Amway has published its 2023 Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report (AGER), revealing comprehensive data on trends around starting a business.The Amway-sponsored study examined the state of entrepreneurship in a post-pandemic world, collecting data from more than 15,000 respondents in 15 countries including Singapore and presenting five major takeaways....
Accelerating Asia (AA), a regional network of startup programs and an early-stage venture capital fund headquartered in Singapore, has announced the launch of its inaugural accelerator cohort. The program aims to identify and fast-track the development of seed-stage startups in Asia. AA is an independent startup accelerator...
The Singapore Management University (SMU) and Alibaba Cloud have launched a series of courses to upskill more than 1,000 working professionals in Singapore. Formalised at a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, the ‘SMU-Alibaba Series’ professional continuing education programme is the first of its kind for Alibaba Cloud...
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has established the OT Cybersecurity Expert Panel (OTCEP) comprising 11 local and international Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity experts. Operational Technology (OT) refers to technologies involving interconnected devices and computers for the monitoring and control of physical processes,...
Moscow is the latest addition to the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) network, bringing the total number of cities under the GIA network to 16 globally. The expansion enables Enterprise Singapore (ESG) to support the access of Singapore startups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...
SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, has appointed seven co-investment partners under Startup SG Equity. This will catalyse more than S$90 million worth of investments to develop Singapore-based startups in the Agrifood tech sector. This was announced by Senior Minister of State for Trade and...
Despite the challenges facing Singapore businesses in an uncertain economic climate, nine in 10 businesses now recognize the importance of business transformation to maintain competitiveness and competency. Nearly two in three companies (66%) also view technology adoption as fundamental in transforming their businesses. Internationalization has picked up...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF), Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) and Ministry of Trade and Industry’s (MTI) Pro-Enterprise Panel (PEP) have launched the SBF-ASME Pro-Enterprise Clinic for businesses, especially SMEs. Championed by ASME and SBF, the SBF-ASME Pro-Enterprise Clinic serves as a convenient one-stop platform...
Singapore SMEs are struggling to meet customer needs, according to a study conducted by Aon, a global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Aon Inpoint's 2019 SME Insurance Survey incorporates insights from over 300 SMEs in Singapore.  Failure to...
Pace Enterprise (Pace), a fintech solutions provider, has announced an exclusive regional partnership with luxury goods and retail specialist, Valiram.  Through this partnership, Valiram’s brands in the region will offer Pace’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution to all its customers, allowing them to...