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How unique lending platforms boost small businesses in Southeast Asia

In a joint report released recently by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and SME Finance Forum, it was found that the global funding gap for small, medium and micro businesses amounted to US$5.2 trillion per year, with the East Asia and Pacific region representing 58 per cent of the global demand. A massive figure for […]

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Why every startup needs to embrace video marketing in 2020

Google Trends shows that inbound marketing has existed for a long time but only gained relevance in 2010. The whole idea of this marketing strategy has always been to promote brand visibility and gain customer interaction by sharing valuable content with your target market. With more startups, business brands and digital marketers tapping into this […]

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Why our accents define our career growth and how to ignore that trap

I have had many people through the course of my career, try to change my natural accent.  Essentially, not what I say, but the way I say it.  Some well-intentioned employers did it with a view for me to ‘better’ my broadcast reports, as my accent cannot be categorised in any one natural box. It […]

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Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood

How well do Robinhood's financials stack up against incumbent online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company's long-planned IPO, Alex Wilhelm examined Morgan Stanley's big $13 billion purchase of E-Trade for fresh data comparison points.

Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019

Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed. According to research firm CB Insights’ annual report published this week, fintech startups across the world raised $33.9 billion* in total last year […]

6 ways a prototype will add value to your new venture

These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show […]

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