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Local or international? What to consider when buying overseas property

Investing in Singapore property has become a bit of a wait-and-see affair, following the implementation of a variety of cooling measures. The cooling measures, coupled with rising supply, have started pushing prices down.

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Local or international? What to consider when buying overseas property

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Here's why Continuing Education and Training is vital for Women at Work

According to the Ministry of Education’s 2013 statistics digest, women make up slightly more than half of the university graduates in Singapore. What’s more, the number of female doctoral-degree students in local universities have steadily risen over the years and is currently at its all-time highest.

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10 biggest factors towards getting a Singapore PR status under the PTS scheme

Late last month, Deputy PM Teo Chee Hean stated in the Addendum to the President’s Address that Singapore will continue to improve its age balance and prevent its citizen population from shrinking. It will do so by welcoming new citizens who are committed to Singapore, share its values, and are willing to contribute to society. In return, the government will help them integrate.

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Singapore SMEs and their challenges in the second half of 2014

Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have started the year with greater optimism. The Ministry of Trade and Industry recently announced that Singapore economy grew 4.9% on-year in Q1 and the GDP growth forecast remain at 2-4% for 20141.

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Managing soccer-crazed employees in Singapore

The world’s premier sporting event is here – The Fifa sanctioned football World Cup in Brazil. This is the one event that has such an impact on employee productivity and attendance that has business owners and managers in Singapore tearing their hair out with frustration.

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Redefining digital marketing: An approach to solving business problems

Step into most marketing departments and agencies in Singapore today and you’ll find that almost all of them have some strategy and tactics for dealing with the discipline of digital marketing.

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Here's why CYOD could be the much-awaited alternative to BYOD

One of the most interesting predictions given out by analyst firm IDC in its predictions for the year 2014 was the death of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend that has been impacting enterprises in Singapore as well as all over the world.

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Time to optimise your mobile strategy, Singapore

On average, we spent 147 minutes per day on our smartphones in 2013, 35% of which was spent on researching/reviewing products/services we wanted to purchase. Be it the latest fashion trends, possible summer vacation destinations, or the new gadget that’s on our radar, we all spent a considerable amount of time on our mobile devices.

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Generating sales through social media in Singapore: Case studies

Here's the thing about social media: many professionals perceive it as an interactive platform that allows for smooth communication, but not a viable option to increase sales or revenue.

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Here's how businesses can help build a better Singapore

Singapore Compact, a national society promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Singapore, reported that adoption of CSR by companies in Singapore has increased in the past few years, with even SMEs in Singapore, recording 13 percent growth since 2011.

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Here's how leadership development is shaping up in Singapore

Singaporeans have engaged in robust discussions recently on a range of workplace issues, from work-life balance to the gender gap in Asia and the perennially debated topic of foreign talent.

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Transforming Singapore’s service quality

The Customer Service Index of Singapore reports that Singapore has been steadily improving on its levels of customer service in recent years. Agencies like SPRING Singapore and WDA, for instance, have introduced numerous accreditations, awards, public campaigns, and training programmes that seek to improve on the level of service excellence.

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10 things to keep in mind for a successful Singapore Employment Pass application

Recently, in Parliament, ministries discussed strategies to keep Singapore abundant with opportunities for all Singaporeans. These include implementing the Fair Consideration Framework and jobsbank.gov.sg come 1 August 2014. In light of these, and the tougher eligibility criteria, businesses must be smart about applying for Singapore Employment Passes.

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6 game-changers for PMEs in Singapore

Despite much media coverage this year on changes that affect PMEs at work, not everyone is aware of how these changes affect their labour rights and bargaining power at work.

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Fair Consideration Framework: How will the new advertising requirement affect your business?

As a prelude to the mandatory job advertising for Employment Pass (EP) applications under the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) on 1 August 2014, the new Jobs Bank portal and the revamped Employment Pass Online (EP Online) portal are being tested by selected employers and individuals.

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Does Singapore care about the World Cup?

Is the World Cup in danger of passing Singapore by? I say that on the basis that there is very little commercial and marketing activity by brands around the World Cup actually going on in Singapore. Is this because the Great Singapore Sale dominates every June and July or because brands can’t justify the marketing or do they think people here don’t care?

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How do you crowdsource content marketing in Singapore?

So you have decided to have a brand advocate/social influencer program and found your natural brand advocates in Singapore. How do you now empower them to create content and drive conversation?

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