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		<title>Events For The Week &#8211; 11-18 Feb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a one-stop to all events related to or concerning entrepreneurship, certain industry-meets-business forums and seminars in Singapore, check out our Calendar. If not, you can also follow our bite-size updated posts for upcoming events for the week. Events range from simple get-togethers to full-blown conferences. Get to meet fellow developers, entrepreneurs, startup CEOs &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2012/02/12/events-week-11-18-feb/</link>
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		<title>Rocket Internet launches Pinterest clone in Southeast Asia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rocket Internet, a German company well-known for their ability to clone thriving businesses and execute it in other geographical markets, have launched a Pinterest clone called Pinspire, reported Daily Social. Not exactly an inspiring name, but Rocket Internet is not known for being original either. What&#8217;s unique about them though, is how fast they are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2012/02/11/rocket-internet-launches-pinterest-clone-in-southeast-asia/</link>
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		<title>Moscow-based VC firm Ru-Net to invest US$50M in Southeast Asia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ru-Net, a Russion VC firm focused on funding Internet and IT industries, has plans to invest US$50M in Southeast Asia in the next two or three years, reported Penn Olson. Successful companies that they&#8217;ve already invested in include: OZON.ru, an Amazon-like website, BigLion, a daily deals site, and ivi, an online video site. They also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2012/02/11/moscow-based-vc-firm-ru-net-to-invest-us50m-in-southeast-asia/</link>
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		<title>In Singapore, PayPal experiments with QR code shopping at train stations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[QR codes have taken off in a big way in the marketing world lately, and PayPal is the latest to get in on this craze. Just recently, they launched a pilot program in Singapore&#8217;s train stations to allow locals to purchase Valentine&#8217;s Day gifts at discount using QR codes, reported AllThingsD. To purchase a gift, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2012/02/10/in-singapore-paypal-experiments-with-qr-code-shopping-at-train-stations/</link>
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		<title>SingTel and Globe launches new cross-platform mobile app store in the Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Philippines telecom operator Globe has partnered with Singapore counterpart SingTel to bring MyAppsMall, a cross-platform mobile app store, to Globe prepaid and postpaid subscribers in the Philippines, reported ABS-CBN. The app store contains over 20,000 free and paid apps, which includes categories like games, social networks, Internet browsers, lifestyle, news, entertainment, and more. The app [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2012/02/10/singtel-and-globe-launches-new-cross-platform-mobile-app-store-in-the-philippines/</link>
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		<title>Four up-and-coming trends in the restaurant business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More F&#038;B enterprises are starting to incorporate technology and hybrid business concepts.]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/innovation-technology/2012/02/10/four-up-and-coming-trends-in-the-restaurant-business/</link>
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		<title>Girls in Tech Singapore&#8217;s &#8220;Entrepreneur Superstars&#8221; panel &amp; launch party &#8211; 15 Feb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Girls in Tech Singapore will have a panel discussion and launch party on day three of Social Media Week. The evening will consist of a celebration of women entrepreneurs, business owners, and technological achievements and advancements. It will showcase women who are making waves in Singapore. Our Editor-in-Chief, Gwendolyn Regina Tan, Jessica Tan of Microsoft [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2012/02/10/girls-in-tech-singapores-entrepreneur-superstars-panel-launch-party-15-feb/</link>
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		<title>S&#8217;pore-based company offers glimpse of future with HTML5 game Dollar Isle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Depending on who you ask, HTML5 is the future of mobile apps. Juha Paananen, founder and CEO of GamesMadeMe, a Finland and Singapore-based games studio, certainly believes it. Having received some seed funding from Lifeline Ventures, they are now betting big on the technology with the launch of their first HTML5 game, Dollar Isle. It is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/innovation-technology/2012/02/09/spore-based-company-offers-glimpse-of-future-with-html5-game-dollar-isle/</link>
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		<title>Countries that tax your company to death &#8212; and those that don&#8217;t</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs residing in Singapore and Hong Kong experience no burdensome taxes, according to a paper published by Grant Thornton. Titled Grant Thornton International Business Report 2010, the paper sought the perceptions of owners and directors of PHBs (privately held businesses) on the issue of tax in their respective country. The global study, which covered 36 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/toolkit/2012/02/09/the-countries-that-tax-your-company-to-death-and-those-that-dont/</link>
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		<title>How your start-up can expand overseas &#8212; quick tips from Socialwalk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Socialwalk, an online platform that helps event attendees build potentially useful connections with each other, has expanded to three countries within a year. Now, they want to help others do the same. The founders, Tham Keng Yew and Eileen Feng, recently shared in a press release some tips regarding how companies can expand regionally. Bearing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2012/02/09/how-your-start-up-can-expand-overseas-quick-tips-from-socialwalk/</link>
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