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3 best things Singapore startups, SMBs can get from cloud

A recent study by Microsoft Corporation in June 2013 showed that startups and small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) reaped more benefits after moving to cloud.

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3 best things Singapore startups, SMBs can get from cloud

A recent study by Microsoft Corporation in June 2013 showed that startups and small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) reaped more benefits after moving to cloud.

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What a "New World" order means to Singapore

Singapore has enjoyed stability and prosperity since independence for numerous decades. A peaceful environment coupled with business friendly policies have allowed the country to flourish and attract foreign direct investment.

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4 taboos Singaporeans should avoid once hired

You have gone through 3 rounds of rigorous interviews and a series of personality and job fit assessments to successfully land yourself the job you had wanted.

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Is working in a cafe in Singapore more productive than in the office?

Your office is now less and less likely to be your place of work even if you have one. More and more people are adopting café culture to have meetings even if they have meeting rooms in their office. There are many reasons.

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What Fed's tapering means for Singapore

Being a small and open economy, Singapore is largely influenced by the external economic landscape, particularly in large economies like the US. Hence, it is worthwhile for us to understand the current economic situation in US and its implication for Singapore.

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Why the subconscious mind is important for Singaporean marketers

Consumer product giants in Singapore, whose supply chain and turnover reports rely on how fast the baby nappies, soaps, and food items can fly off the shelves, no longer depend on just survey results and focus groups to collect consumer data.

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How creative leadership is shaping up in Singapore

With a long-standing reputation of being a country with strong STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), the Singapore government’s recent initiatives to grow global perception of Singapore as an entrepreneurial nation has highlighted the imperative for creative leadership.

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What you need to know about Singapore's LNG role

Singapore may be a late member to the exclusive 'LNG Club' but it is about to become one of, if not the important one is shaping the future of this once very conservative business. From the initial plan of Singapore building a regas terminal for its own use the LNG Club ignored the very nature of Singapore business history.

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What to expect from a Singapore professional firm when incorporating

If you’re not a DIY type of director, appointing a professional firm is one way to incorporate your company.

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5 things you need to know before trading stocks in Singapore

As a trading representative in Singapore, I work closely with corporations, AI(Accredited Investors) and retailers to fulfil their investment needs. As with all endeavours in life, I believe the key to success is knowledge and action.

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What you need to know to fight Singapore inflation

“Inflation is when you pay $15 for the $10 haircut you used to get for $5 when you had hair”

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How Singapore companies are raising dialogue to a new level

Singaporeans are avid users of social media, regularly logging on to Facebook and Twitter, yet the same cannot be said for the country’s companies. That’s even more true when it comes to the sales department. Mention social media to a sales rep, and you’re likely to encounter a blank face that screams, “Doesn’t marketing do that?”

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How Singaporeans can afford a hedge fund location without budget

I recently read some research that will leave many business owners speechless. It showed average rents for the most expensive office locations worldwide, and the figures are mind-boggling. They’re particularly hard to contemplate when 76% of business people think that lack of access to cash is an obstacle to entrepreneurs, according to our research.

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What you need to know about Singapore's Skills Development Levy services going on cloud

Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) has created an online system for companies to manage their SDL payments.

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Know your rights and get your job protected in Singapore

For a long time, unions in Singapore have been actively representing our low wage blue collar workers and have made significant headways on productivity by helping jobs be Easier, Smarter and Safer (ESS) so that companies can be Cheaper, Better & Faster (CBF).

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Why Singapore bosses must learn to 'go with the crowd'

Singaporean business leaders are rapidly growing acquainted with the benefits of crowdsourcing, an innovative way of outsourcing work to communities on the Internet.

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3 biggest internet problems Singaporeans are facing

The Internet is changing from the inside out. The Internet is an electronic communications Network inter-connecting computer networks. Each network is derived from connections between and among dots, dots being personal computers and organizational computers.

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