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Happenings 2012
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Invitation to participate in Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2012
7th February 2012
Are you enthuse to hear interesting journery stories from successfuly business entreprenuers?
You are invited to participate in Spirit of Enterprise Award 2012. The Spirit of Enterprise Award is an annual award conferred to deserving business entrepreneurs to honour their achievements. We are pleased to invite you to join us as student interviewers. As a student interviewer, you will get to interview and hear interesting stories from the entrepreneurs on how they start and what makes them succeed in their businesses. If you are short-listed, you will be briefed on the nomination criteria and trained on the interview process. This is a valuable opportunity for you to gain knowledge and experience. Spirit of Enterprise will be conducting briefings in February – March 2012 for interested student interviewers. The interviews of award nominees will take place during April – July 2012. When you complete your interview assignment, you will be presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of Governors as well as a stipend of $100 per assignment. If you wish to be a student interviewer and to enjoy the great learning opportunity,please register now at http://www.soe.org.sg/sg/newstudent.php Feel free to check out our website: www.soe.org.sg for student participation and more information on our Spirit of Enterprise Awards.
Entrepreneurs-Connect would like to encourage all Ngee Ann students to participate in this event. |
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EntrepriZe! Award Panel
7th February 2012
EnterpriZe! is an incentive co-funding scheme by NP to help students develop innovative business ideas.
Aspiring young entrepreneur-students from various schools who have business ideas can apply for the Award. You will be required to make a presentation to the panelists to seek the seed funds for their business venture.
The presentation will be held at Entrereneurs-Connect@NP on 7th Feb 2012. |
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Workshop to help your submission for the Ideas.inc. 2012
Open!
Excited on participating in the 2012 installment of Ideas.inc? Feel you have a good chance of receiving the S$15,000 funding, and the next round funding of S$50,000, but need some help in preparing a winning executive summary? Join us this weekend @ Microsoft Singapore & Singapore Management University for the Executive Summary Workshop and Designing Social Business for the Base of the Pyramid Workshop! Closing date for executive summary submission is February 14th, 2012.
Executive Summary Workshop
The workshop is gonna be held on 28 January 2011 (10.00am - 6.00pm) @ Microsoft Singapore with Mr Anand G., Senior Vice President, Exploit Technologies (A*STAR). More info at our website or register here.
Developing Businesses for the Base of Pyramid.
This workshop is gonna on 29 January @ SMU (9.30am - 5.30pm) by Mr Jack Sim and the wonderful team from the World Toilet Organisation (WTO). More info at our website or register here! Entrepreneurs-Connect would like to encourage all Ngee Ann students to participate in this event. |
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| The ACE Startups Grant Open!
The ACE Startups grant aims to provide funding support to entrepreneurial Singaporeans who want to take their first step in starting up. Financial Assistance ACE will match $7 to every $3 raised by the entrepreneur for up to $50,000.
For selected ventures, ACE will match $3 to every $7 raised by the entrepreneur for an additional $50,000. For these ventures, the total grant is capped at $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria At the point of application:
The Applicant: - Must be a Singaporean/PR. Parental consent must be sought for those applicants 18 years old and below on the date of application.
- Is a first time entrepreneur
- Is the key driver in the company and must be committed to the business on a full-time basis.
The Company: - Must NOT be registered or incorporated;
- Have NOT received any funding for the proposed business idea from another government organisation;
- Eligble applicant(s) must hold or propose to hold at least 51% equity in the underlying company; and
- Proposed business idea must not be in the objectionable list. This includes night clubs, lounges, bars, foot reflexology, massage parlours, gambling, prostitution, social escort services, employment agencies (including recruiting foreign work permit holders and workers/ support staff, relocation services, and manpower services), and geomancy etc.
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13th Start-Up@Singapore Business Plan Competition
Open!
Following the success of the 12th Start-Up@Singapore, we are back with the much-waited 13th Start-Up@Singapore. Being a nation-wide business plan competition that aims to be the beacon for start-ups on their road to success, we continue our mission to nurture a new generation of aspiring entrepreneurs. Besides attractive prize money for winners, participants are guaranteed a holistic learning experience through an extensive resource hub for entrepreneurship; encompassing mentorship programs, educational seminars, training aids and networking sessions. We open doors for you to pitch to and get advice from entrepreneurs, corporations and investors. All you need to do is to prepare a three-page executive summary of your business idea to kick off your exciting journey into the business world!
Social Enterprise/Co-operative category
The 13th Start-Up@Singapore will serve to widen our outreach and touch base with community-driven business models like social entrepreneurship. This year, Start-Up@Singapore is launching two new exciting categories - the Social Enterprise/Co-operative Open category and Social Enterprise/Co-operative Youth category. Co-operatives focus on meeting both social and economic needs, through principles of self and mutual help. If you are passionate about alleviating social problems through entrepreneurship, this category is catered to you. Participants whose entries are shortlisted will participate in a 2-day Social Business Boot Camp organised by Grameen Creative Lab@NUS where aspiring social entrepreneurs will refine their ideas and develop sustainable, scalable business plans to be pitched to a panel of experts including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus!
Take your first step in marking your entrepreneurial dreams a reality.
Join the 13th Start-Up@Singapore today.
To register, please visit: http://competition.startup.org.sg/
Submission Deadline : 4th February 2012
Entrepreneurs-Connect would like to encourage all Ngee Ann students to participate in this event. |
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Singapore International Foundation
Youth Social Entrepreneur 2012
Open!
YSE 2012 returns stronger and more exciting! It includes a 3-day workshop which will be held from Wed 29 Feb to Fri 2 Mar 2012 and followed with dialogue and networking sessions throughout the year. You will be competing for opportunities to be mentored by leading business consultancy firms and to pitch your business proposals to a panel of judges. You can also vie for limited opportunities to participate in study visits to leading social enterprises in Thailand (Population and Development International) and India (Ashoka). You will also have opportunities to learn from and interact with leading social entrepreneurs, business professionals and other youths who are keen on social innovation, while expanding your network of contacts for collaborations and partnerships. All YSE participants become part of the SIF’s YSE global network. YSE network events include regular dialogues and networking sessions with SIF visitors/thought leaders, as well as Ideas for a Better World forum speakers, organised locally and overseas. YSE alumni will also be invited to SIF’s other forums and networking events with business leaders, policy-makers, arts professionals and social leaders. Be a Changemaker, Join our global network of Young Social Entrepreneurs! If you believe that you have a business idea which has the potential to change your society for the better, participate in YSE 2012!.
YSE 2012 is open to - Singaporeans and international youths under the age of 25
- Individuals or groups of not more than three are selected based on the feasibility and sustainability of your social enterprise project idea, its impact on society and/or whether it addresses the identified social challenge.
Jump on the bandwagon to be part of SIF’s global movement towards building a better world!
Entrepreneurs-Connect would like to encourage all Ngee Ann students to participate in this event.
The closing date for submission is on 29 January 2011. For more information, please contact Jasmine Chew at jasmine.chew@sif.org.sg |
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