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[US] New $60 Million Credit Line From AmeriMerchant Offers Lifeline To Small Businesses
New York-based AmeriMerchant has announced a new US$60 million credit line aimed at helping provide more capital to small and medium-sized businesses nationwide through its merchant cash advance program as well as its small business loan program through its sister company, Main Street Business Loans.
[Asia] Revolver Asia Fires Its Way Into Regional F&B Scene
Singapore-based F&B veteran Michel Lu earlier this week launched Revolver Asia, a boutique corporate advisory that looks to provide business incubation and acceleration for...
[Infographic] Five Long Term Recruitment Trends In Southeast Asia: LinkedIn
According to LinkedIn's recently released 2013 Global Recruiting Trends Report, recruiting/sourcing highly-skilled talent named the most important priority for 44% of 141 talent acquisition professionals based in Southeast Asia who responded to the survey.
[Infographic] What The SEC Announcement Means For Startups And Entrepreneurs
On July 10th, 2013 the US Securities and and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the ban on general solicitation has been removed for small businesses seeking startup capital. Here's an infographic from the folks at Fundable.com that shows what the changes to come as a result of that lifting of the ban can mean for startups and entrepreneurs seeking funding.
[Asia] Location-Aware Mobile Advertising Platform Launches In Southeast Asia
Singapore-headquartered location-aware mobile advertising platform AdNear earlier this week announced its foray into the Southeast Asian markets of Malaysia and Indonesia, opening up its platform for advertisers who are looking to enable precision advertising on consumer mobile devices in those countries.
Microsoft Consolidates Technology Startup Outreach With Microsoft Ventures
Microsoft will be consolidating its technology startup outreach with its newly created Microsoft Ventures.
[Singapore] Hotel Reservation Services Opens Regional HQ
Hotel Reservation Service (HRS), the leading hotel portal in Europe for business and private travelers, late last month announced its official expansion in the Asia Pacific with the opening of its regional headquarters in Singapore.
[Asia] HKers, Singaporeans Eye Higher Salaries: jobsDB
The recent in-annual jobsDB Asian Consumer Market Survey revealed that workers in Singapore and Hong Kong are becoming more ambitious and seeking out new, higher paying job roles, even in their later years.
PayPal Goes To Space With PayPal Galactic
PayPal Galactic aims to bring together leaders in the space industry to work on the big questions around the commercialization of space in order to prepare and support the future of space commerce.
[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore
The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country.
[US] Small Businesses: Harder To Run A Business Today Than Five Years Ago
Running a small business is tough, but lately it's gotten even tougher. The Constant Contact "Small Businesses: Then and Now Survey" conducted in May 2013 found that 59% of small businesses believe it’s harder to run a business today than five years ago, with more than half citing an economy that has hit their business hard.
[Singapore] Exploit Technologies To Collaborate With Asia News Network On Media Solutions
Singapore-based Exploit Technologies - the technology transfer arm of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) - last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asia News Network (ANN) to collaborate on projects and solutions built for the media and advertising industries.
Evernote Means Business In Asia Pacific, Rolls Out Evernote Business To More Countries
Evernote announces launch and support for Evernote Business in more markets across APAC including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and more.
[Singapore][Infographic] Value Of An Average Singaporean’s Digital Content? $57,500.
How much do Singaporeans price their digital assets? According to a recent Global Digital Assets survey conducted by computer security software company McAfee, that value stands at $57,500 - almost the price of a BMW luxury car in the island-state
[Asia] Online Equity Crowdfunding Platform For Startups SeedAsia Sprouts In Shanghai
Shanghai, China-based SeedAsia was officially launched in mid May as Asia's first online equity funding platform for Asia-based technology startups, to help matchmake them with qualified, accredited investors.
[Singapore] NUS Enterprise and IDMI Turns Campus Into Huge “Living Lab”
NUS Enterprise and NUS Interactive and Digital Media Institute (IDMI) earlier this week announced an initiative that would turn the National University of Singapore (NUS) Kent Ridge campus into a gigantic test bed to help new interactive digital media (IDM) or info-communication solutions get off the ground.
Adobe Launches Full Creative Cloud Offerings, Drops Perpetual Licenses
Adobe Systems announced earlier at its conference Adobe MAX that it will not be providing further updates on its legacy Creative Suite (CS) line of products and instead will be focusing its efforts entirely on Adobe Creative Cloud.
[Singapore] IBM, Microsoft And Accenture Most Desired Employers: LinkedIn
LinkedIn today revealed data showing that the top three most in demand employers in its network for Singapore are IT giants IBM and Microsoft, followed by consulting firm Accenture.
[Singapore] LinkedIn Hits 1 Million Users In Singapore
Earlier this week LinkedIn announced that its membership base has reached over a million members in Singapore, addressing about 70% of its professional labor force and student population.
[Singapore] Nanyang Polytechnic Teams To Represent Singapore In Imagine Cup 2013
After a competition which saw participation by over 200 students from various institutions of higher learning in Singapore, two teams of students from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) clinched championship titles in two categories of this year’s Microsoft Imagine Cup local finals.
41% Of Attack Traffic Originates From China – Akamai
According to data in the latest State of the Internet Report provided by Akamai Technologies, 56% of all malignant traffic observed by its customers - such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks - originate from the Asia Pacific/Oceania region, with China contributing a full 41%.
American Express OPEN Launches Expense Tracker ReceiptMatch
American Express OPEN has launched ReceiptMatch, a new feature that allows you to take a picture of a Business Card receipt with an iPhone or Android phone and matching it to the right item on an account's online statement.
[Singapore] Cisco Celebrates 20 Years In Singapore; Opens New Regional Headquarters
Yesterday Cisco celebrated its 20-year footprint in Singapore by moving into their new regional headquarters at UE Biz Hub within the sprawling Changi Business Park.
[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities
Senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, Anu Madgavkar shared during a sharing session organized by search giant Google the impact of the Internet on small businesses in Asia, and highlighted how a country's infrastructure can aid or limit the impact of small business on its economy.
[Asia] Music Streaming Service Spotify Launches In Singapore And Malaysia
Music streaming service Spotify launches today in Singapore and Malaysia.
[Singapore] Four Cosmopolitan Girls Start Their Own Material World
Four Singapore print publishing veterans - Deborah Tan, Denise Li, Lili Tan, and Vanessa Tai - start online magazine and boutique content agency Material World.
[Singapore] Fifteen Startups Awarded Grants Totalling $6 Million Under SPRING Singapore
SPRING Singapore today awarded fifteen Singapore-based startups - covering a wide spectrum of technology areas including medical devices, electronics, engineering, water and environment, as well as infocomm - with grants totaling some S$6 million worth of grants.
[Asia] Lots of Buttons Sews Up Startup Asia’s Startup Arena Competition
Buttons. They may be small, but they can win you a startup competition. Just ask Lots of Buttons, the winner of Tech in Asia's Startup Arena this year.
Online Exports A Potential Bright Spot For Singapore SMEs: PayPal
Global online payment service provider PayPal provides data that highlights Singapore SMEs' potential to be successful case studies for online commerce with the rest of the world.
[Singapore] Mobile Marketing To Be Most Powerful Tool By 2015: Experian
Eight out of ten Singapore-based marketers surveyed in a recent study say that mobile will be one of the most important tools to engage with customers in the next two to three years.