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Project Inspire: A competition to impact women positively through...
Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World is a joint initiative by the Singapore Committee for UN Women and MasterCard to help young changemakers create a better world of opportunities for women...
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Inaugural Social Venture Pitching Day by NUS Enterprise and BANSEA
Looking for social enterprises to invest in? Keen to find out more about how the philanthropy of these enterprises create social impact in a sustainable way? Business Angel Network Southeast Asia...
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SEED Conf 2012, “A Youth Perspective- Social Entrepreneurship in Singapore”
Interested in setting up your own social enterprise? Or just keen to find out what exactly social entrepreneurship is? This is chance to find out all about social entrepreneurship in Singapore! What is...
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SAP and Ashoka Changemakers to hold live Twitter discussion on #SocEntChat
SAP and Ashoka Changemakers recently launched a global online competition titled The Power of Small: Entrepreneurs Strengthening Local Economies on 20th June 2012 which we covered here. To spice...
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In Cambodia, Project Alba helps farmers increase income, protect against seed...
In parts of rural Cambodia, farmers’ primary source of income comes from harvesting rice — once a year. This is a poor outcome compared to other ASEAN countries which harvest twice or thrice annually....
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Myths about social enterprises
A version of this article was first published on The Catalysts. The author, Rachel Chan, is a co-founder of MaD, a program that promotes innovation in Asia. Aging populations in developed countries is...
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Newton Circus’ Silverline could reduce digital divide and pollution with...
Silverline, a new venture by Singapore-based sustainable business incubator Newton Circus, has partnered with SingTel on an initiative to put smartphones into the hands of seniors. But these are not...
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DBS Bank gives USD 278,000 in project grants to 4 social enterprises in...
DBS Bank will give SGD 340,000 (USD 278,000) in project grants to 4 social enterprises. The money is part of SGD 1 million (USD 818,000) that will be doled out by the bank to worthy projects. DBS will...
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The Arthur Guinness Fund in Singapore
The Arthur Guinness Fund is targeted at people with a business head and a social heart, who are committed to finding innovative solutions to address the social problems they see in the world. The Fund...
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Translate your social enterprise idea into reality with Singapore...
Targeted towards aspiring social entrepreneurs aged 26 and below across all nationalities, Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is currently accepting applications for its Young Social...
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Base of Pyramid: The brave new marketplace of 4 billion customers,...
By Jack Sim, founder of World Toilet Organization The world has 7 billion people, yet almost all goods and services are designed and delivered to only 3 billion — the Top of the Pyramid, the rich and...
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Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2007: Making It Work in Asia
For those who are interested in social entrepreneurship, here is a forum which will be happening this weekend. The title is Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2007: Making it Work in Asia. The event will...
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Micro-loans from Singapore-based Remarkable Innovation will help entrepreneurs in the world’s poorest nations. SINGAPORE, June 13th, 2008 – Local technology advisory firm Remarkable Innovation is...
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SYINC Connect 08 – Youth Conference on Social Entrepreneurship
Want to meet like-minded people who are passionate about making a difference? Want to learn from respected and experienced community leaders and social entrepreneurs? SYINConnect is a one-day youth...
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What would you do with US$30k?
Launch your idea with the Meltwater Scholarship! Meltwater seeks applications from students who have a creative and innovative idea for US$30 grand! Students who want to be considered for the...
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Meltwater technical teaching fellowship in Africa
This is a unique opportunity for you to be part of a team that will potentially develop Africa’s future technology generation! Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) is recruiting...
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Forum on Social Entrepreneurship – 20 Nov 08
As part of the international movement Global Entrepreneurship Week, one of the upcoming events for the Singapore chapter will see the NUS Business School’s Center for Social Entrepreneurship and...
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Lien i3 Challenge: S$1m to Implement Innovative Social Projects
This Challenge aims to catalyse social projects that are innovative, implementable and impactful in Singapore and Asia. The Lien i3 Challenge will award up to $1 million to spur ideas and make possible...
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NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Social Enterprise Monday 19 January 2009
NUS Entrepreneurship Week – Social Enterprise Monday Social entrepreneur are reformers and revolutionaries who recognize a social problem and apply entrepreneurial principles to a venture which aims...
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Event: Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
If you’ve watched Blood Diamond, then you know the exploitation that goes on in the diamond industry. But this is hardly unique. Commodities like fresh fruit, tea, sugar, cocoa and coffee are just...
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