What would you do if the world was about to end? Would you be the selfless hero? Or would you crumble and become the selfish survivor? 2012, another “end-of-the-world” movie…
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Malaysian-born Annie Gan was just an administrative worker when she started working at a construction firm. Working her way up the ranks, she eventually became a partner at another company…
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Judging by the swanky shopfront of CYC The Custom Shop at Raffles Arcade, you might be surprised to know that the tailoring company used to have to hold warehouse sales…
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In 1996, three months after Valerie Tan set up her automobile retail company Pinnacle International with her husband, all four of her salesmen walked out on her to join a…
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Entrepreneurial skills are not gender-specific, but because of society’s demands, women entrepreneurs have a harder time succeeding than men. Here’s how six of them have stayed the course. It was…
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A half-naked man on stage, two men who belted out love songs for the women in the club, plus a cheeky host who suggested sticking the voting stickers “below the…
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Google Inc’s Dave Girouard shares six rules of effective innovation at the workplace. It is in times of crises that eventual winners are determined, said Google Inc’s Dave Girouard at…
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APEC SME SUMMIT: Green Opportunities for SMEs amid challenges from Climate Change
By ContributorPHOTOS: Tan Song Kow After a rousing kick off of the APEC SME Summit with keynote speeches by Alibaba Group’s Chairman and CEO, Jack Ma and international movie star and…
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Establishing profitable business networks are the key to growth for SMEs in the coming decade. “Building connections, unlocking opportunities”. That was the theme for this year’s Global Entrepolis @ Singapore…
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The APEC SME Summit 2009 sought to address future trends while identifying strategies for growth. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can potentially add about $1 trillion in trade and about…
PHOTOS: APEC 2009 site Speaking at the last session of the Leaders sessions at the APEC, Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew gave his candid take on the countries of…