A dose of courage
And a hearty side serving of events in May
There's a community that not only believes you can change the world, but will rally behind your dream too.
The Hub Singapore is turning 2 years old and we're celebrating the courageous community that has come together under our roof to change the world!
Explore our 2 Years in Review: http://courage.thehub.sg
Funding 101 For Entrepreneurs — Let's Talk Money!
Tuesday 20 May 2014, 7 - 9.30pm
Want to know how much money is needed to start or grow your business? Or how to use funding effectively to support business growth? Anu Sahai, Director of the ASEAN Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, will answer these questions and more while you network with a dynamic group of women entrepreneurs.
Authors @ The Hub
Wed, 21 May, 7 - 9pm
Young Leaders Programme (Singapore) 2014 Q2 Meetup Session
Thursday 22 May 2014, 6.45 - 8pm
Embracing Innovation through Design Thinking
Tues, 27 May, 7 - 9pm
Design thinking can be a particularly valuable tool for entrepreneurs. The human-centered focus, and the rigor and creativity required to maintain that focus over the entire course of the work, sets design thinking apart from other methods of problem solving. A lecturer on design thinking in a local school, Ryan Han shares how it can be applied to business decisions and strategies.
SWELL Corporate Innovation Mixer
Want to explore how enterprises are driving industry transformations through startup collaborations? Join SWELL and Yushan Ventures in this corporate innovation mixer! Learn how how innovative corporations work with startups and how position your disruptive venture to partner with international corporations.
Awards Ceremony : DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia
Fri, 6 June, 10am - 12.30pm
Auditorium, Shaw Foundation Alumni House, NUS
Our partners at the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia invite you to their awards ceremony! From over 400 breakthrough ideas, seven finalists have been chosen to compete at the finals of the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia, a startup competition for impactful and scalable social enterprises in Asia. Hailing from India, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, and Nepal, hear these finalists pitch live at the Awards Ceremony of the Challenge on the 6th of June. Also present will be Skoll and Schwab Foundation awardee Sebastien Marot of Friends International, who has worked with marginalised children and youth over the past 10 years.
Hubber Exclusives
In the Hot Seat
Faith: Tuesdays, 4 - 6pm
David: Saturdays, 10am - 12pm
Every month, experts from the Hub community jump into the hot seat, to be available exclusively for members of The Hub for two hours every week.
Our May experts are David and Faith from Conjunct Consulting, a pioneering organisation providing guidance to the social sector with professional teams of volunteer mentors.
David specialises in government, strategy and organisation building, whilst Faith has a flair for communications, writing and marketing strategy.
A Hubber Exclusive!
Founder's Flock
Fri 16 May, 3 - 5pm
(in the Hubbatron)
How to Pick the Perfect Partnership with Sushobhan Mukherjee
Have a product you believe in, but need a Joint Venture to bag that big win?
As a brand strategist, marketer and VP at SapientNitro, Sushobhan Mukherjee has over 20 years experience in catalysing start-ups and MNC's for growth by creating the partnerships they need to succeed!
He'll help you identify which sponsorship strategy you should apply and how to convince them you're the right partner every time, so you can lock in that pivotal deal that gives your company the 'big time' seal.
Want to apply Sush's Joint Venture strategies to your start-up?
The Hub Singapore
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