YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 18, 2013

Brick-and-mortar businesses – large and small – are increasingly looking towards the online and mobile spaces to boost flagging retail sales. The problem, of course, is that many of them are traditional outfits with nary an idea of how to approach this challenge. This trend has also sparked the onrush of online and mobile marketing startups eager to answer this need.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart last year launched a program to find and support ten teams of startup founders in Europe. It recently announced the results of its incubator program – and the results look promising. Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

by Elisha Tan, founder of Learnemy. The biggest problem that all entrepreneurs face is that there is no fix way of doing things – there are just too many ways things can go wrong. Customer acquisition, fund raising, hiring the right person… the list goes on. So what do you do? You learn from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that. And you start by attending in this one-day seminar on “How To Start and Own a Successful Business” by Boyd Au on the 16th Jan (6.30pm – 9.30pm) or

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2013

by Rob Wilson, CEO of Employco USA. As many companies slowly recover from the down economy, even large corporations are still being forced to downsize. Most recently, American Express will be cutting their travel business, with thousands of employees being laid off as a result. Since most businesses will face the unpleasant reality of firing an employee at some point, companies can implement measures for handling this dilemma correctly and offer assistance during a difficult time.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2013

Frenchman Guillaume Thomas, a father of five young children, had a problem. He was finding it incredibly difficult looking for babysitters to care for his kids while living in France and wasted much time doing so. In fact, he was so frustrated he did something any problem-solver would have done – come up with the solution himself. Thomas started Aladom.com in 2007, a French website that started by providing a babysitter matchmaking service – they were given free listings – and

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2013

Let’s say you have a heart of gold, but instead of money you have a set of valuable skills or knowledge. Instead of giving money (that you may not have) to charity, how about contributing that talent instead? That’s the premise of Causora.com , a charity-focused online marketplace where people turn their passion and skill into donations for their favorite charity.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 13, 2013

Have you wondered what works (and doesn’t) in Facebook? Or how you can undo an ill conceived tweet let loose in a fit of anger? Maybe you need to stand out in a sea of fiercely “social” competitors? Well, now you can. Written in tongue-in-cheek fashion with unabashed directness, “ The Book of Business Awesome / The Book of Business UnAwesome ” is a unique two-in-one volume by “UnMarketing” consultant Scott Stratten.

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