YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

While many are generally optimistic about their own opportunities with nearly half of respondents expecting to see revenue growth this year, only 37-percent of them expect the economy to improve in 2013. Top four concerns/obstacles to business growth in 2013? Issues affecting small businesses in 2013. Flat economy. Cost-cutting.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 4, 2013

We at the Apollo Research Institute see job growth ahead in 2013 – and in some surprising places. by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute. In addition, we find women are advancing organizations and the economy as they forge innovative career paths and start new businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

According to OfficeZilla , caffeine and executive chairs are some of the top office supplies purchased last year, and the online office supply discount retailer predicts that these essentials are likely to be the most popular items ordered by office purchasing managers and company bosses in 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 11, 2013

And to capitalize on its meteoric challenge to Silicon Valley as the alternative location to startup up in the United States, the New York Venture Capital Association (NYVCA) will be presenting its annual INGENUITY conference on October 15, 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

In its Global Phishing Survey 2H2013 , the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said there were a minimum of 115,565 unique phishing attacks worldwide between July 1 and December 31, 2013: “This is nearly a 60% increase over the 72,758 seen (in) the first half of 2013.”.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

According to the latest 2013 Norton Report by Symantec, the number of online adults who have experienced cybercrime has decreased from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year, but the average loss per victim has skyrocketed by 75% at S$1,448 from S$826 in 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2020

Since legal financing grew nearly 400% between 2013 and 2017, this may be the perfect time to consider the potential of starting a legal financing company. Another report by Burford Capital found that the number of lawyers in the United States who helped a client apply for a lawsuit loan quadrupled between 2013 and 2015, from 7% to 28%.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2013

The mentoring process starts from 15 February till 15 March 2013, during which teams will work closely with their mentors to improve their web apps. All apps will have to be submitted to the judging panel by 15 March 2013. Registration is open till 8 February 2013.

Singapore 164

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2013

Young Upstarts is a supporting partner of “20 Hottest Startups of 2013 Panel Luncheon” organized by Singapore Business Review. How should startups keep early-stage startup costs under control? How can startups attract top talents? This is a paid event. Passes cost SG$95 each so register now.

Singapore 168

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2013

Last week its organizers, tech media and events platform e27 , finally announced its full speaker lineup, agenda and the participating startups pitching for the title of Echelon 2013′s Most Promising Startup. Young Upstarts is a media partner of Echelon 2013. Conference. You can find the full agenda here. MathSpace (Australia).

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2013

This entire package runs on Windows 8 and makes use of advanced macro programming in Microsoft Office Excel 2013 to generate visual analytics of an individual soldier’s performance. Petersburg, Russia, from 8 – 11 July, 2013. In the News 2013 competition Imagine Cup innovation Microsoft Nanyang Polytechnic'

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2013

After last year’s successful Startup Asia Jakarta held in Bandung Jakarta, organizer and one of Asia’s most influential startup and technology blogs TechinAsia.com has announced that its signature conference Startup Asia will be returning to Jakarta on November 21 and 22, 2013 at Plaza Bapindo.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Singapore International Foundation ‘s Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) program for 2013 – which looks to inspire, equip and enable youths to take up the mantle of social entrepreneurship in Singapore and beyond – is now open for applications.

Singapore 171

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2013

Finally some good news for the global economy – the jobs scene is once again looking brighter in 2013. Highlights from the report: - A whopping 70% of small businesses – and 61% of large companies – expect their business performance to improve in 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Singapore-based technology startup accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia) today announced that applications for the first of its two business acceleration programs they intend to run for 2013 is now officially open. The program will start on 14 February 2013 and runs through May.

Asia 145

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Kevin Hobbs: Vanbex Group was established in 2013 as a strategic communications organization to better tell the story of the companies in the blockchain industry. FinSMEs: What makes Vanbex Group different from other blockchain investment firms?

Technical Review 147

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The world is already very well connected, but we’re set to become even more global than before come 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2013

The confetti has fallen, the ball has dropped, and the champagne has been popped — 2012 is officially over, and 2013 is underway. The reason for doing a 2012 post-mortem is simple — it supplies an owner with current facts about their business and the market so they can use the information as they look forward and plan for 2013.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2020

Back in 2013, my own company was offshore outsourcing to four different countries: the Dominican Republic, Honduras, the Philippines, and India. After a while, it began to place an immense strain on our internal resources to manage all of the centers efficiently, effectively negating the cost-savings we were benefiting from.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

The winners of the SiTF Awards 2013 are as follows: Category. The SiTF also announced a new online platform called The Portal ( www.theportal.sg ) at the awards, which provides informative content and resources to aid companies’ to improve productivity. Product or Application. Organization. Cloud Solution. HRBoss (formerly known as Aqayo).

Singapore 150

Singapore Cloud Asia Mobile 150

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In case you are thinking about New Year’s resolutions, here some new tech solutions for SMBs that would definitely help to make 2013 more efficient, time saving and altogether less stressful. by Xenia von Wedel, VP at SocialRadius.

Social Media 160

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2013

CrowdIt is currently accepting crowdfunding projects on its site, and projects will go live on the site June 4, 2013. CrowdIt ’s approach of including mentoring and networking as part of its overall value proposition speaks to its commitment to facilitating small business development.”.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2014

But if you’re being honest with yourself, you know that you let a few things slide in 2013. With that in mind, think about where you and your people dropped the ball in 2013 in terms of client relations, personal integrity, and interactions with coworkers. Conduct a 2013 accountability post-mortem.

Leadership 145

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2013

I will be presenting the results at the upcoming Asia Fashion Summit 2013 at the Raffles Conference and Convention Centre this month. He will be speaking on “MOVING YOUR E-COMMERCE OFFER FORWARD WITH THE CUSTOMER” at the Asia Fashion Summit , May 15, 2013, in Singapore.

Singapore 173

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 19, 2013

Part of Y Combinator ’s Summer 2013 batch of startups, The online resource for web development to date has taught more than 9,000 people Ruby on Rails, one of the most widely-used web programming technologies today.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Startup accelerator programs can be very tough, but none of them is quite as tough as being in a military bootcamp where you’re pushed to your physical, emotional and mental limits. The Explorers Festival is an upcoming event in Lisbon, Portugal focused around the topics of entrepreneurship and innovation.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2014

“ Was 2013 a bad year for your credibility rating? By the way, if you’re feeling especially brave, proactively address your 2013 screw-ups with your boss and coworkers. by Julie Miller and Brian Bedford, co-authors of “ Culture Without Accountability: WTF? What’s The Fix? Are you credible, or are you a lying weasel?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

According to the 2013 OfficeMax Small Business Efficiency Index , small business owners lose four billion hours each year managing time-consuming tasks. When launching a new business, every second and every penny count towards the bottom line.

Software Review 209

Software Review Small Business Software Technical Review 209

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Singapore-based technology startup incubator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator – better known locally as JFDI.Asia – today unveiled a lineup of eight technology startups set to participate in its 100-day accelerator program this year.

Singapore 157

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. Newzoo, a video game research firm, reported that 2014 revenue for mobile gaming was $25 billion – up 43% over revenues from 2013.

Mobile 100

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2018

An article by Forbes published in 2013 speculated the different biometric solutions that could be possible with smartphones. The adoption of various biometric solutions as authentication methods are dictated by the technological capabilities available to the general population.

Analytics 124

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

In 2013 the funding landscape changed with the JOBS act. Melissa Thompson is the founder and CEO of TalkSession ( www.talksession.com ), an online counseling company which launched in April 2013. Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses.

Entrepreneur 210

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2013

If you’re looking for entrepreneur resources online, look no further – the team at CouponAudit has put together a list of the top 100 entrepreneurship and business-focused blogs they think you should follow to help your own entrepreneurship journey along.

Entrepreneur 214

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 2, 2013

After a series of successful startup events in Singapore, and Jakarta and Bandung in Indonesia last year, Asia-based online technology news site TechinAsia will be kicking off Startup Asia Singapore ‘s second edition later in April this year.

Singapore 145

Singapore Asia Indonesia Thailand 145

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Tech nerds and mainstream consumers alike swooned when Samsung announced the Galaxy Gear smartwatch in 2013. “Unless you’re an early-adopter masochist with money to burn, you probably shouldn’t buy a Chromebook.”. Samsung Galaxy Gear.

Product 222

Product Technical Review Software Review Green 222

YoungUpstarts

JULY 31, 2019

Anish Sebastian and Juan-Pablo Segura cofounded Babyscripts in 2013 with the vision that internet enabled medical devices and big data would transform the delivery of pregnancy care.

Cofounder 127

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

” Amongst other potential improvements, industry players are hoping for manpower policies reviewed in the upcoming Budget 2013 to allow companies to have enough time to adjust and industry to work with institutions to groom the right talents for jobs before further tightening of the foreign labor.

Singapore 133

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