The First Young E3 Final Arrives in Latin America
Thanks to a partnership between universities and government entities in Argentina, the Young E3 competition reaches its grand finale in Latin America. The finalist teams will compete for cash prizes awarded to the top three projects in each category: Under 20 and Under 25. Throughout various stages, young entrepreneurs have worked intensively on their projects […]
Young E3 Appoints new VP-Operations for Latin America
Young E3 Entrepreneurship Fund is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Alejandro Malgor as our VP-Operations for Latin America. Alejandro is a co-founder of Xinca eco shoes, a footwear and fashion brand with an environmental and sustainable focus. Young E3 Entrepreneurship Fund welcomes Alejandro to his new role which will involve finding young and brilliant […]
Key characteristics to be an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs come in all shapes and sizes. There are certain identifiable and pervasive individual characteristics/traits which separate the better from the rest. So what are some of these characteristics/traits? – Discipline and Resilience Being an entrepreneur is full of setbacks and challenges. For example, your new business could appear to be faced with a multitude […]
Entrepreneurs fighting harder than ever for private equity financing
According to S&P Markets Global Intelligence, private equity financiers are sitting on ‘dry powder’ of around USD 2.49 trillion uninvested funds in 2023. What is the resulting impact of this? For one, it means that – aside from traditional forms of bank finance – start ups worldwide are facing increased difficulties in obtaining private equity […]
A rough diamond? Entrepreneurial advice: no idea is unworthy of consideration!
If recent years has taught us anything, it is that there is no stop to people’s creativity, adaptability and fresh ideas in a constantly evolving economic/technological landscape. It’s easy for us to be dismissive of new ideas which do not immediately feel like the next money maker. It is like listening to a new music […]
Is ESG a must for your Start-Up Business?
YES – especially when securing early-stage funding is often vital for any start-up business to grow and flourish. Venture capital investors, especially in 2023, will expect to see how your start-up business has considered and embraced Environmental, Social and Governance as part of its growth/achieving its forecasts. However, many entrepreneurs who may be focused on […]
Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation Scheme
Did you know that Singapore companies can get a 200% tax deduction for expenses when tapping into overseas business/markets? The Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation Scheme (otherwise known more conveniently as DTDi) allows Singapore companies to claim the above tax deduction on the first SGD 150,000 of eligible expenses in pursuance of the following activities: […]
Attracting Tech Entrepreneurs to Singapore – The Tech Pass
The Economic and Development Board created the Tech.Pass in January 2021 to attract overseas tech entrepreneurial talent to set up businesses in Singapore in the development of new and valuable technologies. With a limited quota of up to 500 passes available, this is an exclusive opportunity for overseas innovators will find Singapore an inviting and […]
Entrepreneur helps women go digital in the Middle East
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development e-trade for woman entrepreneurs has been encouraging women entrepreneurs to venture into the e-commence marketplace. The Middle East has historically had fewer online consumer-oriented e-commerce businesses than other regions of the world. Mona Ataya set up Mumzworld in 2011 selling over 300,000 products for babies, children and mothers […]
Everything needs to be in writing!
When you and your co-founders start a business, you get excited and everything seems urgent…the immediate instinct is to dive into the creative work of developing your technology and be operational as soon as possible. Do you have time for to draft boring contracts right? No. BUT planning the legal relationship of your business ahead […]