entrepreneurship

SINGAPORE (July 7): As one of Singapore’s oldest companies, Boustead Singapore has cycled through numerous businesses including commodity trading, tin smelting, shipping and the distribution of consumer goods.

SINGAPORE (May 11): Eight pre-Series A startups involved in food technology (foodtech) and agriculture technology (agriculture) have been named as finalists in the inaugural edition of the Future Food Asia Award (FFAA).

SINGAPORE (April 18): For the fourth consecutive year, Singapore has retained its top spot in Asia Pacific in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2017, followed by Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Malaysia.  

SINGAPORE (March 29): A higher proportion of employees across Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia (37%) are considering leaving their current job to start on their own business compared to the global average of 28%.

SINGAPORE (March 8): Global professional services firm EY has unveiled the 2017 class for the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women Asia-Pacific programme, coinciding with this week’s celebration of International Women's Day.

SINGAPORE (Oct 20): 41% of Singaporeans plan to either start their own business or be self-employed in the next 10 years, higher than the global average of 36% according to a survey by GoDaddy.

SINGAPORE (June 29): Singtel on Wednesday launched its Future Makers programme to help Singapore entrepreneurs and start-ups looking to make impactful changes to society.