Archive for Singapore

Singaporean Students Want To Be Entrepreneurs, Not Office Drones

Recent article published on TodayOnline: Of the 2,319 Singapore university and polytechnic students polled in a global survey, more than 80 per cent said they want to start their own business, a rate that is one of the highest in the world after Mexico and South Africa. Out of these, more than half said they [...]

Singapore’s young social entrepreneurs: Making money, doing good

Youth is wasted on the young. They’re usually feckless, sometimes clueless, and fond of spewing cliché life statements and fighting words to show that they’re fiercely independent and want to change the world before dinner time. But more often than not, it’s NATO. No Action, Talk Only. It’s not always the case though. These same [...]

Social Entrepreneurship Round-up Singapore

Lots of things on social entrepreneurship happening in SIngapore. Some of the recent events and activities include: SIF Organises Young Social Entrepreneurs Residence Program – 7-11 Dec 2009 The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is holding a week-long residence program for young social entrepreneurs who would like to learn the fundamentals of starting a social enterprise. [...]

social entrepreneurship opportunities in Asia – Volans Year

Volans Year is a program that trains business professionals through one-year placements in high-caliber social impact organizations while enhancing their skills. The program: – Places professionals with a social impact organization in a full time position – Includes four weeks of executive education – Typically includes a monthly stipend for Participants – Supports Participants in [...]

Fellowships for professionals in social Enterprises

If you are a young professional thinking about changing a career towards a job in a social enterprise or you just want to use your skills to help a mission-driven organization, check out these 3 fellowships who will place you in social enterprises in Asia Pacific (Singapore, Cambodia, India & Pakistan). 1. LGT Venture Philanthropy’s [...]

Business Week’s selection of Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs

Business Week has release their finalist list for the annual Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneur award. The list includes 25 young entrepreneurs mainly from Indonesia, but also from Japan, Singapore and Korea. I found it astonishing to find no indian finalist in the list and their heavy reliance on winners from previous other entrepreneurship competition. Nevertheless [...]

Angels + Dragons competition seeks out great ideas in Southeast Asia

A new entrepreneurship competition is under way in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. During the 3 stage challenge, entrepreneurs in the three countries are invited to create and implement a campaign that promotes or fosters entrepreneurship, social causes or create a change in people’s life. The campaign should be documented in a one-minute video and uploaded [...]

INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Program open for application

The INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Program focuses on the business skills and frameworks that will help entrepreneurs grow their social ventures and improve their effectiveness and social impact. The discussion of case studies developed by ISEP’s faculty provides a platform to analyse the complex issues and challenges that social entrepreneurs face. In addition, ISEP creates a [...]

Application deadline Asia Pacific Future 100!

7 days to go! Just a quick reminder that the application deadline for the Asia Pacific Future 100 program is approaching! 31st August 2009 Apply now and join the most outstanding community of young entrepreneurs and social Changemakers in Asia ! For info and applications: future100@fyse.org www.fyse.org

Upcoming conference opportunities

Social iCon 23 October 2009, Singapore The Lien Centre for Social Innovation organizes its inaugerational social innovation conference Social iCon on Friday, 23 October 2009. The theme will be transformational social change: the ideas that are catalysing change, the innovations that inspire and enablers such as technology and finance that are often necessary to effect [...]