Doing Business in India

International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is pleased to present as part of the iadvisory Seminar Series: “Doing Business in India”, one-day seminar exploring market opportunities and highlighting issues that companies should look out for when expanding into India.

India is the world’s fourth largest economy in purchasing power and the twelfth largest economy at market exchange rates. Significant economic reforms have transformed India into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Despite the record dip in export, India’s economy is projected to grow by 5 to 6% in the current financial year.

Hear from the experts, and learn first-hand about the region’s latest developments and opportunities to thrive in this emerging market. Event includes topics on:

Business Opportunities in the FMCG and Manufacturing sectors
India’s Economic Climate
Tax and Regulation in India

Seminar Details
Date :14 July 2009, Tuesday
Time: 8.30am – 5.00pm
Venue: NTUC Business Centre, 1 Marina Boulevard, Level 8 OMB, Room 801
Fees (Include materials,1-to-1 business clinics, lunch and refreshments):
S$80 (General Public)
S$60 (ieConnect, ASME, SBF, SCCCI, SICCI, SICC, SMCCI, SMa members)

* Registration for 1-to-1 business clinic with speakers will be conducted onsite on 14 July 2009 and each company is entitled to a 15-minute clinic session with participating speakers. Slots are limited and on a first-come-first-served basis.

For more information about the programme, please click here.

Register here.

IP Academy course: IP Fundamentals: Applications for the Media Industry

IP Academy will be organizing “IP Fundamentals: Applications for the Media Industry” scheduled from 5th to 7th August 2009. For more information or to register for the course, please visit our website.

This course is proudly supported by MDA Singapore. Singaporeans or PRs who sign up for all 3 modules are eligible for a 50% grant provided by MDA (terms and conditions apply).

iadvisory Seminar on Doing Business in Brazil

Join us at the iadvisory Seminar Series on Doing Business in Brazil and hear from the experts on how you can grow your business in Brazil.

Brazil has a diversified economy offering great prospects for investment in all sectors: from infrastructure to telecommunications, from industry to agribusiness, from tourism to services. Experience has shown that foreign capitals invested there have yielded compensatory returns even when the economy is not bubbling with dynamism.

The fifth largest country in territorial extension, it covers an area in excess of 8.5 million square km and with a population of nearly 180 million. The GDP in the area of US$500 billion places its economy among the biggest in the world. Its economic stability, strengthening of political institutions and potential consumer market, place Brazil, among the emerging countries, as one of the principal focus to attract foreign capital

Join us at the iadvisory Seminar Series on Doing Business in Brazil and hear from the experts on how you can grow your business in Brazil.

For more information, click here.

IE Awareness Seminar Grow Your Overseas Business with IE Singapore 8 Jul 09

With the mission to promote the overseas growth of Singapore-based enterprises and international trade, IE Singapore offers a wide range of services in over 30 locations worldwide, providing the necessary market information and assistance programmes to aid your company’s expansion overseas.

To help companies weather the downturn and look into potential business opportunities overseas, IE has introduced and announced several enhanced schemes and new programmes to improve business capabilities, increase market access and promote exports of Singapore-based companies. Our newest programmes include the Export Coverage Scheme and Exporter Development Programme.

Through this seminar, find what sources of market intelligence and information we provide and learn about our suite of assistance programmes and schemes we offer to help companies succeed in their overseas venture.

For more information, click here.

Accreditation for the Film & Media Forum at the FBF 2009

If you’re looking for good material, then make sure now that you are accredited for the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 and its Film & Media Rights Centre (Film Rights Centre) in the Film & Media Forum. Accreditation for the Frankfurt Book Fair enables you to attend match-up meetings with publishing companies and agencies representing film rights.

Within the course of three-hour slots you can meet up to ten agents. A copy of the Film Rights Catalogue Autumn 2009 is also included in accreditation. In this, every publishing company taking part in the Film & Media Rights Centre introduces five titles suitable for film adaptation.

The Film & Media Forum at the Frankfurt Book Fair also offers you a top quality programme of seminars and events with international contributors, two cinemas and a collective stand featuring books about films and books suitable for film adaptations.

If you are interested in taking part or in the programme for the Film & Media Forum, don;t hesitate to contact me! Or simply apply for accreditation now using the form here.

Advanced Short Courses under the SPUR Programme

These up-coming programmes are impactful and concise. They are delivered with application and practice in mind. Participants will take away useful knowledge and tools which can be applied in very practical manner at the workplace. These programmes are therefore cost and time efficient in terms of your investment in training.

On top of that, the Ministry of Manpower is introducing new measures under SPUR to further develop Singapore’s manpower capabilities and provide greater support for companies and workers. With such great support from the government, companies can now upgrade their staff at a more economic way. We have the table as follow for your kind consideration.

Essentials for Print and Media Industry (4days = 32hrs)
Commencement Date: 23, 24, 30 & 31 Jul or 20, 21, 27 & 28 Aug
Course Fee: S$780.00
Nett Fee Payable after SPUR funding: S$428.00
Absentee Payroll Support (claimable by company): S$320.00
Total training fee payable by company: S$108
Download the course outline here.

Enhancing CTP Workflow Management (6days = 48hrs)
(Incorporated with File Management for Optimum Printability)
Commencement Date: 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 Jul
Course Fee: S$1,190.00
Nett Fee Payable after SPUR funding: S$119.00
Absentee Payroll Support (claimable by company): S$480.00
Total training fee payable by company: –
Download the course outline here.

Applying Colour Management in Print Production (3.5days = 28hrs)
Commencement Date: 1, 8 & 15 Aug
Course Fee: S$880.00
Nett Fee Payable after SPUR funding: S$572.00
Absentee Payroll Support (claimable by company): S$280.00
Total training fee payable by company: S$292
Download the course outline here.

Optimum Print Control (2days = 16hrs)
Commencement Date: 27 & 28 Jul
Course Fee: S$780.00
Nett Fee Payable after SPUR funding: S$604.00
Absentee Payroll Support (claimable by company): S$160.00
Total training fee payable by company: S$444
Download the course outline here.

Download the registration form here.

Buenos Aires appointed World Book Capital 2011

At a meeting in Paris on 12 June 2009, the Jury of World Book Capital, a jury which includes IPA, IBF, IFLA and UNESCO, appointed Buenos Aires as World Book Capital 2011 for the quality and variety of its application file, widely and enthusiastically supported by all players involved in the book industry (publishers, bookstores and libraries). Last year, the same jury had appointed Ljubljana, Slovenia as World Book Capital 2010. As usual, the program will start on World Book & Copyright Day on 23 April 2011. The current World Book Capital is Beirut, Lebanon.

Download the press release here.

For more, please contact:

Secretariat
International Publishers Association
3, avenue de Miremont
CH – 1206 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 704 18 20
Fax: +41 22 704 18 21
www.internationalpublishers.org

Singapore Business Partners’ Nite

Singapore-Thai Business Matching

Members interested in accompanying the Print Media Association on a Singapore-Thai Business Matching trade mission to Thailand (tentative schedule: July 20-July 22, 2009) to explore Thai printing opportunities may contact:

Mr Chusak Dejkreingkrikun
CEO Marketing GURU Association, Thailand
Tel: 662 907 9131
Fax: 662 907 9131
www.mga.co.th
email: manassiri2001@yahoo.com

and

Mr Fang Keng Ho
Print Media Association, Singapore
Email: fanghoh@pmas.sg

The deadline for response is 17 June as places are limited and filling up fast.

Download the invitation letter here.
Download the programme here.

IE Singapore Upcoming Events

iadvisory Seminar Series on Doing Business in Russia

Join us at the iadvisory Seminar Series: Doing Business in Russia and hear from the experts on how you can grow your business in Russia. For more info, click here.

What’s Next for the World Economy?

For the third time running, IE Singapore is pleased to have Dr Thierry Apoteker back to share with us his insights. Come join us as Dr Apoteker follows up from his past two analyses in Q4 of 2008 and Q1 of 2009 of the world economy. For more info, click here.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FELLOWSHIP 2nd Executive Programme on Latin America

IE Singapore and the Sumaq Alliance invite you to attend the 2nd Executive Programme on Latin America. The 5-day programme conducted in São Paulo, Brazil is designed to provide senior representatives from the private and public sectors with a comprehensive overview of doing business in Latin America. For more info, click here.

Network Indonesia Seminar – Looking beyond Jakarta: Doing business in regional Indonesia

The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the Network Indonesia are pleased to invite you to this Business Forum which will attempt to address the nature of these opportunities and more importantly, how the growth pattern is expected to change with the coming presidential elections. This Business Forum seeks to give participants a better understanding of doing business in regional Indonesia, and will cover the current economic landscape, post-elections development and available business opportunities in regional Indonesia. For more info, click here.

Tea @ Advisory Centre

IE Singapore Advisory Centre warmly invite you to join us in this upcoming event and find out through Tea @ Advisory Centre, how hassle-free it is to access personalised advisory and information resources! You will also get to know about the newly launched Exporter Development Programme and how you can make use of it to develop your export competency. For more info, click here.