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Failure to launch: Singapore start-ups struggle to woo investors

Singapore's decade-long push to become a hotbed for entrepreneurs is stuck at stage one.
The city-state of 5.3 million people ranks No. 1 in the world in ease of doing business and fourth in starting one, according to a World Bank study. It offers low taxes, easy-to-obtain seed money to start a business, and a well-educated, English-speaking workforce in the gateway to Asia.

CNBC, 20 December 2012

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Hong Kong's First International Pitching Platform for Young, Doing Good and Doing Well Entrepreneurs

Make a Difference ("MaD"), a not-for-profit NGO-public-private partnership, is pleased to organise the MaD Ventures Salon on 25 Jan 2013, Hong Kong's first international pitching platform for young, doing good and doing well entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and 9 other countries. The MaD Ventures Salon is a highlight of the Make a Difference Venture Fellows Programme launched in September this year.

einnews, 17 December 2012

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[Events] iOS Day: Learn, break and make your dream iOS apps

iOS Day is an one-day workshop cum hackathon. The day will start with four tutorial sessions features ObjC and iOS Development, hardware-hack and game development, and others that will be conducted by renowned speakers from the community.

e27, 15 December 2012

World needs more entrepreneurs

Recession, global economic slowdown and now the Eurozone crisis have established an element of uncertainty in the air. A regular job is no longer the answer to one's career apprehensions, but the beginning. With pink slips and pay cuts becoming 21century realities, the world is in need of ideas, innovations, creative solutions and fresh perspectives that can cater to the changing market demands, emerging economies and a new world order.

The Times of India, 10 December 2012

Reaching out with a gloved hand

Charmain Tan from sunny Singapore came up with an eco-friendly glove that can operate a touch-screen phone in the cold.

The Business Times, 10 December 2012

ENTREPRENEURS URGED TO CULTIVATE NETWORKS

WHILE the low appetite for risk is becoming less of an issue for start-ups in
Singapore, the lack of international networks among entrepreneur hopefuls
remains a problem.

Business Times, 8 December 2012

Start-Up@Singapore Speaker Series: 9 quick insights from 9 Singapore entrepreneurs

Start-Up@Singapore, the nation’s largest start-up challenge has always been designed as more than just another business plan competition.
It is also aimed at shedding light on what entrepreneurship is about. Keeping with this objective, Start-Up@Singapore, over the month of November, organized a set of three Speaker Series where prominent Singaporean entrepreneurs dished out advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

sgentrepreneurs, 7 December 2012

December Evernote meetup in Singapore

Attention to all Evernote lovers in Singapore. It’s the time of the year again for an Evernote lovers’ meetup. This time around, more user stories will be highlighted, some discussion on development and the best part is, awesome prizes will be given out.

e27, 7 December 2012