Singapore SMEs

For SMEs, tracking carbon emissions is not about theory but growing the business

Property player CDL works with its SME suppliers to develop a decarbonisation road map

For Halijah Travels general manager Haffidz Abdul Hamid, Singapore’s role as a Haj transit point is an important piece of heritage that he hopes to keep alive – which is why he applied for the SG Heritage Business Scheme.

Haj-travel specialist Halijah Travels aims to stay relevant in a ‘dying’ industry

The family business is the only tour agency among 42 companies recognised as a SG Heritage Business

From left: Ryan Huang, Money FM 89.3 presenter, who moderated the panel; Chen Ze Ling, DBS group head of corporate and SME banking; Kok Ping Soon, SBF CEO; Wendy Foo, Ryan's Grocery founder; and Ryan Chioh, Far East Flora deputy group managing director.

More companies intensifying overseas expansion efforts after ‘better-than-expected’ 2025: panel

Singapore SMEs should also look into making sustainability a core part of their strategy as it helps with saving costs

A vacated Eccellente by Hao Mart at Taste Orchard, taken on Nov 14, 2025.

OG sues Hao Mart for alleged breach of Taste Orchard lease, seeks S$6.6 million in rent and other fees

Hao Mart denies these allegations and says that both parties had subsequently entered into a separate ‘oral agreement’, which OG in turn breached

Minister for Digital Development and Information and guest of honour Josephine Teo (front row, eighth from left) with the winners, organisers and sponsors of the E50 Awards.
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS

Honouring Singapore’s top 50 enterprises

AMID shifting global dynamics and economic uncertainty, Singapore’s top 50 private local companies were feted at the 31st edition of the Enterprise 50 (E50) Awards on Nov 24 at the Resorts World Conve...

Ang Yuit has been elected for a second term as Asme president.

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