Singapore small business owners are dipping into their personal savings, increasing their prices, and not paying themselves to mitigate rising costs and make a profit, according to a new report from Xero. The report titled “Money matters: navigating the impact of economic conditions on...
Zeller has unveiled new findings from the first Zeller Small Business Resilience Report. The report, collated from the responses from over 600 Australian small businesses, reveals insights into how business owners are impacted by, and are responding to, challenging economic conditions. The report sheds...
Singapore's flourishing business landscape has witnessed remarkable strides in digitalisation. At present, one can say it stands as the pivotal driver of business growth. However, for many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, it’s a change that remains largely out of reach. Even...
Adrian Ho was inspired to trade in luxury watches due to his 18 year passion for collecting vintage timepieces. Like many other retailers, his efforts are helped by global ecommerce platforms that create export opportunities for micro, small and medium Enterprises (MSMEs): eBay, in his case.
GoDaddy Inc. has released the survey findings from its GoDaddy 2023 Data Observatory. The GoDaddy survey studies the current state of small businesses internationally, with Singapore included in the results for the APAC region. The first set of results is focused on how entrepreneurs and small business...
Family businesses with a company purpose connected to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are performing better than their peers across multiple financial and social metrics, according to PwC's 11th Global Family Business Survey. The report, Transform to Build Trust, which polled over 2,000 family businesses...
Payoneer has today published findings from its 2023 Freelancer Insights Report containing responses from over 2,000 freelancers across 122 countries, detailing the continued rise in demand for their services as businesses continue to outsource services to cut costs. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the freelance revolution...
Tablevibe started out as a side-project from two Googlers in 2020 with the aim of helping restaurants capture customer feedback in exchange for loyalty incentives. As Jeroen Rutten, CEO of Tablevibe recalls, “the idea first took shape when I was in a restaurant in Singapore, and I...
Shopee's 2023 ShopeeSapotLokal Building Connected Communities study finds that 100% of Malaysian women who achieve economic inclusion share their success by uplifting other women in B40 and rural areas.  For 1,015 female sellers surveyed on the marketplace this Ramadan period: two-thirds hire single, rural, or impoverished women, or...
Malaysian small businesses are upbeat about their business and the economy. Meanwhile, young business owners are driving an increasing focus on technology and innovation by local small businesses. These are some of the findings from a new regional survey by one of the world's...