Entrepreneurship

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

Observers say parents and educators ought to break away from conventional career expectations, especially in light of the rapid changes brought on by artificial intelligence.
ECONOMIC STRATEGY REVIEW

More risk-taking and entrepreneurship now, but Singapore mindsets must change further

Academics and market watchers call for bolder policy design, and for moves to encourage an entrepreneurial spirit to start earlier

A certain failure rate may be a worthy price to pay for those emerging companies that do eventually flourish.
COMMENTARY

What’s new about the Economic Strategy Review update? A spirit of risk-taking

If the government accepts the recommendations and takes on a greater appetite for risk, Singapore must also become more accepting of failure

Apac is perceived as the next frontier for search fund growth, with observers citing its favourable demographics: baby-boomer business owners approaching retirement without successors.
BRUNCH

‘Search funds’ to buy SMEs spring up in the Asia-Pacific, but will they succeed?

Australia and Japan lead in successful acquisitions, while search funds are emerging elsewhere

Kim Lim embodies the philosophy behind her beauty and wellness empire, where every product and treatment is tested on herself first.
BRANDED CONTENT

Rooted in results: How Kim Lim is building her beauty empire on personal proof 

Every treatment and product from the entrepreneur’s five brands goes to market only after she test-drives them for months

The Emerging Enterprise Award recognises startups and young businesses across Singapore and Asia by providing resources to boost their growth.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARD 2025

Transforming everyday life through creativity and innovation

These Emerging Enterprise Awards finalists are using technology, design and creativity to reshape how people eat, live and connect

Over the years, Dr Ng Chin Siau, founder of Q&M Dental Group, developed Singapore’s largest dental chain with diagnostics, dental education and lab capabilities.

Serial entrepreneurs are reshaping South-east Asia’s business landscape

How financial systems must co-evolve with unconventional SMEs

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THRIVE NEWSLETTER

So you want to be your own boss? Read this first

[SINGAPORE] At the Thriving as an Entrepreneur fireside chat moderated by thrive last Friday (Aug 22), three young entrepreneurs shared candid insights on being your own boss.