Singapore SMEs

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From distributor to strategic partner – Wiselink’s role in Asia’s electronics supply chain

2026-08-26T10:00:00.000Z
Employers will be reimbursed at a rate of up to S$500 a day, or S$1,500 a year, for childcare leave.

NDR 2026: Childcare leave salary caps still leave gaps for higher-income parents

2026-08-24T12:58:01.000Z
Singapore intends to scale up the use of autonomous vehicles amid manpower constraints, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday.

NDR 2026: Singapore won’t block tech for being disruptive, but will support affected workers

2026-08-23T12:21:20.000Z
Big Bullion’s co-founders Charmaine Chua and Ian Chan expect the business to be profitable by December this year.

Gen Z couple takes on Singapore’s established bullion dealers

2026-08-21T04:37:52.000Z
Melody Tan thinks second-gen family business owners need to have confidence in themselves when taking over the business.
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‘Be confident’: Yum Cha second-gen owner’s advice on taking over the family business

2026-08-21T03:00:00.000Z
Dennis Chua, founder and CEO of Timah Partners (centre), with members of his team (from left), Kelvin Ho, Serena Li, Yap Hsien Liang and Christopher Pang.

Timah Partners lands S$60 million facility from lenders including UOB, RHB

2026-08-19T09:51:11.000Z
On capital outlay, founder and CEO of Storm Athletic Club Li Kun Rong says: “I couldn’t even (open a) franchise if I wanted to... so I had to start my own thing.”
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Punching above their weight: Boutique gyms find their niche in the face of competition, rising costs

2026-08-12T04:00:00.000Z
Ranking on Google and being quoted by an AI answer engine turn out to be two different achievements. The second one runs on rules almost nobody has been told.

Singapore’s SMEs are winning at Google, losing at AI

2026-08-07T04:00:00.000Z
Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow says the Singaporean economic model – which supports SMEs while attracting MNCs – “has delivered for generation after generation of Singaporeans”.

Local, global firms both needed for Singapore’s economic success, ministers say

2026-08-05T14:19:25.000Z
SBF’s head Mark Lee says that if the organisation wants to continue to do good work, it needs to be a “business-building institution” and not just a representative body.

‘Come to us first’, new SBF chairman Mark Lee tells businesses seeking help

2026-08-05T05:24:09.000Z