1. Established in Southeast Asia since 2003
The Future of Entrepreneurship Education
for Schools in Singapore
Nurturing Young Leaders in Enterprise and Innovation

2. We envision
Entrepreneurship Education to
Provide an alternative route to
empowerment and success for students
with different talents and aptitudes
Grow and leverage every school’s
entrepreneurial alumni network
Support Singapore’s strategy to be a
knowledge-based economy by positioning
schools as hubs of open innovation
Nurture future leaders who are motivated
and competent in pursuing positive change
for global or macro-level issues

3. We measure
Entrepreneurial Performance with
Number of students competent in entrepreneurial leadership
and innovation thinking Experiential Learning & Discovery
Number of innovations generated by the school
Internal Startup Challenges
Number of student-led spinoffs and social change initiatives
Startup Incubation Club & Social Enterprise Programme
Number of entrepreneurial success stories in alumni network
Sustained Long-Term Entrepreneurial Success

4. Proposed Areas for
Collaboration with Schools
Experiential Learning & Discovery Enrichment
Startup Incubation Club Co-curricular Activities
Internal Startup Challenges Intra-school Competitions
Youth Social Enterprise Programme Enrichment
“Tell me, and I will forget.
Show me, and I may remember.
Involve me, and I will understand.”

5. Experiential Learning & Discovery
Curriculum, workshops and games for students and teachers
Startup Angel Valley" Management Mahjong"
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Idea to Investment Social Innovation
(Lean Startup)" (Design Thinking)"

6. Startup Incubation Club
Building a supportive community for youth entrepreneurs
Weekly Workshops & Talks" Industry Mentors"
Prototyping Space" Online Innovation Network"

7. Internal Startup Challenges
Launching innovative ideas using the Lean Startup approach
Ideation & Team Formation" Plans, Pitches & Prototypes"
Customer Discovery" Funding & Mentorship"

8. Youth Social Enterprise Programme
Empowering the next generation of change agents
Social Enterprise Social Innovation
Service Learning" Challenge"
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Workshops & Talks" Outreach & Showcases"

9. Funding for External Collaborations
SPRING launched the YES! School Funding in 2008
With the aim of nurturing youths to be enterprising and innovative
through hands-on entrepreneurship learning opportunities
Up to $100, 000 yearly per Polytechnic
Up to $50, 000 yearly per ITE college
Up to $10, 000 yearly per JC / Secondary / Primary School

10. Funding for External Collaborations
YES! School Evaluation Criteria
Highlight importance of innovation in entrepreneurship
Holistic approach to cultivate mindset of students and/or teachers
Demonstrate project feasibility and learning outcomes
Indicate number of students who will benefit
Mentors to provide guidance and inspire students
Note: Training vendor cannot be the mentor.

11. Funding for External Collaborations
YES! School Supportable Items
100% Professional services
< 50% Equipment, software, materials & consumables
< 50% Manpower * For Polytechnics & ITEs
100% Other operating expenditure

12. Our Team
Suwida "
Douglas Abrams
CEO & Founder of Expara! Kingmuangkow"
Managing Director!
• Extream Ventures – Co-founder and
MD S$20 million VC fund!
• NUS – Adjunct Associate Professor,
Business School, Entrepreneurship!
• Parallax Capital Mgmt – Co-founder
and MD Venture investing!
Rosalind Tan"
• JP Morgan – Vice President of Incubation Manager!
IB Technology, GM Internet Marketing!

13. Our Team
Alicia Lye Germaine Inez
Business International Business
Development! & Impact Investment!
Cato Gullichsen Bonnie Lam
Partner! Analyst!

14. Established Track Record

15. Contact
Alicia LYE
+65 6323 3084 | alicia@expara.com
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent
Mediapolis #02-10/11, Singapore 139951