Singapore and South Korea have inked two agreements that will provide opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups in both countries to sharpen their competitive edge and internationalise.
The two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), witnessed by President Moon and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, establish new partnerships...
Small and medium enterprises are often daunted by the costs of developing workplace
learning capabilities. A new centre is aiming to build best practices in workplace learning
amongst SMEs in Singapore by bridging the gap between jobs and skills. Over 1,000
companies, particularly smaller enterprises, will be benefited by the centre. Grants...
A recently launched accelerator programme in Singapore aims to help startups and small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) from Brunei to expand to Southeast Asia. The programme, Start-Up Boot Camp, has been launched by Singapore’s Golden Equator Consulting (GECo) and Darussalam Enterprise (DARe) of Brunei.
The main goal of the program is...
At a recent technology forum, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry, Chan Chun
Sing emphasised on the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in innovation.
According to Chan, we now live in an era where the effects of technological disruption are
ubiquitous, touching all aspects of our lives – from the way...
FedEx Express’ annual APAC SME Research Report has revealed that small businesses in
Asia are using technology to drive exports worldwide. For the first time, the proportion of
SMEs that export beyond Asia exceeds the proportion who export only to countries within
the region.
Overall, the number of SMEs exporting beyond Asia is...
Singapore’s MHA and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) are joining hands
to bring technology to small and medium security agencies helping them go digital. The
initiative will receive funds to the tune of S$9.54 million over the next few years. The
programme aims to support technology and innovation in the industry.
The launch...
Small and medium businesses need to jump on to the mobile payments bandwagon in order
to gain a competitive edge over larger firms.
A recent survey conducted by US-based financial services corporation Visa, indicates that
customers worldwide prefer to pay with credit cards or mobile devices. According to the
survey titled Digital Transformations...
A FedEx Express study has revealed that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in
Singapore were top exporters by revenue in the Asia-Pacific last year.
Singapore’s SMEs generated an average annual exporting revenue of US$1.75 million
(S$2.38 million), ahead of the US$1.21 million average recorded across countries in the
Asia-Pacific.
Singapore also held the top...
Singapore-based peer-to-business (P2B) lending platform Validus Capital has set up shop in Indonesia through its subsidiary Batumbu, in partnership with Indonesia’s Triputra Group.
Validus targets small and medium enterprises (SMEs) while Batumbu connects SMEs in Indonesia with accredited, institutional, and high net worth investors to provide loans...
SingPost and Synagie will collaborate to provide on-demand warehousing and fulfilment solutions to SMEs in Singapore and Southeast Asia (SEA).
Southeast Asia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will now be able to utilise state-of-the-art warehousing and fulfilment services provided by SingPost subsidiary Quantium Solutions,...