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How Tiny Photo Co-Founders Make Business and Marriage Work
Desmond and Belinda, Owners of Tiny Photo, share with us how they argue about work and still sleep (together) at …
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A Queue Is Not Demand: Why Singapore Businesses Confuse Launch Hype With A Real Market
By 9am, the queue reached the next shop. People filmed the line before joining it. A creator announced that the...
You Are Not Competing With Better Businesses. You Are Competing With Different Sources Of Money
The small furniture maker found the perfect showroom. It sat on a visible corner near the customers he wanted. The...
The F&B Rulebook Has Changed. Good Food Is No Longer Enough
At 11.40am on a Tuesday, the first queue formed outside the new restaurant. The chef had spent fifteen years learning...
The Quiet Patriotism Of Running A Small Business In Singapore
At 7.45 on a public-holiday morning, the shutters of a small neighbourhood shop rise. The owner could have opened later....
Majulah Is A Verb: Singapore Businesses Cannot Keep Waiting To Be Saved
Every few months, a struggling business owner hears about a new grant, programme, financing scheme or industry initiative. For a...
The Cheapest Customer Can Cost Your Business The Most
A business owner takes a job he already knows he should reject. The customer opens with: “Your competitor is cheaper.”...
Your Company Is Limited Liability. You May Not Be.
A founder sits in a bank branch and feels proud. The company has a name. It has a UEN. It...
A Business Should Be A System, Not A Job You Created For Yourself
There is a business owner who cannot take a holiday. If he stops replying to WhatsApp, sales slow down. If...
Would You Pay More For A Business That Hires Only Singaporeans?
You walk into a restaurant near your office. The sign is proud: locally owned, locally staffed, only Singaporeans on the...
Before You Quit Your Salary To Start A Business In Singapore
Imagine this. You are employed in Singapore. The salary comes in every month. The job is not perfect, but it...
When Should a Business Owner Give Up and Go Back to Employment?
There is a strange shame attached to going back to employment after running a business. Some owners would rather keep...
