguru.in Article · 15 min read · Starting Up Flexible packaging business in India 2026: EPR and approvals CalcGuru
21. IFRA's library of standards that restrict, limit or prohibit specific fragrance ingredients, the safety reference perfumers and... ifrafragrance.org Tool · Reference library · Starting Up IFRA Standards library International Fragrance Association
22. The Ministry's 13 March 2026 letter to states noting that organising an event needs 10 to 15 clearances from separate agencies... mib.gov.in Article · Letter and annexure · Starting Up Model order for streamlining live event permissions (MIB, March 2026) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
23. A July 2026 guide to the events trade: the planner needs no licence but each event needs police, loudspeaker (10 pm line),... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Wedding planning business in India 2026: permissions, GST and TDS CalcGuru
24. A July 2026 guide for photographers: no licence beyond Shops and Establishment and a trade licence, GST at Rs 20 lakh, why the... calcguru.in Article · 10 min read · Starting Up Photography studio in India 2026: drones and copyright CalcGuru

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