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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...
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?
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.
Twinity Announces Public Beta
3D virtual world Twinity has announced its public beta test phase.
During this phase, Internet users can venture out and explore Germany's capital Berlin, the...
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...
[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.
Ocean Optics Launches New Blue Ocean Grants And Challenges Innovation Fund
Optical sensing solutions provider Ocean Optics has announced a new US$300,000 open innovation fund called Blue Ocean Grants and Challenges program, that seeks novel technologies especially in the areas of optical sensing with the potential for market commercialization.
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.
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...
Singapore Best Place For Starting A Business – Again
The World Bank's "Doing Business 2008: Comparing Regulations in 178 Economies" ranked Singapore as the No.1 country for doing business for the second year...
[U.S.] 57% Of App Users Consider Mobile Holiday Shopping: Apigee
In a survey by Apigee of more than 2,200 American adults aged 18 and older, respondents replied that they would buy holiday gifts using a mobile app.
IBM Encourages CEOs And CTOs To Take The Bus…
What: The IBM Mobile Express, a retrofitted bus showcasing IBM's SME business IT solutions that will travel and make door-to-door visits to SME businesses...
98% of Americans Distrust Information On The Internet: Mancx Survey
According to a survey commissioned by online business community Mancx and conducted by Harris Interactive, almost every American adult respondent (98-percent) who looks for information online distrusts the information they find.
Time For Toilet Talk
Jack Sim, founder of World Toilet Organization. (Jim Orca, TIME)
Jack Sim, a largely forgotten son of Singapore, is far more famous outside of our...
LinkedIn Introduces Company Status Updates And LinkedIn Certified Developer Program
Professional social networking site LinkedIn has just announced a feature that allows companies to update their own status.
If You’re an Entrepreneur, Rich And Foreign – We Want You!
Or at least this is what the Singapore government is saying.
It's all about creating jobs though. Unfortunately it's got nothing to do with entrepreneurship.
[Infographic] LinkedIn Reaches 200 Million Members
Online professional network LinkedIn announces that it has reached 200 million members, and new members join the community at a rate of two per second.
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...
International Tourism Grew 4% In 2012: UNWTO
International tourists grew around 4-percent in 2012 to reach 1.035 billion, according the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.
LinkedIn Gives You New Cause For Volunteerism
LinkedIn, the world's largest online professional network with more than 120 million members worldwide, has today added a new "Volunteer Experience & Causes" field as part of a member's profile.
Emerging from Under the Radar
CNET has a story on four new web publishing startups that recently featured at the Under the Radar Conference - music publisher AudioMicro, content tracking...
[Turkey] Turkcell and Ozyegin University Launches Enterprise Factory
Turkey's leading communications and technology company Turkcell has partnered with Ozyegin University to launch "Enterprise Factory", a 300-square meter facility that will support entrepreneurs at different stages of growth.
Singapore Press Holdings Eats Up Shareinvestor.com
Singapore's media powerhouse Singapore Press Holdings yesterday completed the acquisition of local web-based share trading platform Shareinvestor.com, founded by ex-doctor Michael Leong, for S$12 million and a...
Entrepreneurs’ Organization: Entrepreneurs View 2009 With Cautious Optimism
According to the latest findings from Entrepreneurs' Organization, if you're an entrepreneur you are likely to be:
1. Concerned about the current economic climate, but...