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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...
11,660 New Millionaires In Singapore
It's official. According to this AsiaOne story, the annual Merrill Lynch and Capgemini World Wealth Report has reported that the number of Singapore millionaires...
[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.
[Singapore] PayPal Unveils Mobile Commerce Solution For Businesses
PayPal today announced its "Mobile Commerce in a Box" solution in Singapore to help businesses build mobile-optimized websites by converting your online stores into a mobile-friendly interface.
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.
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...
Singapore Location-Based Mobile Service MyWobile.com Announces Beta
Singapore startup MyWobile.com today announced the beta launch of its location-based social networking mobile application. The application integrates social networking with location-aware services that...
The Men in Uniform Gets It Right
While the Prima Deli crisis continues to escalate over its recent salmonella poisoning incident, the guys in MINDEF actually gets it quite right dealing with their own...
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.
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.
Resurrected ShowNearby.com Announces Version 3; Looking To Expand Team
Online location-based service ShowNearby.com, whom I've blogged about before, today announces the release of its latest version.
This Week in Asia Episode 73 : Everything Bad is Good for You
This week, This Week In Asia got John Berns the man behind BarCampBangkok. They talked about the startup and tech scene in Bangkok, the openness of the Asian Internet during a slow news week.
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...
‘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.
Accel Partners To Invest $400 Million In Indian Tech Start-ups
According to Business Standard, Accel Partners launched a $400 million fund for entrepreneurs in India.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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...
[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.
[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.
[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.
PayPal Goes To Space With PayPal Galactic
PayPal Galactic aims to bring together leaders in the space industry to work on the big questions around the commercialization of space in order to prepare and support the future of space commerce.
InterCall Launches Virtual Small Business Community, InterChange
Conferencing and collaboration services provider InterCall has launched a new online community for small business leaders called InterChange.
Getting Sirius With Singapore SMEs
According to the Straits Times, Sirius Venture Consulting has announced a SGD$30 million venture capital fund targeted at helping Singapore-based SMEs to grow and...
2C2P In Prestigious Red Herring Global 1000 Award List
Singapore-based payment solutions provider 2C2P was declared one of the winners of the Red Herring Global 100 Award last Friday, out of 1,200 companies from North America, Europe, and Asia.
[U.S] [Survey] National Payroll Week; Payroll Habits Of Employees
It's National Payroll Week this week (September 5 to 9) and electronics payments association NACHA - which represents over 10,000 financial institutions - has just released a survey that provides some interesting insights into the payroll habits of U.S employees.
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.
World’s Largest Online Cleantech Marketplace OnGreen.com Launches
The world's largest cleantech marketplace OnGreen (www.OnGreen.com) this week debuted its website, a comprehensive destination for cleantech professionals, connecting cleantech businesses and entrepreneurs with investors, expertise and resources.