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From launch pad to global stage: How entrepreneurship will shape Singapore’s next economic chapter

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

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

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OCBC’s Eric Ong says SMEs are now more adaptable and resilient, having learnt to build up more buffers and diversify their supply chains.
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Singapore SMEs increasingly ‘immune to uncertainty’ after years of volatility: OCBC executive

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Co-founders Eric Chan (left) and Benjamin Lee made a decision to focus on Sarnies' expansion into Thailand, which now accounts for 80% of the group's revenue.
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From a cafe in Telok Ayer to 12 F&B outlets in Bangkok, Sarnies banks on Thailand for growth

2026-07-15T03:00:00.000Z
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Automating coordination is the beginning, not the destination. What a business owner does with that newly freed capacity is what separates an heir from a refounder.
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Be a refounder, not an heir to the family business

2026-07-08T21:00:00.000Z
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Founder and CEO Trixie Khong at By Invite Only’s newly opened flagship store in Raffles City.
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Jewellery brand By Invite Only sets its sights beyond Singapore after 17 years at home

2026-07-08T03:00:00.000Z
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The platform will be guided by a senior advisory board drawn from the public sector, built-environment, facilities-management and specialised management leadership.
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Timah Partners to acquire specialised waste management business under new sector platform

2026-07-02T01:00:00.000Z
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Marunda’s managing director Rachel Wong (middle, red dress), with the Marunda team at the Enterprise 50 Awards 2024.
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ENTERPRISE 50

Defence engineering firm Marunda holds its own in an industry of giants

2026-07-01T23:00:00.000Z
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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
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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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OCBC’s Eric Ong says SMEs are now more adaptable and resilient, having learnt to build up more buffers and diversify their supply chains.
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Singapore SMEs increasingly ‘immune to uncertainty’ after years of volatility: OCBC executive

2026-07-15T08:00:41.000Z
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Co-founders Eric Chan (left) and Benjamin Lee made a decision to focus on Sarnies' expansion into Thailand, which now accounts for 80% of the group's revenue.
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From a cafe in Telok Ayer to 12 F&B outlets in Bangkok, Sarnies banks on Thailand for growth

2026-07-15T03:00:00.000Z
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