Taking action and building confidence in Singapore

By now, most of us know that President Obama’s job bill has been gunned down. On the very same day, the President’s Council of Jobs and Competitiveness, an advisory board comprised of business, labor and academic leaders, released its “Taking Action, Building Confidence” Report. The Council’s report shared a wide range of ideas aimed at [...]

Singapore’s industrial property market set to improve

Recently, the media has been abuzz with property news. Many compare Singapore’s property market with Hong Kong’s and highlight how rent is skyrocketing in both cities. For an entrepreneur considering Singapore LLC formation or Singapore subsidiary registration, the barrage of news reports may cause some concern. However, there is positive indication that rent for office [...]

Ireland revamps immigration visa schemes to attract entrepreneurs

In a bid to jump start its recovery, Ireland’s Minister of Justice has recently announced plans to revamp its current Business Permission visa scheme. The scheme that has been in place for more than a decade will be renewed to present Ireland more favorably to foreign entrepreneurs who wish to set up businesses there. This [...]

Singapore remains attractive to Indian entrepreneurs

There are many factors that make Singapore an attractive migration destination for entrepreneurs from all over the world. Last year, the bustling island received top rankings from the World Economic Forum, World Bank, Gallup and ECA International amongst many other institutions as the city with the most competitive economy, highest ease of doing business, most [...]

Singapore’s biomedical sector presents opportunities for tech start-ups

Latest data from the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore indicates that the biomedical sciences sector, which has a headcount of more than 13,000 and contributes 10% of Singapore’s total manufacturing output, was one of the key factors that bolstered Singapore’s manufacturing sector 13.1% year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2011. This strong [...]

Infocomm & Design Infrastructure: Opportunities for business start-ups

There is a need to harness the potential of infocomm, design and media to enhance the economic portfolio and create a better value for Singapore’s future. Over the years, there has been a global surge in demand for bandwidth and speed. The main factor fuelling this demand is a) the growth of numerous new online [...]

Entrepreneurship, the solution for the next 40 Years

In the year ending-2010, Singapore was the host of the World Entrepreneurship Forum (WEF), with the main theme centering on “innovation and technology”. WEF is the world’s first global think-tank that is dedicated to entrepreneurship and with more than 110 members in 55 countries. Unveiling its latest White Paper entitled “Shaping the World for 2050”, [...]

Singapore, a hotbed for info-comm start-ups

Singapore is proving to be an attractive destination for info-comm firms and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is all out to draw in start-ups from allover the world to set up engineering centres in Singapore. Over the past few years, 40 such firms from countries such as US, China, Finland and Israel have [...]

Singapore’s regulatory environment most conducive for financial institutions in Asia-Pacific

A survey of financial professionals by law firm Norton Rose shows that Singapore’s regulatory environment is a key factor that drives financial institutions to do business in the region.

Singapore’s hedge fund industry upbeat

Singapore is witnessing a rise in the number of hedge funds that are being setup in the city indicating its favorable regime for the fund management industry.

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