The long awaited ENTREPRENEURS CHALLENGE 2009 is here!!

Grab the opportunity to experience entrepreneurship in a cross-cultural simulated business setting and network with renowned home-bred entrepreneurs, here is the chance …

Co-organized by NUS BINGO and GTS (Golden Travel Service), the event will span across 7 days from 11^th to 17^th August 2009. Following are some of its highlights:

• Opportunities to network with entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and businessmen

• Professional advice on business marketing plan composition

• Have a taste of “Poverty Banquet” immersed in an economy theme

• Unique business lessons hosted by the CEO of DotBox Pte Ltd, a social enterprise

• Display your talent in the closely knit tripartite challenge of Business marketing proposal competition + Retail business competition@ Vivocity + Related business cases analysis competition

• Experience business presentation over a fully covered luxurious dinner

• Media coverage

• Attractive Prizes and Participation Certificate

If you desire to enjoy a meaningful experience before a new school year begins J & possess the following requirements:

• Passion for entrepreneurship
• Want to learn how to start a business
• Desire to exchange cultural and business ideas
• Eager to improve your Mandarin command

Visit us & get your application form now at our forum: http://entrepreneurschallenge.nusbingo.org

Application will close on MONDAY, 20/07/2009 @ 23 59 h

Thank you.

Meltwater Group is currently looking for high calibre individuals to undertake a teaching fellowship at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology in Accra, Ghana. This college was established by the group CEO and his vision was to give back to the community by allowing local African students the chance to commercialise their business projects and build their own software companies one day.

This link contains more information:http://www.meltwater.org/

Also attached is a brochure that outlines the objectives of the school.click here to view the brochure

What Meltwater offer you?

- gain valuable work and life experience in an entrepreneurial organization working to make a difference

- gain international work experience

- supporting people in developing countries

- develop relationship with Africa’s future leaders

Compensation:

- $1000 (USD) monthly stipend

- travel, housing, meals and emergency health insurance

Interested members, please send your covering letter and resume to recruitment.fellow.ap@melwater.org

For more information, contact andrew.abraham@melwater.com

NUS BINGO (Business Incubation of Global Organisations) will be holding its 8th Overseas Business Trip on 16th May 2009 to 12th June 2009.

Spearheaded by Miss Lu Wei Jia, the Delegation Team will visit places in USA, such as New York, Boston, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Monterrey, San Francisco, Las Vegas as well the City of Mexico.

The Introductory on 12th February 2009 has been graced by the presence of His Excellency Juan Jose Gomez Camacho (Mexico Ambassador), The Honourable Francisco Bautista (Mexican Trade commissioner) and Mr. Sarath Menon (Chairman of The American Chamber of Commerce SMEs Committee).

The Talk consists of past business trip delegate sharing session, an exchange forum between the Guests of Honour and the audience, a briefing about NASBT09, followed finally by light refreshment.

Currently, the organizing committee are preparing for the interviewing session, in which the application deadline is 22nd February 2009.

So, keep a lookout for the posters as well as flyers being distributed in and around the campus.

For more information, please visit: http://nasbt09.nusbingo.org/webpages/Home.html

To apply, please visit: http://nasbt09.nusbingo.org/webpages/Application.html

Thank you and have a nice day~

NUS BINGO had a radio interview with Stanley Leong from the Living Room on 938Live on 3rd of Feb at 11am.

We shared about our vision for NUS BINGO and talked about the upcoming business trip to North America. One of the past trip delegate, Wayne also shared about how he has benefited from the trip. Stanley Leong from 938Live has also blogged about the interview.

World BINGO is a social networking site for BINGO members from NUS, China Chapter, Indonesia Chapter, Vietnam Chapter and all over the world!

WORLD BINGO is a platform:
(a) To make new friends and interact with past & present BINGO members
(b) To discuss and share entrepreneurial experiences
(c) To promote networking world wide for future entrepreneurial activities

Go to http://www.worldbingo.org and register for a new account!

NUS BINGO proudly present to you the 7^th Executive Committee for the academic year 2008/09:

President Chew Gui Liang
Vice President (Internal) Kuek Ee Song
Vice President (External) Karn Chaturvedi
Honorary General Secretary Chew Min Xiu, Kathleen
Chief Finance Officer Tran Thi Ngoc Van
Chief Operations Officer Aakaash Singh
Chief Marketing Officer Anurag Garg
Chief Publicity Officer Achamangalam Nandakumar Archana
Chief Technology Officer Wang Yong
Chief Human Resource Officer Ding Wei Jie
Chief Social Responsibility Officer Kriti Kakria
Chief International Relations Officer Song Sirui

Under the leadership of the 7^th Executive Committee together with the strong support from the members, we are confident of bringing NUS BINGO to a greater height and create yet another successful year for NUS BINGO!

Member registration will be available outside the venue. For those who have registered online and haven’t paid the membership fee, you may make the payment at the registration counter so as to activate your membership.

Date: 18 September, 2008
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Engineering Auditorium
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Agenda:
- Summary of events and projects accomplished during the tenure of the 6th Executive Committee
- Election of the 7th Executive Committee (2nd round, for positions except President and Vice Presidents)

Attendance will be taken at the registration counter. Please arrive earlier and mark your attendance before entering the auditorium. Thanks for your cooperation!

Best Regards
NUS BINGO
6th Executive Committee

HANOI2008

25-28 September 2008

The BINGO International Conference aims to bring together aspiring entrepreneurial students from universities in Vietnam, Singapore, China and Indonesia. Student delegates will have a 4day3night networking and dialogue session - an invaluable opportunity to network with like-minded people and gain a better insight on entrepreneurship.

Besides students from National University of Singapore & Hanoi University, where the organizers NUS BINGO & BINGO Vietnam are located in,  students from the following universities are also invited.

- Fudan University, Shanghai, China (复旦大学)
- South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China (华南理工大学)
- University of Indonesia, Indonesia
- Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia (Universitas Bina Nusantara)
- Diponegoro University, Indonesia (Universitas Diponegoro)
- University of Hanoi Techonoly, Hanoi, Vietnam
- University of Foreign Trade, Hanoi, Vietnam
- University of National Economy, Hanoi, Vietnam
- University of Commerce, Hanoi, Vietnam
- University of Labour Union, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Phuong Dong University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Institude of Finance, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Institude of Bank, Hanoi, Vietnam
- National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- University of Business Management, Hanoi, Vietnam

The main objective of this event is to promote entrepreneurship & culture interaction. BINGO VIETNAM will also be officially launched  at the grand  event.

For more details on itinerary and estimated cost, please refer to the attachment. Simply fill in the application form and send to nguyennam208@gmail.com.

Application closes on 11th Sept, 2008.

Contact us:

Nguyen Hoang Phuong Nam
Project Director & International Relations Officer, 6th EXCO
email: nguyennam208@gmail.com

Nguyen Bui Minh Cuong
Project Coordinator
email: jason@nusbingo.org

Attachments:

Itinerary and Estimated Cost (international_conference08.pdf)
Application Form (international_conference08_app.doc)

NUS BINGO Welcomea Tea 2008

NUS BINGO is holding its Welcome Tea for new members and interested students on this coming Thursday. Information about NUS BINGO, its events & projects, Executive Committee & Subcomm. Recruitment, upcoming overseas business trips & international conference will be provided. Moreover, BINGO alumni who have started their own business will be sharing their personal experiences. Membership registration will be available and interested members may also get your club T-shirts at the registration counter. Light refreshment provided at the end of the event.

Details of the Welcome Tea are as provided below. All are cordially invited to gain a better insight into our organization. Please feel free to email to hr@nusbingo.org if you have any queries.

·     Date : 28th Aug 2008
·     Time : 6pm - 7.30pm
·     Venue : Engineering Auditorium

Executive Committee & Subcommittee Recruitment

We are delighted to announce that the application for new Executive Committee (EXCO) and Subcommittee is now OPEN!. If you intend to apply for any position, please email us your CV to hr@nusbingo.org. You are also required to attach a short paragraph describing why you are interested in this position and why you can make a good candidate for it. Shortlisted applicants will be notified shortly via email to be interviewed.

Do you believe that one in seven Taiwanese is an entrepreneur? Do you ever wonder how the Japanese corporations make their employees work for them for a lifetime? Do you have a burning desire to find out how the banks and manufacturers in Japan work hand in hand to form Keiretsu (closely-knit groups)?

The Winter Business Trip to Japan and Taiwan is here for you to explore the answers. The trip will cover many reputable corporations, emerging start-ups, governmental organizations and well known institutions. The objectives of the trip are to gain a deeper understanding of the states as a place to conduct business activities, to promote student entrepreneurship and networking worldwide.

The TIP/NUS BINGO Winter Business Trip is a joint program open to all students of all faculties and nationalities by the Faculty of Engineering Technopreneurship Incubation Program and the NUS BINGO. This is the seventh biannual overseas business trip we are organizing. We had been to China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos,India, Qatar, UAE and Egypt over the past 3 years. For more information on the trip please visit http://eastasia2008.nusbingo.org and for more information of our past trips you may visit www.tip.eng.nus.edu.sg or www.nusbingo.org

To learn more about this trip, you are welcome to the Winter Business Trip Introduction Seminar at Engineering Auditorium (EA) on 14thAug (Thursday) at 6.00p.m.(dinner provided!)