Payoneer has released its second annual SMB Ambitions Barometer, which surveyed nearly 3,800 SMBs across 15 countries in early 2024 to gauge the factors critical to their growth.
“We are seeing unprecedented global growth opportunities for the world's entrepreneurs and small businesses, who are leading a new wave of globalization,”...
HubSpot has announced the findings of a study conducted by Milieu Insight that explored the trends and innovations shaping the startup landscape in Southeast Asia and India.
Despite current global economic headwinds and private funding in the region declining to its lowest levels in six years, the startup ecosystem in Southeast...
HP has revealed 56% of millennials (27 to 42-year-olds) and 55% of Gen X (43 to 58-year-olds) strongly believe that adopting technology for business is a smart choice for the future.
But findings from the HP Smart Where IT Matters Study, show a generational gap is apparent, as Gen Z microbusiness...
In Southeast Asia, about 70% of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) started their business with seed money raised from their personal savings and from family and friends' financial support – particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. This finding stood out from a report published by Funding Societies.
Funding from traditional banks consists of 23% while...
Amway has published its 2023 Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report (AGER), revealing comprehensive data on trends around starting a business.The Amway-sponsored study examined the state of entrepreneurship in a post-pandemic world, collecting data from more than 15,000 respondents in 15 countries including Singapore and presenting five major takeaways. Key findings...
In the first instalment of our two-part feature, SMEhorizon spoke with Ray Poh, Founder and Managing Director of Artisan Green, on his company’s partnership with Siemens, and how technology has enabled them to meet both productivity and sustainability goals. Isabel Chong, Head of Digital Industries for ASEAN at Siemens...
Singapore is often lauded as a food paradise. Yet, according to the Singapore Food Agency, the country imports more than 90% of its food, making it vulnerable to food supply chain disruptions that could occur due to global factors such as climate change, disease outbreaks, geopolitical developments or export...
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 the cash flow of Singaporean small...
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 light on the adverse impacts of...
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 though the country ranks as the...
