Entrepreneurs

NTU launches UOB Innovation Hub to grow startups, with plans to incubate over 90 venture teams

Hub is supported by S$110 million from UOB and Wee Foundation as well as government contributions

After a decade in the beauty industry, Perky Lash founder Jasmin Tay took the plunge and launched Perky Lash seven years ago.

At Perky Lash, new home-visit service set to power next phase of growth

The home-grown beauty salon chain will bring its eyelash extension treatment to clients’ homes or even their offices

Last year’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Singapore winner was Chin Wei Jia, group chief executive officer of HMI Medical.

Nominations open for EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 awards

Nominees will be assessed across four globally benchmarked criteria: entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, impact and growth

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

Chew and Ting's global mindset for their business has propelled it into the region.
NEW BEGINNINGS

Daniel Chew and Rebecca Ting: Going beyond the vines

Instead of diplomas or degrees, the power couple’s pursuit of affordable, good design has taken them further than they’d imagined – with a dream project still in their sights

Joan Chang transformed Lloyd's Inn from a rundown budget hotel into a chic boutique hotel chain.
NEW BEGINNINGS

Joan Chang: Shaping tradition, from hotels to cheongsams

How one entrepreneur imagines heritage for a new generation of Singaporeans

Ang Eng Guan has been running a pig farming business in Shandong’s Weifang for over 30 years.

Pig farming, livestreaming: Singaporeans find new opportunities in China

Ang Eng Guan has been running a pig farming business in Shandong’s Weifang for over 30 years

Cindy Karim charts a new path for the Karim family, building businesses that speak to her generation’s ambitions.
CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS

Cindy Karim: Redefining a billion-dollar Indonesian family empire

The Karim family’s eldest child is shaping its next chapter through culture and hospitality

Kailash Gupta, managing director of Generation Next Communications, says: "If you keep doing the same things that everyone else is doing, then you can’t really build a great business."
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS

Generation Next Communications adds value by always being on the hunt for ‘what’s next’

The five-time winner is now looking to tap AI to boost performance

Nearly two-thirds of HSBC's global private banking clients in Singapore are entrepreneurs, says the lender's head of global private banking.

HSBC launches ‘entrepreneurial wealth proposition’ in Singapore

A recent report by the lender names the Republic as entrepreneurs’ top destination for wealth and relocation