NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2004 | ISSUE 14

 
 
 
 

  6th Start-Up@Singapore Is Back - "Crossing Boundaries - Creating Winning Start-Ups, Building Global Enterprises."
    Start-Up@Singapore is an annual business plan competition and enterprise launcher jointly organized by NUS Entrepreneurship Centre,
    Business School Alumni Association and NUS Entrepreneurship Society....... :: Read More

  INNOVATE 2005 (6th To 9th Mar 2005)
    NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, together with International Relations Office (IRO), are co-organizing the part of the INNOVATE 2005
    conference held in Singapore from 6 to 9 March 2005. The conference continues in Tokyo till 13 March 2005....... :: Read More

  "Nokia's Run Your Own Shop" Category
    A major highlight of 6th Start-Up@Singapore this year is the introduction of a "Run Your Own Nokia Shop" category sponsored
    by Nokia....... :: Read More

  Nescafe Youth Category - "Kick-Start With Nescafe" (23rd Feb 2005)
    For 6th Start-Up@Singapore in 2004/05, the Nescafe Youth and General Categories will be separate. This means a team can either choose to
    enter the Youth or the General Category....... :: Read More

  Inaugural IP Awards By Intellectual Property Office Of Singapore (IPOS)
    Another new highlight of 6th Start-Up@Singapore is the introduction of 3 new awards for teams which successfully leverage on intellectual
    property rights to enhance the competitive edge of their proposed business ventures....... :: Read More

  Other Awards At 6th Start-Up@Singapore
    2 new awards will be presented on the 6th Start-Up@Singapore: NUS INTRO Technology Award and Social Entrepreneurship
    Award....... :: Read More

  NEC-3M Workshop 2005 (26th To 28th Jan 2005)
    This article have been removed for pending updates. Please come back soon for the newly updated article!

  Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2004
    The findings of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research project for the year 2004, conducted in Singapore as well as in 30 other
    countries, will be released at this seminar....... :: Read More

  New Technopreneurship Course - TR3009 New Venture Consulting Practicum
    A new module TR3009 New Venture Consulting Practicum will be introduced in Semester 2 starting January 2005....... :: Read More

 
 
 
   
         
 
   
 
   

  New Venture Creation Workshop 2004  :: Read More

  University Technology Commercialization Training Program for University Professors from Thailand  :: Read More

  Technopreneurship Courses Roadshow  :: Read More

  Techno-Venture Forum - "For Money or Love, Entrepreneurship 101"  :: Read More

 
 


   
         
 
   
 
   

 Latest & Related News Clipping from the Press

  Taiwan Takeaway
    28 December 2004, Streats, Financial, pg 12

  Two IT Firms Bag Regional Award
    18 December 2004, Straits Times, Pg H11

  2,500 Give Up Home Business Licence
    17 December 2004, Straits Times, Pg H21

  On the Right Track
    23 November 2004, Streats, Financial, pg 10

  Killer Apps Is Key Driver
    26 October 2004, Today, Infotech, pg 27

  The Global Schoolhouse
    20 October 2004, HindustanTimes.com, Smartzone, HT Horizons

  Experts: 3G No Longer Empty Talk
    18 Oct 2004, Lianhe Zaobao, Tech, pg22




   New Staff at our Centre

    The Centre welcomes two new additions to our stable of Adjunct staff, Mr Chow Yen-Lu and Mr Lee Lep Sang.
    Their appointments will begin 1 January 2005 and will commence teaching in Semester 2, AY 04/05.

    Mr Lee Lep Sang received postgraduate training in both Engineering and Technology & Policy from MIT and
    an MBA from NUS. He started his career as an engineer before moving into management consulting with Coopers &
    Lybrand and Arthur D Little. In the last ten years, Mr. Lee held senior management positions with major Asian
    corporations. Mr. Lee has extensive experience in strategic planning and management consulting.
    Mr Lee will be teaching TR3009 New Venture Consulting Practicum.

    Mr Chow Yen Lu is the Founder & Managing Director of Wholetree Technologies Pte
    Ltd. His career in the information technology industry spans over 20 years, with the past 10 years
    in executive management and leadership capacities in research institutions, multinational companies as
    well as start-ups. For the past six years he's been actively involved in venture creation activities -
    starting up new companies, turning around troubled ones, building teams and organizations, and serving
    as advisor and mentor to budding new ventures. Mr Chow will be teaching TR2201 Entrepreneurial Marketing.

   NEC's New Operating Hours

    NUS Entrepreneurship Centre has implemented a five-day workweek from 1 October 2004 onwards.
    Our new working hours will be as follows:

    Mondays to Thursdays
: 8.30am to 6.00pm
    Fridays
: 8.30am to 5.30pm
    Saturdays, Sundays &
    Public Holidays
: Closed




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