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Facing Unemployment: A Step-by-Step Action Plan

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By Caroline Langston Whether you’ve recently been let go or have had to close down your startup, being unemployed is terrifying and a huge emotional challenge for you and those who care for you. But not all hope is lost. Having a plan in place can make the process of finding a new job or […]

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By Caroline Langston Whether you’ve recently been let go or have had to close down your startup, being unemployed is terrifying and a huge emotional challenge for you and those who care for you. But not all hope is lost. Having a plan in place can make the process of finding a new job or

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Covid-19 Communications: Lessons from a Pandemic

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By Emma Buchet The situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic presents new challenges for everyone. Now more than ever, it is essential to know how to best communicate with your audience.  Before diving in, it’s crucial to keep in mind that this health crisis is not an opportunity to get new followers or increase brand recognition.

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By Emma Buchet The situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic presents new challenges for everyone. Now more than ever, it is essential to know how to best communicate with your audience.  Before diving in, it’s crucial to keep in mind that this health crisis is not an opportunity to get new followers or increase brand recognition.

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Finding the ‘New Normal’

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By YeeLing Chang How businesses and individuals can evolve and adapt to the new normal As the saying goes: ‘In the midst of every crisis, lies a great opportunity.’ Since you are reading Jumpstart, then you are probably in the group of savvy entrepreneurs who can make good of the current situation–whatever the extent.  While

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By YeeLing Chang How businesses and individuals can evolve and adapt to the new normal As the saying goes: ‘In the midst of every crisis, lies a great opportunity.’ Since you are reading Jumpstart, then you are probably in the group of savvy entrepreneurs who can make good of the current situation–whatever the extent.  While

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Startup Cockroaches Rule The (New) World

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The current ask from startups is not growth, but surviving a global economic downturn. Cockroach startups can make that happen. Most people aren’t fans of cockroaches. Notorious for being household pests, they are often greeted with a spurt of household insecticide, the whack of a slipper, or a cry of disgust at the very least.

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The current ask from startups is not growth, but surviving a global economic downturn. Cockroach startups can make that happen. Most people aren’t fans of cockroaches. Notorious for being household pests, they are often greeted with a spurt of household insecticide, the whack of a slipper, or a cry of disgust at the very least.

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The COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’: A Covert Killer

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Why immunity against the ‘infodemic’ can only happen with structural change  It’s often said that there are always three stories: his, her’s, and the truth. While this nugget of wisdom applies to just about every recount or anecdote, the truth becomes the only story that should be told when the matter is of life or

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Why immunity against the ‘infodemic’ can only happen with structural change  It’s often said that there are always three stories: his, her’s, and the truth. While this nugget of wisdom applies to just about every recount or anecdote, the truth becomes the only story that should be told when the matter is of life or

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[Press Release] Habitap Debuts Tap Commercial Bringing Contactless Entry Integration to Any Building

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Habitap, Asia’s first fully integrated property management solution, debuts its cost-effective, easy-to-use, and highly adaptable integrated Visitor and Tenant Management System, Tap Commercial. With an emphasis on flexibility and minimizing barriers of entry to smart technology adoption, Tap Commercial empowers any building to step into the future of facility management. As smart building management becomes

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Habitap, Asia’s first fully integrated property management solution, debuts its cost-effective, easy-to-use, and highly adaptable integrated Visitor and Tenant Management System, Tap Commercial. With an emphasis on flexibility and minimizing barriers of entry to smart technology adoption, Tap Commercial empowers any building to step into the future of facility management. As smart building management becomes

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Attaining Virtual Perfection

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How we can enhance everyone’s experience of conducting events online in the COVID-19 era Half a year into the pandemic, the world has seen a surge in the popularity of virtual conferences, meetings and events. Conferencing platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans and Cisco Webex are among those who have benefited; Zoom’s users alone increased by 100

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How we can enhance everyone’s experience of conducting events online in the COVID-19 era Half a year into the pandemic, the world has seen a surge in the popularity of virtual conferences, meetings and events. Conferencing platforms like Zoom, BlueJeans and Cisco Webex are among those who have benefited; Zoom’s users alone increased by 100

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[Press Release] New Startup Connects U.S. Companies to Pre-Vetted Overseas PPE Sources

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BuyHive, the new global sourcing startup that connects buyers with trusted verified overseas suppliers, has launched a PPE program to help U.S. companies optimize their post-COVID supply chains. With multiple layers of quality control, BuyHive has managed sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics to deliver PPE to customers around the world. BuyHive’s specialty lies in making buyers

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BuyHive, the new global sourcing startup that connects buyers with trusted verified overseas suppliers, has launched a PPE program to help U.S. companies optimize their post-COVID supply chains. With multiple layers of quality control, BuyHive has managed sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics to deliver PPE to customers around the world. BuyHive’s specialty lies in making buyers

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[Press Release] Phase 3 Hospitality Revival: SmartSpruce Brings 100% Safe Cutting-Edge Disinfecting Smart UV-C Technology to Hotels in Singapore.

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Have you ever wondered if your hotel room was truly clean? There have been countless experiments conducted by skeptical guests to detect microorganisms in their hotel rooms, with most of them returning the same results: yikes! Pillows, comforters, sofas, carpets, utensils and even remote controls are widely known to be the dirtiest spots in every

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Have you ever wondered if your hotel room was truly clean? There have been countless experiments conducted by skeptical guests to detect microorganisms in their hotel rooms, with most of them returning the same results: yikes! Pillows, comforters, sofas, carpets, utensils and even remote controls are widely known to be the dirtiest spots in every

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From Survival to Sustainability

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How Covid-19 has impacted the sustainability outlook for young businesses Not long after the United Nations decreed Covid-19 a global pandemic, over three billion people were restricted to the confines of their homes (Statista). Business activity alarmingly slowed down, and public life all but halted. Covid-19 brought the global conversation on sustainability and climate change

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How Covid-19 has impacted the sustainability outlook for young businesses Not long after the United Nations decreed Covid-19 a global pandemic, over three billion people were restricted to the confines of their homes (Statista). Business activity alarmingly slowed down, and public life all but halted. Covid-19 brought the global conversation on sustainability and climate change

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7 Expensive And Unexpected Startup Failures In 2020

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A brief overview of the 7 most heavily funded startups in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific that shuttered operations this year. The global startup economy, which is growing more than 10% every year, was valued at nearly US$3 trillion last year, almost equivalent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of India in 2019, according to a

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A brief overview of the 7 most heavily funded startups in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific that shuttered operations this year. The global startup economy, which is growing more than 10% every year, was valued at nearly US$3 trillion last year, almost equivalent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of India in 2019, according to a

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Taking the AI Road

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Artificial intelligence is helping the world fight the global pandemic and helping startups survive the economic downturn The critically acclaimed movie ‘The Imitation Game’ familiarized the world with Alan Turing, the renowned mathematician whose efforts helped turn AI from science-fiction to reality in the 1950s with his research paper entitled ‘Computing Machinery And Intelligence.’  Since

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Artificial intelligence is helping the world fight the global pandemic and helping startups survive the economic downturn The critically acclaimed movie ‘The Imitation Game’ familiarized the world with Alan Turing, the renowned mathematician whose efforts helped turn AI from science-fiction to reality in the 1950s with his research paper entitled ‘Computing Machinery And Intelligence.’  Since

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Unboxing Startup Stimulus Packages

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By Daneesh Shahar Governments around the world are funneling money to keep the startup ecosystem alive The novel coronavirus pandemic has quickly become this generation’s defining event. The fallout has led us to assign the pandemic to a particular tier, where it ranks among the likes of the World Wars and the Spanish Flu. As

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By Daneesh Shahar Governments around the world are funneling money to keep the startup ecosystem alive The novel coronavirus pandemic has quickly become this generation’s defining event. The fallout has led us to assign the pandemic to a particular tier, where it ranks among the likes of the World Wars and the Spanish Flu. As

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American Life During COVID-19

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By Alex Tsang My experience and thoughts about how we can move forward  On January 21, 2020, the battle against Covid-19 began in the U.S. I was going through a pile of paperwork on my desk when a phone notification drew my attention: the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Washington state, as reported

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By Alex Tsang My experience and thoughts about how we can move forward  On January 21, 2020, the battle against Covid-19 began in the U.S. I was going through a pile of paperwork on my desk when a phone notification drew my attention: the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Washington state, as reported

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[Press Release] HelperChoice 2020 Foreign Domestic Workers Salary & Working Conditions Survey

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HelperChoice 2020 Foreign Domestic Workers Salary & Working Conditions Survey An Average Salary of More Than HK$5,000 Despite Minimum Wage Freeze by the Government For the fourth consecutive year, HelperChoice has analysed the data of more than 10,000 job ads posted on its platform between September 2019 and September 2020 to determine which areas foreign

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HelperChoice 2020 Foreign Domestic Workers Salary & Working Conditions Survey An Average Salary of More Than HK$5,000 Despite Minimum Wage Freeze by the Government For the fourth consecutive year, HelperChoice has analysed the data of more than 10,000 job ads posted on its platform between September 2019 and September 2020 to determine which areas foreign

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[Press Release] Perfect Pitch for Startups: 3 Must-Have Elements that Attract PE Investors

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Despite global fundraising activities being hit by COVID-19, APAC-focused Private Equity and Venture Capital (PEVC) funds are outperforming those in North America and Europe. APAC-focused PE funds also recorded another year of robust growth in 2019, where a lot of dry powder is piling up in private markets waiting to be invested in promising startups.

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Despite global fundraising activities being hit by COVID-19, APAC-focused Private Equity and Venture Capital (PEVC) funds are outperforming those in North America and Europe. APAC-focused PE funds also recorded another year of robust growth in 2019, where a lot of dry powder is piling up in private markets waiting to be invested in promising startups.

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