SMEs

Health Sciences Authority updates regulatory framework with AI guidelines

This aligns with the Republic’s push for artificial intelligence-led transformation in healthcare

Singapore's “sandwiched” mid-sized enterprises are often too large for broad stabilisation measures, yet lack the capital depth, specialist talent and implementation capacity to fully leverage transformation incentives.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why Singapore’s mid-tier enterprises face the toughest transition with Budget 2026

Mid-sized enterprises caught between stabilisation and scale need greater support

What is a practical risk adjusted formula for an SME owner to set the annual personal extraction target, especially in years where cash flow's quite volatile?

Passive paycheck: Structuring your SME for predictable dividends

SME owners often rely on a speculative sale for retirement. Howie Lim interviews Grace Tay of finexis advisory on separating business and personal wealth to find true surplus.

Nagesh Devata, senior vice president for APAC GTM at Payoneer.
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How Asia’s born-global SMEs are scaling through volatility

How can high-growth, born-global SMEs overcome cross-border complexity, multi-entity management, and payment trust issues? Howie Lim finds out.

Tiziana Tan (centre, in pink) started an informal women's lunch group in 2023, that has now expanded to comprise over 70 women.
FEATURE

The ‘invisible networks’ that power Singapore’s women entrepreneurs

From lunches to WhatsApp groups, these small and trusted circles are reshaping how female founders support each other

Anxiety about job disruption is real, and Singapore’s approach is to press ahead with AI while putting strong support in place for transitions, reskilling and progression.
COMMENTARY

Speed in organisational change and innovation critical to success in national AI strategy

Firms and agencies have to reorganise data, rebuild systems, redesign processes and jobs, and retrain people

Ricky Lin, founder and CEO of Life3 Biotech, says the facility is intended to reflect Life3’s broader positioning beyond production, as well as its identity as a “social enterprise at heart”.

AI-powered microalgae hub to anchor Life3 Biotech’s position in sustainable proteins

Facility slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2026 will house AI-driven bioreactors and a new visitor centre

Transformation in sectors with higher regulatory compliance will be slower if support is not tailored, say experts.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: AI boost a shot in the arm, but funding alone won’t drive transformation, says industry

Expanded support lowers barriers to adoption, but scaling will depend on guidance and workforce readiness

The new set of national AI missions will be focused across advanced manufacturing, finance, healthcare and connectivity sectors.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Quick takes on Singapore’s new National AI council, AI missions

The missions will focus on four sectors – advanced manufacturing, finance, healthcare and connectivity

DBS says its survey findings point to a strategic shift among businesses towards diversifying revenue streams and markets.

8 in 10 SMEs plan overseas expansion in 2026 despite market volatility: DBS survey

Reaching new customers and building a stronger presence abroad are the primary drivers