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.

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?

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.