Two years into the pandemic, owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in South and Southeast Asia are optimistic about their future economic and business growth prospects and plan to expand this year. But many highlight a gap between how well protected they are...
With the reopening of borders between Indonesia and Singapore earlier this year, Singapore businesses are resuming travel to Indonesia to seek growth opportunities.In line with this, the Singapore Enterprise Centre (SEC) @ Jakarta, part of the GlobalConnect@SBF programme, recently held its first business networking event - a...
Green Link Digital Bank (GLDB) commences banking business, seeking  to serve Micro-Small-Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs) with banking and financial services through their supply chain financing and technological solutions.  GLDB seeks to leverage their experience in supply chain financing and technological solutions to provide accessible commercial banking,...
In the pre-pandemic era, the goal of optimising the supply chain has led to the creation of the just-in-time model. Through lean inventories and just-in-time delivery, the model was lauded for its potential to reduce costs and wastage while increasing operational efficiency. However, the...
Making jewellery has always been a passion for Jenny Kwang, Founder and Creative Director, J&Co Jewellery, and a commitment to reasonable prices without compromising quality inspired the founding of her company. Starting off on a US marketplace, J&Co today has customers visiting their website from all over...
Acronis released its annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022 which surveyed over 6,200 IT users and IT managers from small businesses to enterprises across 22 countries. It exposes some of the most critical shortcomings appearing in cyber protection practices today, examines why they're appearing and offers guidance...
The pandemic has forced almost every organisation to adapt to new ways of doing business. This meant that in an increasingly evolving digital-first landscape, embracing new technology equals long-term survival. For medium-sized enterprises, however, the IT transformation journey is not without some speed bumps.
CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) has partnered SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) as a SkillsFuture Queen Bee to uplift the skills and capabilities of Singapore’s retail sector, leveraging on CLI’s extensive network of retail partners that includes a wide range of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs).  The...
UOB The FinLab has unveiled The Greentech Accelerator, a new, global programme aimed at supporting innovative greentech solution providers regionally and globally to drive their company’s sustainable mission forward. As part of the first cohort, the programme will focus on greentech solutions including energy efficiency; zero-waste supply chain;...
Johnson Controls  has announced findings from its 15th annual Energy Efficiency Indicator Survey, which revealed that 62 percent of organizations surveyed expect to increase investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy, or smart building technology in 2022, indicating a return to pre-pandemic levels. The latest...