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[Singapore] Boston Consulting Group Opens Center For Business Excellence

Leading global management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has announced the opening of its first-ever Centre for Business Excellence, to be situated in Singapore.

[Singapore] MDA, SingTel Innov8 And NUS Enterprise Announce New Incubation Program

Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA), SingTel Innov8 and NUS Enterprise have jointly announced a new incubation program, known as Blk71, which is a one-stop access to resources for startups in Singapore to develop and market their solutions to customers.

[Infographic] The Truth Behind Small Business Lending

According to Chicago, Illinois-based credit card processing fee comparison engine FeeFighters, only 42-percent of small businesses see bank loans as a viable financing option.

[Singapore] Twitter Designates Singapore As Asia Pacific Headquarters

Twitter last week announced that it has opened its office in Singapore, officially designating it as its headquarters for the Asia Pacific region.

The SEO Trends Watchlist For 2019 – A Simplified Guide

In association with Moon Marketing, we are decoding the most important SEO trends you need to watch in 2019 and how to adapt to each like a pro.

Money-Minds: 6 FinTech Startups To Watch In 2019

Here’s a bit of a look at what some fintech startups are doing and why you should know about them.

[Singapore] Cisco Celebrates 20 Years In Singapore; Opens New Regional Headquarters

Yesterday Cisco celebrated its 20-year footprint in Singapore by moving into their new regional headquarters at UE Biz Hub within the sprawling Changi Business Park.

[Asia] Socialbakers Opens Asia Pacific HQ In Singapore

Global social media analytics and optimization company Socialbakers has announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific headquarters based in Singapore.

[Singapore] Japan’s No.1 Online Mall Rakuten Opens Here

Japan-based electronic commerce and Internet service provider Rakuten has today announced the official commencement of its operations in Singapore.

Online Toughies: The Cyber World’s Most Wanted Criminals

Here's a look at some of the names on every law-enforcement agent's hit-list of online baddies to look out for.

Singapore’s ClearBridge BioMedics Raises $9 Million Series B

Singapore-based Clearbridge BioMedics has just announced that it successfully closed a S$9 million Series B financing round led by Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd, the wholly-owned VC arm of Temasek Holdings.

Singapore vs Malaysia – Who Consumes More And Who Saves More?

Global savings portal CupoNation has put together an interactive infographic that showing the main categories Singaporeans are on average spending their money on. But how is the consumption behavior of Singapore compared to that of Malaysia?

How New Technologies Enabled These Young Entrepreneurs To Threaten The Traditional Retail Landscape

The founders of Benkheim&Co, an online brand which seeks to change the traditional luxury watch concept, explains how motivated entrepreneurs benefit from globalisation, efficient fulfilment services and new technologies.

Forbes Announces 2013 List Of Best Small Companies In America

American business magazine Forbes has announced its list of "The Best Small Companies in America" for 2013, with Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc topping the rankings of 100 small businesses based on earnings growth, sales growth and return on equity in the past 12 months and over five years.

SmartLoans.sg Gets Smarter, Makes Money

Singapore startup SmartLoans.sg, which caters to the Singapore property market, has made some massive changes to its online mortgage comparison service.

[Singapore] New Grads Want More Money, Faster

According to an annual survey conducted by Singapore-based online jobs portal JobsCentral, 64-percent of graduates in Singapore demand at least S$3,000 (US$1,800) per month.

BT, SPRING And IE Announces New Magazine for SMEs

A new magazine that focuses on the needs of Singapore's small and medium-sized businesses, The SME Magazine, will be hitting the streets.

[Singapore] IBM, Microsoft And Accenture Most Desired Employers: LinkedIn

LinkedIn today revealed data showing that the top three most in demand employers in its network for Singapore are IT giants IBM and Microsoft, followed by consulting firm Accenture.

[The Philippines] Harnessing Apps To Tackle Traffic

Philippines' Department of Transportation and Communication’s (DOTC) recently conducted a app challenge that invited developers across the country to create applications in a three-month hack-at-home competition to develop an app that will ease commuting in the megacities of Cebu and Metro Manila.

Blackbox Launches The Startup Genome Project

So can innovation be identified, traced, and replicated? That's what new Silicon Valley technology startup accelerator Blackbox is trying to find out with the Startup Genome Project.

[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities

Senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, Anu Madgavkar shared during a sharing session organized by search giant Google the impact of the Internet on small businesses in Asia, and highlighted how a country's infrastructure can aid or limit the impact of small business on its economy.

Agera Energy Named A Certified Westchester Green Business

Since 2016, Agera Energy has been recognized as a Certified Westchester Green Business based on its efforts to reduce waste around its offices and improve energy efficiency on a daily basis.

[Singapore] MyRepublic Launches MyGigNation Developer Initiative

Singapore-based upstart broadband provider MyRepublic has announced MyGigNation, an initiative to attract and entice local independent developers to create, build and test Gigabit-level applications.

The Real Group Announces SmartLoans.sg; Makes Shopping For Home Loans Easy

Earlier this week, local startup The Real Group announced the launch of SmartLoans.sg, the first-of-its-kind online mortgage comparison service for the Singapore market.

Online Exports A Potential Bright Spot For Singapore SMEs: PayPal

Global online payment service provider PayPal provides data that highlights Singapore SMEs' potential to be successful case studies for online commerce with the rest of the world.

[Causes] Asia Water-for-Life Project To Provide Safe Water For 100,000 Across Asia

The Asia Water-for-Life Project is a collaboration between Planet Water, J.P. Morgan, and Sesame Workshop that seeks to deliver clean, safe water and provide education on water-health and hygiene to disadvantaged communities in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia (Sabah) and the Philippines.

Emarsys Adds Predictive Recommendation Technology To Boost Smart Online Customer Engagement

Customer engagement solutions provider Emarsys today official announces in Asia the availability of Predict, a self-learning, intelligent marketing engine that creates individually tailored recommendations to site visitors based on online behavior analysis and predictive technology that's built into its eMarketing Suite marketing dashboard product.

Singapore Startups Kick Ass Overseas, Gets Ignored At Home As Usual

Last week, Singapore's startup scene witnessed an amazing success streak.

NRF Seeking Incubators To Nurture High Tech Startups

The National Research Foundation (NRF) recently announced its Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS) to attract both local and foreign technology incubator investors to set up in Singapore and spur the growth of early-stage, high-tech startups here.

Social Entrepreneurship in Singapore: Going Down the Toilet?

Social entrepreneur and chairman of the non-profit World Toilet Organisation, Mr. Jack Sim, is reportedly feeling so unappreciated by the lack of government support for...