Exploring Global Possibilities: A Singapore-Philippines Entrepreneur Matching Event 

by: Hannah Magdangal, Thames International Undergraduate Student

Thames International, in an effort to open more doors to business opportunities and further scale its entrepreneurship degree, took the initiative to provide business and networking opportunities with Singapore through an online Entrepreneur matching event. Last June 3, 2021, along with Temasek-Polytechnic, a post-secondary academic institution from Tampines, Singapore, Thames hosted this virtual event in which five start-ups from Temasek-Polytechnic  exhibited their businesses in the hope of exploring business opportunities and gaining partners in the Philippines. The exhibitors hailed from various industries, namely Creative (livestreaming), Food and Beverage, Green Energy (fuel cells), and E-commerce:

ProdG

ProdG is a business put up by livestreamers whose experience goes far and wide, with a history in events planning and organization for the esports industry, and have a clear understanding of the struggle that comes with executing a quality live online event. To streamline the requirements and live-editing process that are part of live streaming, ProdG offers a consolidated production and optimization tool that automates the rigorous, time- and energy-consuming processes to get the job done with efficiency. ProdG looks to expand and offer their solutions to more businesses in need, and hopes to find resellers and partners in the Philippines and penetrate our growing esports and livestreaming industry.

To connect with and learn more about ProdG, their LinkedIn account is linked here.

Asmara

An award-winning beverage brand, Asmara is a Singapore-based company that uses science and food technology to incorporate traditional chinese, indonesian and indian medicine into natural beverages, tea blends, and powders, advocating for healthy and quality living. All their products are developed and tested by certified food scientists, and proven to be 100% natural. Asmara looks to connect with potential distributors, explore possible co-branding initiatives, and offer consulting services to businesses with aligned objectives in the Philippines.

To connect with and learn more about Asmara, their Facebook Page is linked here.

Bhai Tea

The owner of Bhai Tea has been making tea since 1965. He has been distributing his tea all around Singapore since the early 80s, and has since been grinding and mixing different blends in countries such as Africa, Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia. From years of work and experience, he has been able to come up with an extravagant recipe for what is believed to be the perfect blend. Bhai Tea is currently looking for partners in the Philippines who may be looking to start their own tea business in the country.

To connect with and learn more about Bhai Tea, their Facebook Page is linked here.

ThriveLive

In an increasingly ‘digital’ era where technology has become a necessity when it comes to fulfilling everyday tasks, ThriveLive aims to contribute through providing the same convenience in the e-commerce scene. There is an upward trend in the utilization of livestreaming in e-commerce, and ThriveLive provides a platform, through an app, that allows business-to-business and business-to-consumer systems an augmented experience that conveniently aggregates all livestream sales, and they are working to branch out through increasing brand awareness, finding Philippines-based partners and offering their service to the country.

To connect with and learn more about ThriveLive, their Facebook Page is linked here.

Duralite Power

Addressing the growing demand for long-endurance clean energy, Duralite Power works to address this through the utilization of fuel cell and hydrogen power. Their core competency revolves around developing lightweight, compact and power dense air-cooled hydrogen fuel cells suitable for drones, light mobility and range extender application. Duralite Power is currently looking for places where they can do pilot testing as well as joint venture opportunities with Philippine companies that are of aligned interests with clean energy.

To connect with and learn more about Duralite Power, their website is linked here. 

Temasek Polytechnic is an institute of higher learning in Singapore heavily focused on industry-related programs. Thames is widely recognized for its foreign degree options in the UK, Australia, and Singapore. With a similar objective of empowering startup entrepreneurs, Thames maximizes its resources to provide its students with such opportunities to discover opportunities both locally and abroad. Through events like these, doors are opened to various business and networking possibilities. 

The panelists included Thames administrators and lecturers: Adolf Aran, who holds extensive experience in the food and beverage industry, Mark Meily in the creative side, Joedy Cruel in e-commerce, and Eduardo Silva in entrepreneurship. Their presence allowed pitchers to gain more insight into their businesses with regard to how they may improve and the overall efficacy of their models in the Philippine scene. 

“It was a very exciting event where we got to witness start-ups from Temasek Polytechnic do their pitches. It’s useful for students like me because we got to learn from their business ideas and models, especially that I also want to start my own venture. It was also a unique idea wherein students from Thames had the opportunity to reach out to students from the said international community allowing us to expand our connections despite being in an online learning environment.”, said Amidala, a Thames undergraduate student. By and large, the event was one that provided a great deal of value, which Thames actively works to provide its community.

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