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[Event] Crowdsourcing Week Global 2014

Crowdsourcing Week will be returning for its second edition with the theme of “Crowd Impact: Empowering Transformation”, and will take place in Singapore on April 7-11, 2014.

[Singapore][Competition] Rakuten Startup Challenge

Rakuten has announced its first-ever Rakuten Startup Challenge in Singapore, a competition for Singapore-based entrepreneurs and developers to develop personalized e-commerce websites using Rakuten’s APIs.

[Event] [Singapore] Echelon 2012

The next mega startup event in Singapore is Echelon 2012, which will take place as a two-day, double-track event on June 11-12, 2012.

[Singapore][Event] ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Digital Future For Asia

Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising.

2010 Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award Program

The 2010 Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award Program aims to grant a total of US$30,000 to 15 female teen business owners who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship and community service.

TEDx MIT Club Singapore: “The Craftsman”

Last month I attended a TEDx event organized by MIT Club Singapore. Entitled "The Craftsman", the event featured speakers from different walks of life to share their experience and passion for their individual crafts.

[Competition] Ang­­­­­el’s Gate Opens For Season 2

The producers of business reality TV Angel’s Gate - which saw budding entrepreneurs pitch directly to angel investors on television - will be back for a second season.

[Event] Hackatron Asia Singapore 2014

Hackatron Asia Singapore is a one and a half day hackathon that will bring brands, technologies and developers together to see what technological magic can ensue.

Ultimate Ideas For A Startup Space

With a chance to win free six-month rental of a premium space in Clarke Quay, S$20,000 in funding and training in an INSEAD Executive Education programme, what ideas have Martell VSOP's "The Ultimate Start-up Space" attracted? Let's find out.

[Singapore][Event] Day 2 Of ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Mobile Promise

The first day of ad:tech Singapore 2012 gave digital marketers and industry observers a glimpse of the continued growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising in the Asia Pacific. The second day, however, seemed to hover over one particular aspect of that digital future - mobile.

[Singapore][Event] How I Started A Business And Grew It To A Public Listed Company...

If you're an aspiring entrepreneur looking to start a business but have no idea how or where to start, you may want to consider attending this upcoming sharing session on May 3, 2013 called "How I Started A Business And Grew It To A Public Listed Company" by Boyd Au.

[US][Competition] U.S. Chamber of Commerce DREAM BIG Small Business Of The Year Award 2012

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has announced the seven regional finalists for the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award 2012.

[U.S] [Contest] Tell Your (Video) Story With My Business Story

Google and American Express OPEN launches My Business Story contest, challenging small businesses to produce online videos about their companies and tell their entrepreneurial stories during Small Business Saturday.

This Week in Asia Episode 41: Hugh Mason from JFDI Asia

Hugh Mason, one of the partners from the Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI Asia) shares on how their new venture incubator can make a difference for entrepreneurs by utilizing on the concepts of rapid prototyping and agile development to produce new lean and mean start-ups for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from Singapore to the region.

[New York] INGENUITY 2013

New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013 at 82 Mercer.

FedEx Launches Small Business Grant Contest In Singapore And Hong Kong

FedEx Express is bringing its FedEx Small Business Grant Contest, a small business competition it first launched in the US three years ago to give small businesses have the chance to win grants to help them expand overseas into international markets, to Asia Pacific.

[Singapore][Event] National Achievers Congress 2012

Held on June 1-3, 2012, the National Achievers Congress will again roll out a slew of exciting events to support and laud budding entrepreneurs and aspirant organizations that have shown courage and passion in pursuing their dreams.

Asia-Pacific Enterprise Challenge

The inaugural Asia-Pacific Enterprise Challenge (APEE) is inviting young people all over the Asia-Pacific region to suggest innovative and practical solutions to overcome real business case studies posed by local enterprises.

[Singapore] Setting The Stage On An Innovative Technology Show

MediaCorp and the Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) has announced The Stage, a new technology trade show set to debut in Singapore in 2015.

[Competition] ideas.inc Top 15 Finalists!

If you've been following the ideas.inc Business Challenge, check out the top 15 entries that made it to the quarter finals.

[Asia] JFDI Asia Bootcamp 2013 Applications Now Open

Singapore-based technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) today announced that applications for the first of its two business acceleration programs they intend to run for 2013 is now officially open.

This Week in Asia Episode 44: Benjamin Joffe from CMUNE & +8*

Benjamin Joffe, partner from CMUNE and co-founder of Plus Eight Star speaks about what is currently interesting for both mobile and social gaming in China.

James Sun Reveals The Secrets of Success

Finalist James Sun of Donald Trump's The Apprentice in 2007 will be in Singapore on 6 May 2010 to share his 'Secrets of Success'.

Innovation & Enterprise Week 2009

Exploit Technologies is organizing the first-ever Innovation & Enterprise Week (IEW) in Singapore, a week-long extravaganza that aims to promote innovation and technology adoption amongst Singapore enterprises and encourage entrepreneurship.

[Singapore][Event] CREATE Film Festival

Organized by the Creators of Tomorrow, the CREATE Film Festival is Singapore's first "Social Cinema", which will feature three short films from local filmmakers telling stories about engineering in Singapore.

[ADV] Young Entrepreneurs Emerge From ideas.inc Business Challenge 2011

Marveled by and impressed with the strides they've shown, we have collated tips from top young entrepreneurs who have emerged from ideas.inc Business Challenge 2011.

Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum 2010, Singapore

Held simultaneously from 28 June to 2 July in Singapore, Lyon and Shanghai, the Singapore leg of Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum (JWEF) is expected to attract close to 150 business leaders, experts and budding entrepreneurs.

New York Entrepreneur Week 2010

It's New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) next week from November 8 to 12 in the Big Apple.

Interesting Mobile Devices At CommunicAsia 2012

Unlike in previous years, consumer-type devices at CommunicAsia 2012 were somewhat of a rarity. We highlight three of the more interesting ones - the Huawei Ascend P1, the Panasonic Toughpad and the Zensorium Tinke.

TEDxNUS – Passion Worth Spreading

Find out what a game designer, an amateur conductor, and a business leader have in common at a celebration of ideas and passion at TEDxNUS on Saturday October 16, 2010.