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Transforming Singapore’s Healthcare Landscape: Navigating Demographic Changes and Economic Challenges

AsiaTechDaily

Between 2010 and 2019 , healthcare spending in Singapore increased significantly, from SG$3.8 This article will delve deeper into these strategies, examining the effects of an aging population on economic growth and workforce dynamics and discussing the significance of medical tourism in Singapore’s healthcare landscape.

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Senior Business Leader Joins SMU Cox Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

American Entrepreneurship

Taylor brings 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles in strategy consulting, Fortune 500 and start-up organizations. Nirav holds a BA from Stanford University and returned to his alma mater in 2019 as a visiting instructor for the Stanford in Florence program.

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Rallying for rural entrepreneurship: addressing the challenges that face rural small businesses

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During my tenure with the local University I worked with economic developers all across Iowa, from Sioux City to Davenport and a great many small but mighty communities in-between: Grinnell, Parkersburg, Webster City and Lamoni to name a few. They also play a major role in raising a community’s median income and quality of life.

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In the race for tech talent, the US should look to Mexico

TechCrunch

with projections showing an 11% increase by 2029 from 2019 numbers, which amounts to over half a million new jobs. produces only about 65,000 computer science graduates, there is a vast deficit in the tech talent market, which materialized as over 900,000 unfilled IT and related positions in 2019 alone. Given that the U.S. 1 among U.S.

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Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. Although U.S.

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Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures

TechCrunch

Serena Ventures, Omidyar Group’s Luminate Fund, Melo 7 Tech Partners and Cascador (Empowering Economic Growth Foundation) participated. In 2019, the company embarked on one such project as it developed Nigeria’s first real-time election database. Five years on, this startup, Stears , is announcing a $3.3

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Why Recessions Are a Good Time to Start a Side Hustle

StartupNation

That’s a 21 percent increase from the same seven-day period in 2019. Although recessions often harm the consulting market, for example, there’s evidence that they improve short-term labor markets. Additionally, weak economic growth often leads to failing businesses selling off assets. percent in 2020, recent U.S.