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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Before starting my dance company in late 2018, I was gung-ho about giving 40+ years of my life away to the federal government. I set up my business to be distributed, so although my company is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, I live in Thailand most of the time. #11- Exploring various possibilities. Photo Credit: Chae Reid.

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My Top 10 Methods To Make Money Online

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

Unfortunately my store was hit by credit card fraud when I foolishly sold a significant amount of product to an unknown person in Thailand. The idea is that when your business is successful you will eventually hire people and pay taxes, thus the government reaps a return on the investment.

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[Singapore] Daylight Studios To Tap Growing Mobile Games Market With Two New Titles

YoungUpstarts

Likely encouraged by various government schemes to grow the games and animation sector , the Singapore video games industry in recent years have expanded rapidly, growing from $87 million in 2005 to $285 million in 2007. Specifically for the mobile games, worldwide revenue is forecasted to surge from US$13.2 billion to US$22 billion.

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Transportation, On-Demand And The Asian Economy – Asian Horizons

YoungUpstarts

We intend to focus on the ride-sharing, transportation market in South Asia, as it is the most eventful zone in this regard: along with also being a sector that’s making leaps and strides in its scope and revenue. While Uber has had several problems with both, governments and passenger based complaints, Grab decided to improve on both fronts.

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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

YoungUpstarts

For many visitors to Thailand, a trip to Bangkok’s famed Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the highlights of their holiday. Globally, SMEs that sell overseas generate average revenues of US$1.5 by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. A world of possibilities.

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The business part of social & lifestyle businesses

The Startup Toolkit

I’m sitting in an island hut in paradise, Thailand, listening to the owner yell at his staff (bamboo walls don’t block sound) that he needs to make more money or he’s going to have to close it all down and everyone loses their job. This is particularly worrying since the resort is fully booked.