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[US] Yonkers, NY Opens Y-Enterprise Business Center
The city of Yonkers in the state of New York this week announced the Y-Enterprise program to attract, cultivate and retain high growth business to Yonkers.
[Infographic] [U.S.] Small Business Owners And Attitudes Towards The Economy
A recent survey by web design and hosting provider Webs of 1,710 U.S.-based small business owners reveals that small businesses have been taking the downturn a lot harder than most. Here's an infographic showing some of the findings.
[US] Small Business Advocacy Council Launches Crowdfunding Platform
Crowdfunding is a new way of funding startups and small businesses, and Chicago, Illinois-based Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) is getting into the act by starting its own crowdfunding platform SBAC Connects.
Money No Enough? Wrong!
Surprise, surprise. For local entrepreneurs who complain that it is difficult to get funding for their businesses, it would shock them to know that...
[Infographic] Small Business Concerns In 2013
Small business sentiment on the economy this year remains skeptical, according to a new survey of 600 small businesses by Alibaba.com, Vendio and Auctiva.
[US] 48% Of Small Business Owners Turn To Bank Loans For Funding
A recent Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management study shows that approximately 48% of the 1,221 privately-held U.S. businesses that responded to the survey target bank loans as a source of funding.
[Infographic] The Decline of American Entrepreneurship
We often hear that entrepreneurship in America is alive and well, but the truth is that it has actually declined over the decades. Here's an infographic that shows you some of the numbers on how entrepreneurship is shrinking.
Leaders Around The World Fall Short Of Expectations: Ketchum
According to a 12-country survey done by global communications Ketchum, people around the world are suffering a crisis of confidence in their chosen leaders, whether in the business, political or religious arenas.
Top Locations For Small Business Professionals: LinkedIn
According to the professional online social network LinkedIn, they currently have 15,222,964 members who are small business professionals (defined as those who work at a company that has between 11 to 500 employees) from all around the world.
2011 Asia Social Venture Academy Open For Applications
If you're Asia-based and have a strong passion for social entrepreneurship and the ambition to launch your own social enterprise, you may want to check out Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship (FYSE)'s Asia Social Venture Academy program for 2011.
Reynolds Journalism Institute Lands US$100K To Advance Student Entrepreneurship
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) has landed a US$100,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and aims to use that grant to advance student entrepreneurship.
[Singapore] Fifteen Startups Awarded Grants Totalling $6 Million Under SPRING Singapore
SPRING Singapore today awarded fifteen Singapore-based startups - covering a wide spectrum of technology areas including medical devices, electronics, engineering, water and environment, as well as infocomm - with grants totaling some S$6 million worth of grants.
PeoplesVC Launches Crowdfunding TV Channel
PeoplesVC is launching an integrated multimedia platform called PeoplesVC-TV, which will host specially developed live, theme-based TV shows expected to help the site to achieve its aim of job creation.
Singapore Property Tycoon Gives S$5 Million, Encourages Technopreneurship
Local property tycoon Chua Thian Poh, who's head kahuna of Ho Bee Group and also president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI), gave...
Grow VC Relaunches For Bigger Growth
Global online crowd-funding platform and venture community Grow VC has tweaked its micro investment membership model, as well as developed and implemented a whole new set of tools to empower (and invest in) startup companies.
IDMPO Makes It Ten With SiTF
The Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) today announced itself as IDM Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO)'s new sleeping partner. SiTF will act as an incubator...
Spain’s Ticketbis Raises Additional Round To Fuel International Growth
Ticketbis, a Spain-based online platform where users can easily and securely buy and sell tickets for every kind of event, such as concerts, festivals, theater plays, art performances or soccer games - earlier last month closed a round of funding worth US$6.6 million, making it a total of $12.7 million since its founding in 2009.
Load Impact’s The State Of Web Readiness 2012
Online cloud-based load testing service Load Impact has released its The State of Web Readiness 2012 report which found that most websites overestimate their ability to handle large numbers of visitors by 3.4 times.
Youth Entrepreneurship In Singapore Gets Boost; Makes You Wish You Were Young
If you're young and interested in entrepreneurship, here's good news for you:
The latest Civil Law (Amendment) Bill has just revised the age at which you...
This Week in Asia Episode 71: Startup Organizer Summit with Marc Nager and Chris...
This Week In Asia host Daniel CerVentus is over in Kansas City, Missouri in America for Startup Organizer Summit where he is joined by Marc...
[Singapore] Research In Motion Kickstarts Built For Blackberry Program
As part of its commitment to the developer community in the region, Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will be initiating its Built for Blackberry program this month.
[Infographic] LinkedIn Opens Office In Hong Kong
Earlier today LinkedIn announced the opening of Hong Kong office, its 25th office globally and 9th office within Asia Pacific.
Mobile Technology And Travel Top Needs Of Small Business Owners: RapidBuyr
A customer survey conducted by B2B daily deals service RapidBuyr (www.RapidBuyr.com) has found that mobile technologies and travel deals top the list of purchases that small business owners plan to make in the coming year.
Viber Amasses Over 50 Million Users Across Asia
Mobile communications technology platform Viber, this week announced that it has hit 160 million users globally, of which over 50 million come from Asia and growing.
Small Business Saturday – Here To Stay?
Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to bring attention to small independently owned brick-and-mortar businesses during the shopping season, has come and gone. What was its impact on small businesses in America?
Singapore Is Less Liveable
Singapore's ranking in Monocle.com's "The World's Top 25 Most Liveable Cities" city guide has dropped to 22nd place in 2008 from 17th place last...
[Infographic] 75% of Employed Americans Are Seeking Another Job: Jobvite
According to Jobvite's annual Social Job Seeker Survey, up to 75-percent of Americans currently employed may be actively seeking another job.
What Kills Small Businesses? Let’s Ask Them.
According to a new nationwide survey commissioned by Common Good, the nonpartisan government reform coalition, 69 percent of small business owners and managers say that complicated government regulations are "major impediments" to the creation of new jobs.
There Are Now Some 77,000 Millionaires in Singapore
This year's CapGemini and Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report puts the number of millionaires in Singapore at 77,000, a rise of 15.3 percent over...
‘Responsible’: The Most Overused Word On LinkedIn Member Profiles In 2013
Think that the word 'responsible' is the most accurate description of your professional career? Well, according to online professional social network LinkedIn it so happens that almost everyone else does as well.