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E50 Award winners for 2025 with guest of honour Josephine Teo, minister for digital development and information (front row, eighth from left), as well as organisers and sponsors.
ENTERPRISE 50

Applications open for Enterprise 50 Awards 2026 nominations

This year’s theme is ‘Future-Proofing Growth Through Innovation’

A Twelve Cupcakes outlet at Chinatown Point seen on Oct 30, 2025.

Twelve Cupcakes staff to recover part of unpaid salaries from end-March: F&B union

The Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union says it has been assisting affected members since October 2025

Castlery co-founder Declan Ee intends to take a “measured” approach to offline expansion in the US, given the evolving global developments and ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Castlery to open first US store in New York, targets 8 to 12 stores in key global cities by 2029

To mitigate the impact of US tariffs, the furniture brand has diversified its supply chain, while expanding into the UK and Canada

“Singapore’s vision for AI is to ensure that many companies and their employees benefit – not just a few," said Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo on Friday.

IMDA to boost AI adoption among Singapore enterprises with new bootcamp

The programme will be run with Boston Consulting Group and EY-Parthenon, with plans to partner with more firms

ESR committee on global competitiveness co-chair Jeffrey Siow says the trust premium is important because Singapore companies often have to venture abroad earlier than firms in larger economies.

Singapore’s ‘trust premium’ gives SMEs the edge overseas

Speakers at the BT Budget Roundtable say that companies must take a deliberate approach to overseas expansion

Measuring AI’s impact requires looking beyond the bottom line, says Koren Wines, managing director of Xero Asia.

AI adoption without a clear goal is money down the drain, warn industry leaders

Yet firms that deliberate for too long on implementation risk losing ground

From left: Allison Nam, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Nandina REM; Koren Wines, managing director of Xero Asia; Jeffrey Siow, Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance; Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Culture, Community and Youth; and Chen Huifen, editor of The Business Times and panel moderator.

Talent, AI and agility key to helping SMEs compete globally

The BT Budget Roundtable also explores the role of talent, innovation and government support in driving growth

Great Green Run organisers TriFactor and Modellscape Studio hope to evolve the event into a larger lifestyle and sustainability festival.

SMF inks deal with Great Green Run to give 50 SMEs free carbon footprint reports

The third edition of this annual running event takes place on Jun 14 at Marina Barrage

T2 Tea's outlet at Suntec City is set to cease operations on Mar 25.

Australian tea brand T2 Tea shuts all Singapore outlets as it looks to ‘reset’ Asia retail strategy

A company spokesperson says the retailer is in its ‘strongest position’ in over a decade

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