Events & Happenings
LaunchHouse Launches Startup Accelerator Program
Shaker Heights, Ohio-based business incubator LaunchHouse is inviting ten technology startup teams from around the world to participate in a 12-week startup accelerator program.
MITEF Talk: How Warren Katz grew MÄK Technologies
MIT Enterprise Forum of Singapore's upcoming event will feature Warren Katz, CEO of VT Systems, who will share his experience of being acquired as a startup.
Small Business Saturday to Support Small, Local Businesses
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Fashion's Night Out? Enter Small Business Saturday, a newly-minted "shopping day" on November 27, 2010, dedicated to supporting local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods around the United States.
Amsterdam’s Rockstart Accelerator Sees Good First Year, Announces 2nd Edition
Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe, and is now looking to sign up its second batch for 2013.
[Singapore][Event] Ideas.Inc 2013 Looks For New Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs
The Ideas Inc. Business Challenge, the annual business plan and startup competition that's organized by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), is back and looking for submissions.
[Asia] [Event] Demo Asia 2012
If you loved the emerging startup vibes of the DEMO conference, Asia will be getting its very own version with DEMO Asia 2012 slated for February 29 to March 2 in Singapore next year.
[Event] Sandbox Global Summit Gathers Young Innovative Minds in Lisbon
The recently concluded Sandbox Global Summit which took place over the weekend saw some of the brightest young minds gather in Lisbon, Portugal and engage in discussions over ideas that (one day may) change the world.
[Event] [Asia] Asian Startups Take Centrestage At Startups in Asia
The Startup Arena competition, part of Penn Olson's two-day Startups in Asia Singapore conference, saw nineteen startups from all over Asia battle it out last week.
Startup Saturday 2010, Hong Kong
It's 'Startup Saturday' on 7 August in Hong Kong! Organized by "Startup Mondays", the one-day event will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, students, media and tech enthusiasts in Hong Kong and around the region to see some 20 startups showcase their companies.
[U.S] More Than 50 Startup Weekend Events During Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011
One of the more interesting activities that will take place during the upcoming Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2011 is Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event where innovative minds come together to conceptualize and launch companies.
[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] Lots of Buttons Sews Up Startup Asia’s Startup Arena Competition
Buttons. They may be small, but they can win you a startup competition. Just ask Lots of Buttons, the winner of Tech in Asia's Startup Arena this year.
[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.
[Event] [Jakarta] Sparxup 2012
Indonesia's #1 tech conference, startup competition and hackathon is back! Sparxup returns this year to Jakarta for its third edition - its inaugural conference was in 2010 - and will feature many of the best and most promising technology startups in Indonesia together under one roof.
[Singapore] [Event] UP for PMEs’ Personal Data Protection Act Workshop
Helmed by Patrick Tay, Director, Legal Services Department, NTUC and Samuel Seow, Managing Director of Samuel Seow Law Corporation, the upcoming workshop is designed to help you understand your personal data protection rights.
[Singapore] Shape Our Digital Future At Singapore GovCamp
Singapore GovCamp is the first un-conference of its kind to be held in Singapore that will see citizens lead discussions on the future of the government's policies on connection and co-creation.
[Malaysia] [Event] TEDxKL 2013 Focuses On “Life Hacking”
This year's TEDxKL - to be held on 3rd of August at the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur - will take an in-depth look at the trend of "life hacking".
[Singapore][Event] How To Start And Own A Successful Business
Aspiring and new entrepreneurs should consider participating this one-day seminar on "How To Start and Own a Successful Business" by Singaporean serial entrepreneur Boyd Au.
[Singapore][Event] Social Media World Forum Asia 2011 & Apps World Asia 2011
Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia is back for its third edition! this two-day conference and exhibition dedicated to all things social and digital media will take place in Singapore on 1st and 2nd September this year and will run alongside the new Apps World Asia 2011.
[Singapore] Startup Asia Singapore Back For 2013 Edition
After a series of successful startup events in Singapore, and Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia last year, Asia-based online technology news site TechinAsia will be kicking off Startup Asia Singapore's second edition later in April this year.
[Singapore] SingTel Innovation Exchange Introduces myBusiness Techblog
SingTel Innovation Exchange (Six) - the partner development program of Singapore-headquartered Asia telecommunications provider SingTel - has launched myBusiness techblog, an online information resource on business, innovation and technology, targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Red Herring 100 Asia 2010
On August 10th to 12th, Red Herring 100 Asia will feature some of the latest and most cutting-edge Asian technology startups. If you're a startup, apply now to be part of this!
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.
[Singapore][Event] Inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition Launches
The inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition (IPC) is a programming competition targeted at tertiary students and individuals to create complete, usable web applications that utilize publicly-available datasets from the Singapore government through data.gov.sg.
[Event] Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011
The 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Week will be held from November 14-20, and will be supported by more than 1,300 partners in the United States. GEW will also see some thirty-five thousand organizations in 100 countries around the world will take part.
US, Canada and Hong Kong teams top 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan...
Altus Poles LLC from the Brigham Young University in the US wins biennial 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition organized by the Singapore Management University (SMU).
[Singapore] [Event] GovCamp 2011: “Connecting People, Data and Ideas”
On November 18, leading thinkers from government, academia, industry, citizen organizations in Singapore - will converge together for GovCampSG. With the theme "Connecting People, Data and Ideas" the second-ever GovCampSG will see an "un-conference" style conference will see a sharing of ideas that have the potential to shape and transform the future of the government and its citizenry.
[Singapore][Competition] Applications For 14th Start-Up@Singapore Now Open
One of Singapore's oldest startup competitions - Start-Up@Singapore - is back, this time for its 14th edition.
Startup Accelerator The Brandery Opens Applications For 2013
Cincinnati, Ohio-based startup accelerator the Brandery is currently accepting applications for its 2013 edition of its four-month acceleration program for brand-driven consumer Internet startups.
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.