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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

YoungUpstarts

Taking top spot in the Software Design category is quadSquad from Ukraine, winning US$25,000 with its set of custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application called ‘Enable Talk’ that allows the deaf to communicate verbally by translating sign languages into speech. Thailand team TANG Thai and U.S.

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[Singapore] Designs On A New Furniture Future

YoungUpstarts

Amidst the elaborate show booths featuring all manner of furniture, interior decorations, construction materials and even hand-carved decorative wooden ships, you’ll find a creative space displaying examples of some of the more quirky, fun yet practical furniture designs within the entire exhibition. Designed in Singapore.

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My Favorite Entrepreneur Story in a Long Time

Both Sides of the Table

It also chronicles the forces behind the decline of the American city (which has been revived in the past 10-15 years) and the rise of global manufacturing. Turns out it is a family-owned business started by a refugee from Vietnam and named after a small village in Thailand Si Racha. The distinctive design of his packaging.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. For many visitors to Thailand, a trip to Bangkok’s famed Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the highlights of their holiday. Globally, only 38% of SMEs currently export overseas, even to markets right next door.

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Innovative Entrepreneur Creating The “Harry Potter of the Seas” Through Following Her Instincts and Vision

Hearpreneur

Their passion for travel and entertainment, design and production capabilities combined with cross-continental background has helped them to ‘live the journey’ and becoming millionaires. I was living in Thailand working on a large entertainment complex project when a military coup d’etat happened. Tell us your story.

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Is Outsourcing Exploitation?

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Even though $300 USD a month may not seem like much to someone living in a developed country, in Thailand, or Romania, the Philippines, or India, it’s above the average monthly wage. So how can outsourcing overseas, when the pay rate seems so terribly small compared to the amount of time put in by the worker, be considered fair?

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I was doing freelance SEO consulting for e-commerce businesses and on my first trip to Thailand fell in love with the country and the culture. I wanted to support the local community and stay in Thailand and I’ve been able to keep living abroad and traveling for the past three years. Chairish was born!