http://sgentrepreneurs.com Entrepreneurship in Singapore (Asia) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:52:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The TWIA crew is back without Mike Foong tonight. We talked about a few events that rocked Singapore from the glitzy gala dinner for the SCS IT Leader Awards to the Google Analytics Masterclass happening in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. With investors centering in Singapore, we cover the Asian ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/media/2010/03/18/twia-episode-20-dont-leave-your-baby-behind/ If you are between 17-26 years old, interested in entrepreneurship, this upcoming Young Entrepreneurs event by SPRING might interest you. Prof Wong Poh Kam, NUS Entrepreneurship Centre will be presenting the findings from the Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey (GUESSS); Bernard and Gwen will also be holding an Idea ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2010/03/15/spring-young-entrepreneurs-event-and-idea-generation-workshop/ You might have read our feature on visual search solution provider, Fotegrafik Labs. This time, we managed to interview Ori Cohen, the founder of the company, to find out more about the origins of the company, and what prompted them to change direction to then set up Fotegrafik Labs. What is ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/interviews/2010/03/15/in-conversation-with-ori-cohen-founder-of-fotegrafik/ The latest news is that Fusion Garage's Joo Joo has revamped its interface, and that though pre-ordered Joo Joos were supposed to be shipped by end Feb, a manufacturing delay means the device will only be shipped in two weeks time on 25th March. Manufacturing Issue Causes Delay The delay comes by ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2010/03/15/the-joo-joo-delay-and-a-summary-of-the-legal-wrangle-with-techcrunch/ 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, ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2010/03/14/events-week-13-20-mar/ The recent Singapore Budget 2010 announcement of a new tax incentive for angel investors is only one of the efforts in Singapore in attracting more angel investment in Singapore. The Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia (BANSEA) recently organised the inaugural Asian Business Angel Forum (ABAF) held last week over ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/commentary/2010/03/14/attracting-angels-and-cross-border-investment-across-asia/ Concern.sg is a community-edited encyclopedia dedicated at the social change organisations and non-profits. While primarily focused on Singapore-based organisations, there is also global coverage in terms of Singapore-linked initiatives. There are many topics listed there, but the few that might interest you are: Social Enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and Social ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/social-entrepreneurship-sustainable-development/2010/03/14/local-wikipedia-for-social-change-and-entrepreneurship/ The NUS Entrepreneurship Centre (NEC) brings to you Brendan O'Regan, the entrepreneur behind Ireland-based Zenith Technologies. Hear how he grew it from from a single person organization to one with over 320 employees with multinational offices. Abstract of Talk Brendan O’Regan, Founder and Owner, will give insight into how and why Zenith ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2010/03/13/the-zenith-story-behind-the-ireland-based-multinational/ Azione-Microsoft BizSpark Nights is a series of events held once every two months. It aims to provide entrepreneurs an opportunity to network with mentors and investors. You can take the opportunity to pitch your business ideas and gain insights from industry experts and investors or simply use the chance to ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2010/03/13/azione-microsoft-bizspark-pitching-night-24-mar/ Founder Institute Singapore has already accepted over 30 applicants but will still be accepting applications for just one more day! Final application deadline has now been set to March 14th. So apply now if you haven't. On another note, the big news is the whole new expanded list of mentors ... http://sgentrepreneurs.com/news-stop/2010/03/13/founder-institute-singapore-adds-more-mentors/