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[Singapore] 80% Of Students In Country Interested In Entrepreneurship
According to the results from the latest Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS), 79.8% of students in Singapore have given some thought to founding their own business.
[Singapore] Exploit Technologies To Collaborate With Asia News Network On Media Solutions
Singapore-based Exploit Technologies - the technology transfer arm of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) - last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asia News Network (ANN) to collaborate on projects and solutions built for the media and advertising industries.
[Infographic] Net Worth: Tech’s Wealthiest Founders
How much are founders of successful tech companies they really worth? Our friends at RetailMeNot.com ranked the top ten hot technology startups, including Facebook and Twitter, in order of estimated value in an infographic.
Most Overused Buzzword On LinkedIn Profiles? Creative.
If there's one word most people describe themselves with professionally, it's creative. At least, that's the consensus from professional network LinkedIn, who found that the description topped the list of the most overused words and phrases in its member profiles for 2012.
Asian Exporters Drive e-Commerce Growth: eBay
According to the first-ever Asian Exporters' Index launched by online auction and shopping platform eBay, Singapore-based exporters on the site have the second largest sales in Southeast Asia after Thailand.
[Singapore] LiveJournal Blogshops Record S$96 Million In Transactions For 2011
Blogshopping - shopping online via blogshops - has taken off in Singapore in a very big way. According to online portal LiveJournal, Singapore-based blogshops on their portal will record S$96 million in revenue this year.
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.
Atlanta’s 6th Annual Startup Riot Throws Up Three Winners
Held as part of Atlanta's Tech & Startup Week, the 6th Annual Startup Riot featured 30 local entrepreneurs pitching their ideas for a chance to win huge cash prizes, thousands of dollars in professional services and meetings with top venture capitalists and investors.
China Regains Top Spot As Source Of Malignant Online Traffic: Akamai
After being unseated last quarter by Indonesia, China has regained its spot as the source of observed attack traffic in the third quarter of 2013., according to Akamai's latest State of the Internet Report.
[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.
[Asia] Tech In Asia Buys GameSaku In Acquisition Blitz
Just a week after Tech in Asia (Techinasia.com) completed its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum, today it announced that it has also acquired Indonesia-based gaming blog GameSaku from Apps Foundry.
[Singapore] NETS Launches Location-Based App For Deals
Payment solutions provider NETS has launched a location-based mobile application called NETS Savers that helps users discover special deals from its network of merchants across the island.
Revenue Growth For Lenovo In 2Q15 Obscures Unfamiliar Challenges For Its PC And Smartphones...
Lenovo’s modest overall revenue growth in calendar 2Q15 – 3.1% year-to-year to $10.7 billion – masks how sagging performance from its PC business wiped out the momentum Lenovo had generated since 2013 and has forced Lenovo to reset its profit and revenue growth expectations for its enterprise and mobile device businesses. Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research, reports.
Women 2.0 Partners Google, Extends Founder Friday Events
Media and event company Women 2.0 has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0's signature networking event Founder Friday.
[Singapore] DBS Earmarks S$1 Million For Social Enterprises
Singapore-based bank DBS today announced that they will be providing social enterprises in Singapore with project grants of up to S$1 million to help them with their business expansion plans and help boost their social causes.
[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.
[Singapore] Nanyang Polytechnic Teams To Represent Singapore In Imagine Cup 2013
After a competition which saw participation by over 200 students from various institutions of higher learning in Singapore, two teams of students from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) clinched championship titles in two categories of this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup local finals.
[Singapore] Techinasia.com Acquires SGEntrepreneurs
One of Asia's biggest regional technology and startup blogs just got bigger - Tech In Asia (Techinasia.com) just announced its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based tech blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum.
SMBs Still Not Using Social Media Strategically: SMB Group
While more small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are leveraging on social media in their business today, many of these businesses still aren't using social media in a planned, strategic approach, a study by the SMB Group found.
[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] Tribehired.com Lands Investment; Plans Team Expansion
Social recruitment site TribeHired.com announces a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures.
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
[Singapore] [Infographic] Female Professionals Value Work-Life Balance As Much As Money: LinkedIn
A study conducted by LinkedIn - which surveyed 400 female professionals in Singapore to learn about the challenges that women face in their careers and how they view success - showed that these women professionals valued work life balance (58.3%) as much as money or salary (57.8%).
Microsoft Gets Into The Game With BizSpark
Microsoft finally announces its BizSpark startup support program in Singapore, which was earlier unveiled on 8 November in San Francisco. In a press event...
Startups.Co Launches Entrepreneur Fundraising Resource, Funding 101
New startup entrepreneurs who are looking to raise capital may well take a look at Funding 101, a free educational resource on fundraising launched by business investor network Startups.Co.
Charlene Li’s Altimeter Group Announces New Partners
Internet pioneer Deborah Schultz, and former Forrester Research analysts R "Ray" Wang and Jeremiah Owyang joins Charlene Li at Altimeter Group.
[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.
[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.
Yahoo! Launches Mobile Video, Smart And Targeted Ads Across Southeast Asia
Yahoo! unveils three products - Mobile Video Ads, Smart Ads and Targeted Ads - that bring tailored, targeted and interactive rich media ads to mobile devices in its Southeast Asian markets.
[Singapore] StarHub’s SmartPipe Combines Fibre, Voice And IPTV Services Into One Offering
StarHub yesterday introduced a new converged technology solution called SmartPipe that combines high-speed fibre broadband, voice and IPTV services targeted at small and medium businesses.