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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

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Southeast Asia is one of them. It is home to over 680 million people and over 400 million internet users- nearly 70% of the population. The report predicts that the region’s internet economy can cross $300 billion by 2025. Southeast Asia was walloped by Covid-19. The region consists of 11 countries.

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Smartphones – The Crucial Thread In The Fashion Retail Marketing Mix?

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With the proliferation of blog shops and rise of online shopping in Singapore – and in Asia – the casual observer might be forgiven for thinking the brick and mortar shops will go the way of the Dodo. I will be presenting the results at the upcoming Asia Fashion Summit 2013 at the Raffles Conference and Convention Centre this month.

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Ready to expand your startup into Asia? Read this

The Next Web

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. . This is the first of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Prioritize the markets. It’s wise to first broadly prioritize the top markets (i.e.

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[Asia] Small Businesses Look To The Internet For Growth Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

How big are small businesses in Asia? Did you know, for example, that in Asia small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute between 25% to 60% percent to a country’s gross domestic product (GDP), constitute 16% to 69% of its exports, and employ between 52% to 97% of its workforce? Apparently, very very big. A key takeaway?

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Take Your Website Performance To The Next Level

YoungUpstarts

by Roger Chen, Vice President, Asia for GoDaddy. When it comes to finding success as a small business on the internet, having a website set up is merely the first step. Domain name, check. Web hosting, check. Website designed, check. Products and solutions to sell, check. Shopping cart, check.

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Think you’ve got a strategy to enter the Chinese market? Think twice

The Next Web

Yu Yongfu is the chairman and CEO of UCWeb , whose mission is to provide a better mobile Internet experience to billions of users around the world. But finding the right local partner isn’t easy, and even if you do find one, gaining a foothold in the massive Chinese mobile market takes patience, insight, and strategy. Seeing double.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. Tech scale-up has been a massive driver for the local startup ecosystem, and non-VC or angel investing is also a growing market here.