Singapore SMEs

Asme launches programme to help SMEs form strategic partnerships; expands market access initiatives to Asia

For 2026, the association’s newly elected council will focus on helping tap inorganic growth opportunities and enter new markets

The recommendations are derived from SCCCI’s Annual Business Survey 2025, which polled more than 700 senior representatives.

SCCCI proposes five Budget 2026 measures, including help for SMEs with costs and competitiveness

Rising expenses, manpower shortages and transformation needs top list of business challenges

Fong emphasises that she is not the boss – the company is still owned by her aunts – even if, as chief operating officer, she has spearheaded several initiatives to modernise the family business.

Appeal to the young, don’t intimidate the old: Tong Heng’s fourth-gen heir on reinventing a 90-year-old bakery

Famous for its diamond-shaped egg tarts, the family business is one of 42 newly recognised SG Heritage Businesses

Sam Goi, executive chairman and owner of Tee Yih Jia, the poster child among companies that embrace technology.

Popiah King’s new Tee Yih Jia factory has one of Asia’s largest, fully automated warehouses

The S$500 million facility has a solar panel system that generates enough power for about 315 four-room HDB flats for a year

Clockwise from top left: Chen Ze Ling, DBS’ group head of corporate and SME banking; Singapore Business Federation chief executive Kok Ping Soon; Ryan’s Grocery founder Wendy Foo; and Far East Flora deputy group managing director Ryan Chioh.

DBS market-outlook forum to examine AI, sustainability and global economic shifts shaping 2026

It will outline the challenges and opportunities firms may face in navigating the year ahead

Jason Soon (left) and Nigel Soon of Kim Guan Guan Coffee Roaster. The company has launched retail brand Kim's Duet to reach coffee drinkers directly.

From capsules to coffee bags, Kim Guan Guan aims to elevate Singapore kopi

Amid its transformation and foray into retail, the coffee supplier was acquired by billionaire Sam Goi’s PSC Corporation in 2024

Ernest Ting, the third-generation owner of traditional dimsum restaurant Swee Choon, hopes to formalise franchise plans by next year.

Swee Choon plans Philippines expansion in push to be dimsum’s quick-service king

Having built a strong base of Filipino customers in Singapore, the family business is looking into franchise partnerships

Entreprenuer Goh Mui Wi (right), who runs several dining concepts in Singapore, hopes to expand her business in Thailand.
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Expansion overseas may seem a bold move but the Singapore Business Federation helps home-grown companies find their footing amid complex laws, local practices and shifting customer demands

Kelvin Tang, managing director of Jub Pacific, expects the group's revenue to grow 40% year on year in FY2026.
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Jub Pacific rides offshore oil and gas upturn by going global early

The liftboat operator is now moving to expand its fleet while making strides in Asia’s emerging offshore wind farm sector

Pollisum's chief executive Chris Ang is the founder’s son, but had to earn his stripes – and the employees’ respect.
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Ambition lifts Pollisum to new heights – and perhaps even new shores

The group’s focus is on growing market share in Singapore and wooing strategic investors before venturing overseas