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Encouraging Entrepreneurial Venturing in Youths – The Singapore Experience
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Encouraging Entrepreneurial Venturing in Youths – The Singapore Experience
Singapore seeks to undertake a holistic approach in the pursuit to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in our youths. This is actively done through the promotion of an entrepreneurial culture, by providing opportunities to “learn by doing” in schools, different platforms for youths to test a...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Critical to Select, Use and Retain Talent: Tat Hong CEO
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Critical to Select, Use and Retain Talent: Tat Hong CEO 45th ACE BlueSky Exchange on The Right Team and Partners for Growth
People are the most critical factor in ensuring the sustainability of a business, says Tat Hong Holdings group CEO and managing director Roland Ng. And by that, he means more than just the people he attracts and retain...
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SMEs’ Access to Credit- Maintaining Good Credit Worthiness for Businesses
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SMEs’ Access to Credit- Maintaining Good Credit Worthiness for Businesses
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The Credit Bureau maintains data of consumers' credit history to help financial institutions better assess individuals' creditworthiness. It compiles the credit history of people based on data from its 21 members which contribute sp...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Is Angel Investments Right for You?
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Is Angel Investments Right for You?Encouraging angel investments in start-ups
The Angel Investors Tax Deduction Scheme was recently launched at the 44th ACE BlueSky Exchange. Fellow VCs and business angels were invited to learn more about the scheme and gain insights from seasoned angels and entrepreneurs.
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NTU and SPRING Singapore Announce the Winners of Inaugural ideas.inc. Business Challenge
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NTU and SPRING Singapore Announce the Winners of Inaugural ideas.inc. Business Challenge
After 12 months of intense competition, GIVE.sg was announced as the winning team of the first ideas.inc. Business Challenge at the Grand Finals at Suntec City Convention Centre on 16 July 2010. GIVE.sg received the top prize of $15,000 cash from Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Mini...
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New-Generation Communication Tower business Plan Wins Top Prize at the 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition
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New-Generation Communication Tower business Plan Wins Top Prize at the 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan CompetitionTeams from US, Canada and Hong Kong clinch top three prizes in this SMU biennial competition
After seven months of intense competition, Altus Poles LLC from the Brigham Young University in the US has won the 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Pl...
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Global Entrepolis @ Singapore Summit 2010- Global Trends, Asian Insights
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Global Entrepolis @ Singapore Summit 2010- Global Trends, Asian InsightsThe foremost business leaders’ summit provides a platform for business leaders to meet, discuss and debate global issues and mega trends
The seventh annual Global Entrepolis @ Singapore (GES) returns in October and promises an exciting line-up of top-notch international speakers, an exclusive...
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Encouraging Entrepreneurial Venturing in Youths – The Singapore Experience
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Encouraging Entrepreneurial Venturing in Youths – The Singapore Experience
Singapore seeks to undertake a holistic approach in the pursuit to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in our youths. This is actively done through the promotion of an entrepreneurial culture, by providing opportunities to “learn by doing” in schools, different platforms for youths to test a...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Going Global Series: The Right Team & Partners for Growth
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ACE BlueSky ExchangeLearn from Top Entrepreneurs in Going Global Series: The Right Team & Partners for Growth
A collaboration between Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) and The Business Times, the series features a number of chief executives in explaining how they built up their companies’ competitiveness and capabilities on a global platform.Thi...
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Singapore Welcomes the World 2010
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Singapore Welcomes the World 2010An initiative by Young Business Leaders
‘Singapore Welcomes the World 2010’ is a private sector ground up initiative spearheaded by the Young Business Leaders (YBL) to encourage businesses to support international sporting events like the Youth Olympics (YOG) 2010 taking place in Singapore. The aim is to raise awareness amongst...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Is Angel Investments Right for You?
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Is Angel Investments Right for You?The launch of tax deduction scheme to encourage angel investments in start-ups
A new source of entrepreneurial expertise would be available to help seed and nurture innovative start-ups, thanks to the new Angel Investors Tax Deduction Scheme.The scheme provides tax incentives to individuals with entrep...
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Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) Awards 2010 – Calls for Nominations
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Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) Awards 2010 – Calls for Nominations
About Spirit of Enterprise The Spirit of Enterprise is a non-profit organisation created to inspire Singaporeans, in particular students and youths, to become entrepreneurs. Its program involves more than 100 students from universities and polytechnics every year, who interview over 100 entrepren...
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ideas.inc. Business Challenge Presents Start-ups with a Technology Edge
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ideas.inc. Business Challenge Presents Start-ups with a Technology Edge
More enterprising young minds are aspiring to build ventures with innovative high-tech solutions up their sleeves. Two such companies – Coating Concepts and In Vitro – started by entrepreneurial youth have made it to the finals of the ideas.inc. Business Challenge!
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Six Teams from Singapore, Hong Kong, USA and Canada Bid for Top Prize at the 5th Lee Kwan Yew Global Business Plan Competition
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Six Teams from Singapore, Hong Kong, USA and Canada Bid for Top Prize at the 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan CompetitionThe 5th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition returns to hothouse young entrepreneurs from around the world to launch new business ideas
Six teams from Singapore, Hong Kong, USA and Canada have made it to the Finals of the 5th L...
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Survey Confirms Strong Resilience of Singapore’s Start-up Companies
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Survey Confirms Strong Resilience of Singapore’s Start-up CompaniesMore young enterprises see information technology as key to success
Singapore’s young enterprises have shown amazing resilience in the face of the global downturn, maintaining both their revenue and profit levels through the crisis.This is the key finding of the fourth annual DP Information - ...
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Why Singapore Should Leverage Its Strengths and Stop Chasing Silicon Valley
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Why Singapore Should Leverage Its Strengths and Stop Chasing Silicon Valley
"Humanity needs innovation." Said Edward Jung, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Intellectual Ventures, as he began his sharing at the Singapore Management University’s Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, filled with curious academics, statutory board representatives, entrepreneurs and stud...
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Entrepreneurs Meet Social Entrepreneurs
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ACE BlueSky ExchangeEntrepreneurs Meet Social Entrepreneurs
The recent BlueSky Exchange: Entrepreneurs Meet Social Entrepreneurs was held at the Singapore Botanical Gardens on the 19 May 2010. As the title suggests, it drew a crowd of 170 attendees from both the social entrepreneurship community and the business community hoping to learn how they coul...
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Enhancing Competitive Edge of Start-Ups
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Enhancing the Competitive Edge of Start-UpsStart-Up Enterprise Conference 2010 addresses start-ups’concerns
Together with DP Bureau Pte Ltd, the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is organising the Start-Up Enterprise Conference 2010 on 1 June 2010. This conference is made possible with the support of Action Community of Entrepreneurship (ACE) and supporting par...
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Echelon 2010
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Echelon 2010Converging Web Technology Industry Players and Start-Ups
echelon 2010 aims to be at the frontier of the web technology landscape, where the main focus will be in bringing together the top brass of the web technology industry from various parts of the startup eco-system to facilitate discussion on the hot topics in the web startup scene.echelon 201...
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Start-Up@Singapore 2010
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Start-Up@Singapore 2010The Awards Ceremony
Start-Up@Singapore’s Awards Ceremony this year celebrates the pluck of entrepreneurs from over 276 submissions by 781 participants. Since its inception, Start-Up@Singapore has served as a springboard for aspiring entrepreneurs. The wholly student-run organisation not only funds the business idea of their winners...
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Global Study Reveals Strong Entrepreneurial Spirit Among Youths in Singapore
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Global Study Reveals Strong Entrepreneurial Spirit Among Youths in SingaporeKey Findings from Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS)
Detailed findings from the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESSS) conducted in 2008 show that Singapore students have one of the highest entrepreneurial intention rates wor...
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MyAdEngine – Marketing Machine for SMEs
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MyAdEngine – Marketing Machine for SMEs
Founded in 2009 in Singapore, MyAdEngine.com is the easiest way for SMEs to advertise online. With advertising packages starting from USD $100, now anybody can get started advertising on Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Facebook in seconds without the high costs of hiring an agency. MyAdEngine currently has users from...
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IP – The Pervasive Asset
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IP – The Pervasive Asset
Intellectual Property (IP) is an often heard buzz word used in various sectors of industry notably in the media, technology and chemical/pharmaceutical industries. Even financial and service related sectors have got into the act with IP protection for their financial modeling processes or even their online services. The rapidly changi...
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ideas.inc. Challenge Peaks with 6 Finalists
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ideas.inc. Challenge Peaks with 6 Finalists
The inaugural ideas.inc. business Challenge was launched in August last year. Co-organised by NTU and SPRING Singapore, ideas.inc. is a unique competition that brings together a combination of funding support and expert mentorship for young aspiring entrepreneurs. It goes beyond a typical business plan competition t...
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The Search is on for Singapore’s Infocomm Champions
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The Search is on for Singapore’s Infocomm ChampionsEncouraging SMEs to embrace innovative use of infocomm technologies
The biennial National Infocomm Awards (NIA) is back this year for its fifth run to reward excellence in infocomm innovations in Singapore. Jointly organised by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and Singapore Infocomm Techn...
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Project Sushi
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Project SushiRepublic Polytechnic(RP) Student pitches Sakae Sushi as the Macdonald’s of the Sushi World
You can hardly call dining hard work. But that is what Cheong Wai Keong did as his month-long research for the inaugural Asia Pacific Enterprise Challenge (APEE).The 22-year-old ate his way through several sushi restaurants and scoured through food websites...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Going Global Series: Lessons from the US
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ACE BlueSky ExchangeWhat OSIM Gained from its US Foray
It understood cultural differences, admired market's resilience and innovativeness.The US may not have been a bed of roses for healthcare firm Osim International but the group's founder and CEO Ron Sim would still recommend it to those who are looking for growth through financial engineering.
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Online Brand Protection – Curb Cybersquatting
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Online Brand Protection – Curb Cybersquatting
We are all familiar with the word “squatting”, a common term used to describe the act of occupying a vacant space or building that the “squatter” does not own, or have rightful permission to use. Cybersquatting, though similar in concept, is quite different as it exploits the intellectual property of another party inste...
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Singapore’s First Fashion Incubator Opening
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Singapore’s First Fashion Incubator Opening25 emerging designer labels launch at next NEXT Fashion Incubator Zone of PARCO Marina Bay
The Japanese mall manager has its latest metamorphosis, PARCO Marina Bay, opening at Millenia Walk with about 100 tenants on 31 March 2010. PARCO Marina Bay will have 85,000 sq ft of prime retail spaces at Millenia Walk. O...
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Branding Innovation – The Way to Go for Singapore Companies
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Branding Innovation – The Way to Go for Singapore CompaniesSingapore Brand Conference 2010 on 25 March at Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel
Companies must look for innovative breakthroughs to compete within the new world order. This includes new products which are designed differently; and services with distinctive offers. Our companies must now aspire to become le...
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6 Essential Social Media Tools for Start-Ups
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6 Essential Social Media Tools for Start-Ups
If you are starting up a new company that primarily goes from business to consumer, without a big budget in marketing or PR, your best chance for getting your message across will be via social media. Most start-ups or major corporations which adopt social media tools to market and engage their customers in Southe...
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Singapore- A Great Place to Start and Grow a Business
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Singapore- A Great Place to Start and Grow a Business
Entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic growth in Singapore. Acknowledging this, the government appointed a Minister in charge of Entrepreneurship and formed the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), a movement between private and public sectors to enhance the entrepreneurship landscape in 2003...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Going Global Series: Lessons from the US
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ACE BlueSky ExchangeLearn from Top Entrepreneurs in Going Global Series: Lessons from the US
Have you ever wondered how entrepreneurs such as Olivia Lum of Hyflux International or Ron Sim of OSIM made it in the business world? A collaboration between Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) and The Business Times, the series will feature a number of chief ...
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Echelon 2010
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Echelon 2010Converging Web Technology Industry Players and Start-Ups
echelon 2010 aims to be at the frontier of the web technology landscape, where the main focus will be in bringing together the top brass of the web technology industry from various parts of the startup eco-system to facilitate discussion on the hot topics in the web startup scene.
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Competition Law and Your Business
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Competition Law and Your Business
Companies in breach of the Competition Act risk suffering serious consequences. How much do you know about Competition Law in Singapore? Have you been a victim of anti-competitive behavior? Is your business adequately guarded against potential breaches of the law?
A Victim of Anti-Competitive ActivityHuat owns and ...
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Watch Out! You May Be Infringing Someone’s Trademark
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Watch Out! You May Be Infringing Someone’s Trademark
We are all familiar with traditional trade marks such as COCA COLA or the NIKE swoosh device. These days, all kinds of devices, shapes, colours and even sounds are registered as trade marks. The unwary trader may unknowingly infringe someone else’s trade mark if he does not perform the appropriate trade ...
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ideas.inc Business Challenge Reaches Semi-finals with 15 Innovative Ideas
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ideas.inc Business Challenge Reaches Semi-finals with 15 Innovative Ideas
Six months into the inaugural ideas.inc. Business Challenge, 15 teams have made it into the semi-finals of the competition. They were selected from a list of 200 entries from various local universities and polytechnics.
Co-organised by NTU and SPRING Singapore, i...
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Search Engine Optimisation for Businesses
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Search Engine Optimisation for Businesses5 SEO Metrics that Matter
In Singapore, many enterprises are still using keyword ranking as the metrics to measure the success of an optimization campaign. Gauging the success of an optimization campaign on keyword positions in the search engine results pages is so last century. However, today there are still many ...
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Homegrown Start-Up Pledges Support for Total Defence 2010
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Homegrown Start-Up Pledges Support for Total Defence 2010Hungrygowhere.com fronts the economic pillar by saying “I Will”
Dennis Goh, Tan Yung Yih and Wong Hoong An are close friends who set up the popular food website HungryGoWhere.com. This website provides a review of eating places in Singapore and allows the public to give feedback after they have visi...
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Business Times Launches The SME Magazine
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Business Times Launches The SME MagazineEssential resource tool to help SMEs compete in challenging times
The Business Times (BT), Singapore’s leading financial daily, launched a bi-monthly magazine “The SME Magazine” in partnership with SPRING Singapore and IE Singapore to help SMEs operate more effectively and explore new markets last month.Positioned a...
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Inaugural Asian Business Angel Forum (ABAF)
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Inaugural Asian Business Angel Forum (ABAF)Seeding Asia’s High Tech Future
The inaugural Forum in Asia for angel and fellow investors who are interested in investing in early-stage innovative companies will be held 8-9 March 2010 at Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore. ABAF brings together for the first time early-stage venture players and participants: angel network...
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Chua Thian Poh Entrepreneurship Education Fund Presents Public Lecture Series
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Chua Thian Poh Entrepreneurship Education Fund Presents Public Lecture SeriesThe New Silk Road: Global Implications for Marketing and Entrepreneurial Practice
The Chua Thian Poh Public Lecture is an annual key event under Chua Thian Poh Entrepreneurship Education Fund. In support of Mr Chua's philanthropic contribution, this event aims to raise community awar...
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Building a Globally Competitive Company
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Building a Globally Competitive Company
Elim Chew, Founder and Owner, 77th Street explains how she learned to build a successful global company.
I recently attended the ACE BlueSky Exchange, a collaboration between Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) and The Business Times. This Going Global series features a number of chief exe...
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Hyflux’s Success Starts with Passion
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Hyflux’s Success Starts with PassionLearn from Top Entrepreneurs in Going Global Series: From SME to GCC
Seven “P”s. That is the winning formula behind Hyflux’s success. At the inaugural “Going Global” forum held on 27 January, Hyflux CEO Olivia Lum told a ballroom of business leaders that growing a company with an initial capital of just $20,000, to a globally co...
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Business Outlook 2010: Leveraging on Trends and Opportunities for Success
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Business Outlook 2010: Leveraging on Trends and Opportunities for Success
"Well-positioned in the center of Asia, Singapore is the gateway to fast-growing markets of China, India, US and Russia. The key is to develop and groom talents to connect the dots."
That is one of the key remarks from Prof Bernard Y.Yeung in his sharing on “A Cha...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Going Global Series: From SME to GCC
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ACE BlueSky ExchangeLearn from Top Entrepreneurs in Going Global Series: From SME to GCC
Have you ever wondered how entrepreneurs such as Olivia Lum of Hyflux International made it in the business world? Sign up for the Going Global series, which kicks off with its first session on this coming 27 Jan, to get your answers. A collaboration between Action Commun...
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ACE BlueSky Exchange – Going Global Series: From SME to GCC
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ACE BlueSky ExchangeLearn from Top Entrepreneurs in Going Global Series: From SME to GCC
Have you ever wondered how entrepreneurs such as Olivia Lum of Hyflux International made it in the business world? Sign up for the Going Global series, which kicks off with its first session on this coming 27 Jan, to get your answers. A collaboration between Action Commun...
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SMU Nurtures Dreams of Future Global Entrepreneurs
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SMU Nurtures Dreams of Future Global Entrepreneurs
The Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is back to support the entrepreneurial dreams of students globally. Launched in 2001 as the first global business plan competition for undergraduates around the world, the competition encourages students to showcase...
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Emerging Enterprise 2010 (EE 2010) Scales Up this Year
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Emerging Enterprise 2010 (EE 2010) Scales Up this Year
Singapore Press Holdings’ (SPH) financial daily, The Business Times, and OCBC Bank launched the annual Emerging Enterprise 2010 (EE2010) in early January this year. Into its third year, EE2010 is supported by SPRING Singapore and NUS Extension. RSM Chio Lim is the official auditor for EE2010.
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RP Launches the Inaugural Specialist Diploma in Entrepreneurship
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RP Launches the Inaugural Specialist Diploma in Entrepreneurship
Republic Polytechnic (RP) launched the first Specialist Diploma in Entrepreneurship programme for both aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. This course also caters well for intra-preneurs whom may be seeking to bring their career or business to the next level within the corporate organisation. T...
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Getting to Know Local Business Incubators
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Getting to Know Local Business Incubators
Business incubation is generally known for their array of support structures, comprehensive business guidance and network of associates designed to accelerate the development of early-stage ventures and grow long-term success stories.Here, we highlight eight local incubators/venture accelerators supported under the In...
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