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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.
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Timah Partners lands S$60 million debt facility; partners include UOB, RHB

Singapore SMEs
In an AWS-commissioned study covering 1,500 Singapore firms, three-quarters of financial-services SMEs say they use AI, and so does a majority in healthcare and manufacturing.
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Adoption is not capability – the real AI test for Singapore’s SMEs

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HR professionals can cultivate the psychological safety that enables people to approach change with curiosity rather than anxiety, bringing people through transformation as a strategic capability.
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Why HR holds the key to Singapore’s most exciting economic chapter yet

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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

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Businesses were also concerned about the availability of suitable manpower, as well as the need to transform and pivot towards new growth areas.
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80% of companies flag rising costs as top concern amid global uncertainty: SCCCI survey

2026-08-05T12:18:55.000Z
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Clockwise from top left: The founders of ImmunoQs, AI Seer and DancingMind. All three startups are based at JTC Corp’s LaunchPad @ one-north.
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With tech for fact-checking to cancer care, Singapore startups aim beyond home 

2026-08-05T04:00:00.000Z
StartupsJTC
Singapore is positioning itself as the trusted hub for deploying high-impact, real-world AI solutions.
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From launch pad to global stage: How entrepreneurship will shape Singapore’s next economic chapter

2026-07-29T21:00:00.000Z
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Dominik Braun, CEO of Antomation, is seeking to patent his company’s extendable roller system that can stow and retrieve luggage in airliners.
Singapore

This Singapore startup wants to solve airplane baggage ‘Tetris’ with a snake-like, AI-powered system

2026-07-29T04:00:00.000Z
Singapore SMEsArtificial Intelligence
The Al Faisaliah Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Some businesses have begun to slow their roll in the Middle East as the war drags on.
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Singapore’s SMEs are staying nimble to sustain business in the Middle East

2026-07-23T04:00:00.000Z
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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.
Singapore

Timah Partners lands S$60 million debt facility; partners include UOB, RHB

2026-08-19T09:51:11.000Z
Singapore SMEs
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.”
Companies & Markets
ENTERPRISE

Punching above their weight: Boutique gyms find their niche in the face of competition, rising costs

2026-08-12T04:00:00.000Z
FitnessSMEs
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.
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Singapore’s SMEs are winning at Google, losing at AI

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

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

2026-08-05T14:19:25.000Z
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