Local startup Phlook featured on Mashable

Another one of Singapore’s home grown startups have been featured in international online press, Mashable. Phlook is a photo-sharing site that allows amateur photographers to sell and track their photos through their own websites. (Disclosure: BL and Gwen are investors in Phlook via Thymos Capital.)

Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators Global Developer Contest

Your mobile device is an mp3 player, a web access tool, your camera and game console = your world. But you already knew that – and chances are you’re involved in the design of the next killer mobile application. Read more

From Gajah Media International Comes Singapore’s First Unlimited Digital Music Subscription Service – Geetune.com

It is time to say goodbye to your traditional physical media in entertainment such as CDs as Gajah Media International (GMI), a media content aggregator and distributor based in Singapore launches an exciting web online service that looks set to blow your minds away. Read more

News: Jujups, 3D Printing Technology Produces Personalized Santas, Angels and Elves

Press Release – New type of personalized Christmas ornament is being launched by JuJups using 3D printing technology. JuJups.com, a Singapore based company is launching a 3D printing service this Christmas allowing people to create 3D figurines of themselves and their loved ones as Angels, Santas, and Elves, using the latest in 3D printing technology.

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Great Business Ideas: Simple Accounting

Accounting has always been a headache for all businesses, whether for ‘mom and pop’ stores or large enterprises. There are simply no one size fits all solution and existing lame duck programs (from my company) seems focus on making your life more difficult than solving anything.

This is until the introduction of Xero, which was founded in July 2006 by technology entrepreneur Rod Drury and specialist small business accountant Hamish Edwards. Xero is now listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and it has become a fast growing company.

Xero is an online accounting system designed for small businesses and their advisors and it works! Read more

Gov enhances financing schemes – additional S$2.3b

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced today that the government is enhancing its business financing schemes to support an additional S$2.3 billion in loans to help local firms gain access to credit in this current economic slowdown. Read more

Event: Barcamp Johor 2008

Since the last barcamp gathering in Kuala Lumpur, July 2008, both the Singapore and Malaysia teams have decided to bring together people across both causeways together. The result is Barcamp Johor 2008, where it is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. The event will be held on 6-7 Dec 2008 over a weekend. The event will be held in Menara MSC Cyberport, Level 29, Menara MSC Cyberport, No. 5, Jalan Bukit Meldrum, 80300 Johor Bahr. This is a good time between the developers, investors and entrepreneurs to share their ideas in such challenging times of the financial crisis. For those who are interested to turn up or sign up as a speaker to this event, please register here and also check out the sessions. If you are interested to follow this event, check out their blog and also their twitter feed for the latest news.

Startups’ free software dream come true

So now there’s a legitimate way of obtaining free Microsoft software without having to scour the web for dodgy downloads! The name which all startups looking to reduce their R&D costs should know is the Microsoft BizSpark programme. Microsoft launched this international initiative for startups in Singapore, coinciding with Global Entrepreneurship Week, and has already signed up 12 startups and 11 network partners. Read more

News Flash: Launch of Spree2Shop

Spree2Shop.com is the latest Singapore Shopping Reviews Portal. The site lists the largest number of blogshops and retail shops in Singapore. Users can search through our database for shops to find your ideal clothes and accessories. In addition, the user can read or write shopping reviews to share your shopping experience with other users. Based on the reviews of other users, the consumer can then make a better judgement on purchases. Do check out their site.

Disclosure: BL and Gwen are investors in Spree2Shop through Thymos Capital.

Clean Energy Business Plan Competition

This initiative called “Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing” seeks to nurture individuals/teams/startup companies with environmentally beneficial business proposals with the eventual hope of transforming them into reality. Read more

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