Renovation boss wishes he'd started even earlier

THE founder of One Stop Builders (OSB) believes strongly in pursuing a career only in something that one is passionate about, and also the old adage that the early bird gets the worm.

Thus, Shane Ng, 36, chose the road less travelled by running his own firm at age 30 instead of having a corporate career. And if the Singapore Management University (SMU) accountancy graduate had to do it over again, he would start even earlier.

"At the start of building up a business, you need a lot of energy to complete all the tasks and to push forward with growth," he says. "Starting younger means that you have more physical energy, fewer family commitments and a higher chance of starting again if the business does not succeed."