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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.
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.
[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.
[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.
Here’s A Pitch on 140 Characters Or Less
Never mind an elevator pitch, what about a micro-pitch on Twitter with 140 characters or less?
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...
[Singapore] Facebook Eyes Asia-based Developers
In a developer conference today in Singapore, online social networking giant Facebook made its strongest indication yet of its intention to better engage developers in Asia and Southeast Asia.
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...
[Singapore] Local ICT Industry Cite Manpower Cost As Key Challenge
Information and communications technology industry players in Singapore claim that manpower costs due to recent changes to the country's foreign manpower policy are likely to be the biggest challenge this year, according to Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF).
[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] 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.
Expatriate Search Engine ExpatFinder Officially Launches This Week
Interexpat Pte Ltd this week officially launched ExpatFinder, the world's search engine for expatriates around the globe.
Incorporating search technology from France's Exalead and Singapore's...
Nimble Offers Free Year Of Software To Startup Accelerators
Social relationship management platform Nimble is launching a program that would see it offer startups a year of free access to its social relationship software through partner startup accelerators.
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.
Steply Is A Mobile Photo App Network With 3.5 Million Downloads
Hong Kong based mobile start-up, Steply, is building a giant network of photo apps on Apple iTunes.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
[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.
[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.
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...
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.
[Primer] Tips On Using Facebook Pages For Small Business
Over the weekend, brands and businesses on Facebook transited over to the new Facebook Timeline. We got the Facebook team to share some tips on how small business owners can leverage the new Timeline and maximize the use of its new features.
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...
[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.
[US] New $60 Million Credit Line From AmeriMerchant Offers Lifeline To Small Businesses
New York-based AmeriMerchant has announced a new US$60 million credit line aimed at helping provide more capital to small and medium-sized businesses nationwide through its merchant cash advance program as well as its small business loan program through its sister company, Main Street Business Loans.
The New Singaporean Entrepreneur
1. You are young (40% of you are aged below 40).
2. Educated (42% of you hold at least a bachelor's degree).
3. You prize individual...