What Are the Obstacles in Getting Singaporean SMEs to Go Overseas?

Singapore may be wealthy, but given its small and highly competitive domestic market, the only way for SMEs to grow is to expand beyond the island’s borders. What challenges await the ambitious? Dr Tan Wee Liang highlights potential obstacles that SMEs need to prepare for.

Intellectual Property and Innovation Are the Secret Weapons Retailers Need to Survive

Hit by challenges such as digital disruption and intense competition, retailers are finding it tougher to keep afloat. Experts suggest that investing in innovation and intellectual property is key to retailers’ survival.

Finding the Right Hook with Their Fresh Coffee Brew

It's not always easy finding good coffee when you need one—not to mention how costly it can be. Facing the same issue herself, Faye Sit created Hook Coffee in a bid to make fresh, specialty brews easily accessible to all coffee lovers.

When Digital Meets Traditional Royal Artisanship

The role of a second generation business leader is a tricky one, especially when it comes to a family business rich in history and tradition. While Rachel was hesitant to rock the boat, it was her father who urged her to jump onto the digital bandwagon, and Royal Insignia has never looked back since.

Family Businesses Are Leading the New Age of Social Entrepreneurship

Inspired to build an organisation that reflect their family values, owners of family businesses today are leading proponents of social entrepreneurship. We find out the stories behind some of these family businesses.

Human Skills Are as (If Not More) Important as Technology For Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 may be the consequence of rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, but don't be too quick to rule out the need for human skills. Associate Professor Tan Hwee Hoon tells us why.

Breathing New Life into Family Firms

Keeping the business in the family and family in the business. Will this help breath new life into businesses, or is the risk of intergenerational tension too high?

Shaping the Next Generation Workforce Even Before Graduation

Why wait till you’ve finished your studies to kick-start an enterprise? From being a social entrepreneur to being a link between industry and academia, student-preneur Tiziana Tan is the ultimate multi-hyphenate millennial.

Journal of a Young Entrepreneur

At 25, BAcc student Eric Chean is a young entrepreneur who has already developed two start-ups in the shipping industry and recovered from business setbacks.