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BSP Seeks Local Businesses Support To Create Better Future

Posted on 04/11/2011 - Media Centre

FRIDAY, 04 NOVEMBER 2011 07:03 DANIAL NORJIDI Bandar Seri Begawan – Local business development is a pillar towards creating a sustainable economy for Brunei Darussalam, requiring a strong set of foundation and paradigm shifts, and Brunei Shell Petroleum is devoted towards being at the forefront in continuing to fuel the country’s future. These were the […]

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‘No easy way’ to go global

Posted on 04/11/2011 - Media Centre

UBAIDILLAH MASLI BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, November 4, 2011 Do your homework, take advantage of support schemes, businesses told THERE is “no easy way” for Brunei businesses to penetrate the international market, the deputy minister at the Prime Minister’s Office said, as he urged local entrepreneurs to focus on market research and to leverage on […]

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‘Encourage customers to complain’

Posted on 04/11/2011 - Media Centre

UBAIDILLAH MASLI BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Friday, November 4, 2011 BUSINESSES should urge their customers to complain about their services or products, as a means to identify their needs and alter the relevant aspects of the business to meet that need, a branding and marketing expert said yesterday. Brenda Bence, president of Branding Development International Associates […]

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Facilitating The Growth Of SMEs In Line With Country’s Aspirations

Posted on 01/11/2011 - Media Centre

TUESDAY, 01 NOVEMBER 2011 06:53 DANIAL NORJIDI ASIA INC TO ORGANIZE LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FORUM Bandar Seri Begawan – Asia Inc Forum yesterday announced its next upcoming event, which is the Local Business Development (LBD) Forum. The half-day forum for SMEs is themed ‘Improving Customer Engagement – A Business Growth Strategy’ and will convene on […]

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First Social Media Conference A Success

Posted on 22/10/2011 - Media Centre

SATURDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2011 06:27 AZIZ IDRIS Bandar Seri Begawan – The first-ever social media conference in Brunei Darussalam ‘Brunei Online, Social Media: There’s Where It’s @’ was successfully held yesterday at Radisson Hotel in the capital. Nearly 80 social media aficionados joined the conversation at the informal gathering. Among them were renowned entrepreneurs and […]

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Connecting With The Younger Generation Through Twitter

Posted on 22/10/2011 - Media Centre

SATURDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2011 06:27 AZIZ IDRIS Bandar Seri Begawan – The Chairman of Asia Inc Forum, Dato Timothy Ong, who is also a relatively new Twitter user, said that the reason why he has been actively involved with social media is to obtain real-time information about what’s happening in the world and the latest […]

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Time ripe for next-gen technopreneurs

Posted on 22/10/2011 - Media Centre

DEBBIE TOO BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Saturday, October 22, 2011 THE future looks promising for the next generation of technology players. Just ask Simon Soo, director of Mint, and Keeran Janin, founder of MeSixty, both panelists at yesterday’s first social media conference held at the Radisson Hotel. Organised by the Asia Inc Forum, the forum was […]

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Call For ICT To Broaden Economic Scope

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

21st October 2011 Bandar Seri Begawan – If we can find a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates amongst us who can look to the future and leverage and use ICT to do in a better way things that we do now in a mundane way, then I think that we will have been successful. The […]

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Youth Encouraged To Regard Entrepreneurship As Option

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

Written by Jimi-Ha on 21 October 2011. Bandar Seri Begawan – As the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei has spent a significant amount of funds boosting the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) industry, there is already a lucrative opportunity for young entrepreneurs looking to set up their respective business […]

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Investment in bandwidth crucial for Brunei

Posted on 21/10/2011 - Media Centre

AZAMRI ZAINAL BRUNEI-MUARA Friday, October 21, 2011 INVESTMENT in bandwidth has been touted as a critical factor as Brunei pushes for its e-Hijrah education system. This was the advice of Neil Jackson (pic), the Asia Pacific Regional Education Director (public sector) of Microsoft Corporation, who praised government efforts to move forward implementing the ‘E-Hijrah’ education […]

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