Enterprise Singapore announced on 30 April the appointment of 14 new Accredited Mentor Partners (AMPs) to the Startup SG Founder scheme, in their continuous efforts to groom startups in Singapore. The appointments took effect from 1 May 2020, bringing the total AMP partner network to 57.
Prudential Corporation Asia (Prudential) and HR Easily (HReasily) signed a partnership agreement on 4 May to offer Prudential's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) customers across Asia access to HReasily's human resource (HR) and benefits management platform.
This partnership with
HReasily, established in Singapore in 2015, underscores...
The Ministry for Trade and Industry (MTI) has released guidelines on 6 May for the gradual resumption of business operations. This follows the Multi-Ministry Taskforce’s announcement on 2 May 2020 that it would progressively ease some of the tighter circuit breaker measures over the coming weeks.
JobStreet Malaysia announced the Laws of Attraction recruitment study on 21 April, incorporating data from more than 10,000 local candidates across over 25 industries. The study is especially timely for organisations seeking to build and retain teams that agilely combine skills and mindsets needed in the path...
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will offer a pilot programme to accelerate grants of patent applications in all technology fields to just six months, starting from 4 May 2020. The programme – the SG Patent Fast Track - is the world’s fastest application-to-grant process of...
To further support tourism businesses during the circuit breaker and to give them a headstart for recovery, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has rolled out several new initiatives to help them engage their customers, strengthen their business foundations and deepen their manpower capabilities. For travel agents, there...
Google and UOB announced on 24 April that the new curriculum for the SME Leadership Academy training programme has been customised to help business leaders of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the retail, tourism and food and beverage (F&B) sectors respond to the unprecedented challenges from...
Come 30 June 2020, OCBC Bank expects the quantum of the government-assisted SME loans it lends out to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic to hit the S$1 billion mark. This fully utilises the support given by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under its low-cost SGD...
On 21 April 2020, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce announced that it would extend the circuit breaker period until 1 Jun 2020 (inclusive), and put in place enhanced circuit breaker measures minimally for a two-week period from 21 April 2020 until 4 May 2020 (inclusive).
