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[Infographic][US] Small Business Scorecard April 2012: SurePayroll
According to SurePayroll's Small Business Scorecard - a nationally recognized economic indicator that tracks the health of the U.S. small business economy by compiling data from over 35,000 small businesses - for the month of April 2012 things don't look too flashy.
[Infographic] The Startup Genome Project 2.0
Compass.co recently released the results of their latest 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking (known previously as the Startup Genome Project), which ranks the top 20 startup ecosystems around the world. Here's an infographic version.
[Singapore] JFDI.Asia’s Second Accelerator Program This Year Receives Overwhelming Response
Singapore-based accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI Asia) has revealed that over 300 digital startup teams have applied for its second accelerator program for this year, competing for just 12 places in this intake.
Surprising Surge In Attack Traffic From Indonesia This Year: Akamai
According to Akamai's State Of The Internet for the first quarter of 2013, Indonesia surged to an incredulous 2nd place as an originator for attack traffic, contributing around 21% of global malignant web traffic.
[Singapore][Infographic] Value Of An Average Singaporean’s Digital Content? $57,500.
How much do Singaporeans price their digital assets? According to a recent Global Digital Assets survey conducted by computer security software company McAfee, that value stands at $57,500 - almost the price of a BMW luxury car in the island-state
[Singapore] What You Googled This Year: Top Google Searches Of 2012
National Basketball Association (NBA) rising superstar Jeremy Lin emerged as the top personality Singaporeans googled this year.
[Infographic] The Need For Speed In Today’s Workplace
According to a recent survey sponsored by business application platform provider TrackVia, a whopping 84-percent of non-executive workers reported that they feel pressured - at least occasionally - to do their work faster.
Lack Of Budget And Talent Inhibit Growth Of Digital Marketing In APAC Region
According to a new study released today called APAC Digital Marketing Performance Dashboard by the CMO Council in partnership with Adobe Systems, lack of budget and talent are key factors limiting the growth of digital marketing in the APAC region.
Wonga Launches Fraud Hotline To Combat Phishing Scam
A common SMS and email phishing scam in South Africa is using the company name of the short term lender Wonga to defraud consumers.
[Singapore] Far East Organization Unveils New SOHO Brand And Property
Singapore-based property developer Far East Organization today unveiled The Scotts Tower (TST), a new SOHO (small office, home office) property that is set to redefine work and living spaces.
Telstra Sets Up Startup Accelerator muru-D In Singapore
Singapore's startup scene looks set to become even more vibrant with the entrance of Sydney-based startup accelerator muru-D.
Silicon Valley Tops, Singapore 18th On Startup Genome Ecosystem Ranking
According to Startup Genome's recently released Startup Ecosystem Report, Silicon Valley unsurprisingly emerged tops as the world's most successful startup ecosystem. Interestingly, Israel's Tel Aviv emerged as No.2, while Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, Bangalore in India and Singapore also gets ranked on the list.
SPRING Announces New Entrepreneurship Training Scheme for PMETs
SPRING Singapore announces an entrepreneurship training scheme to equip professionals and executives who aspire to be entrepreneurs with relevant skills to start and run a business.
[U.S.] [Infographic] Small Business Scorecard August 2012: SurePayroll
According to the latest SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard for August 2012, 82-percent of small business owners did not seek lending so far this year. And of those that did, only 32-percent had difficulty convincing the banks to hand over the money.
[Singapore] Westin Returns, Sets Up In Central Business District
Hotel chain Westin returns to Singapore with The Westin Singapore, a 305-room property located right smack in Singapore's Central Business District.
Significant Percentage Of Global Email Traffic Is Spam: Cloudmark
Research compiled from messaging threat protection service provider Cloudmark’s Global Threat Network places the United States as the top country in the world in terms of volume of email spam, followed by Brazil and France. Asia Pacific countries rated fairly low on the global scale when it came to volume of email spam sent, but they do exhibit a high incidence of spam among total emails sent.
How Oil Prices Are Trading On Binary Options Platforms Lately
Gasoline prices have greatly receded on the back of an oversupply of crude oil, slowing demand from China and the competition between Brent crude oil and WTI crude oil, among others.
[Singapore] Google Maps Goes Indoors For Your Shopping Convenience
Google extends Indoor Google Maps to 22 popular shopping destinations in Singapore for Android users, so you can zoom into the floor plans for these buildings.
41% Of Attack Traffic Originates From China – Akamai
According to data in the latest State of the Internet Report provided by Akamai Technologies, 56% of all malignant traffic observed by its customers - such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks - originate from the Asia Pacific/Oceania region, with China contributing a full 41%.
[Singapore][Infographic] Chinese New Year Shopping Trends In 2014
Here's an infographic from the folks over at AdNear that shows some of the numbers behind the Chinese New Year shopping trends in Singapore.
isocket Announces Series A
New Silicon Valley startup and advertising platform isocket announces the closing of a US$2 million early stage funding round from a group of investors led by Tim Draper at Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Adobe Launches Full Creative Cloud Offerings, Drops Perpetual Licenses
Adobe Systems announced earlier at its conference Adobe MAX that it will not be providing further updates on its legacy Creative Suite (CS) line of products and instead will be focusing its efforts entirely on Adobe Creative Cloud.
[US] Rutgers Partners H360 Capital And NJIT To Attract Tech Companies To Newark
Rutgers' Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, has announced a partnership with a minority-run early stage venture capital firm, H360 Capital, and NJIT’s Enterprise Development Center, to attract technology companies to Newark, New Jersey.
[Singapore] Frambie Wins Young Entrepreneur Awards 2011
Online premium picture frame store Frambie has emerged as the grand winner of the recent 2nd Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA), jointly organized by hardware maker Canon and Singapore-based broadcaster MediaCorp.
Inc. To Reveal Its Inc. 500 And Inc. 5000 For 2012
Business media company Inc. has unveiled its annual lists of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, highlighting the most dynamic and innovative independent entrepreneurs in the country.
[Asia] HKers, Singaporeans Eye Higher Salaries: jobsDB
The recent in-annual jobsDB Asian Consumer Market Survey revealed that workers in Singapore and Hong Kong are becoming more ambitious and seeking out new, higher paying job roles, even in their later years.
TheLuxeNomad.com Pivots Business Model, Moves Away From Flash Sales
Singapore-based startup TheLuxeNomad.com, originally a private flash sales site for luxury hotels and other premium travel accommodations at discounts of up to 70 percent, has pivoted its business model to include 24/7 rates for hotels and resorts, as well as enabling live bookings on selected villas
[Infographic] [Singapore] Salary Expectations Increase 35% With That First Private Degree: JobsCentral
According to the 2012 JobsCentral Learning Rankings And Survey Report, which surveyed 5,476 respondents online from September to October this year, Singapore adult learners expect a 35% salary raise after landing their first private degree, and 23% of those respondents even believe that degree qualifications can lead to a 50% raise or more.
[Singapore] YES No Longer – ACE Replaces YES! Startup Scheme With ACE Startups
In a press conference today, the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) as led SPRING Singapore announced the overhaul of the Yes! Startups (or Young Entrepreneur Scheme for Startups) scheme, which will be replaced by a new initiative called ACE Startups.
[Singapore] Job Satisfaction No Indication Of Job Loyalty: LinkedIn
As part of its newly announced inaugural Talent Trends 2014 Report, LinkedIn found that while 3 in 4 professionals in Singapore, at least one of those 3 are actively looking for their next role.