Entrepreneurship

Employee Scheduling Laws You’re Probably Breaking
If you’re managing a team and handling employee schedules, you might be unknowingly stepping into a legal minefield. Predictive scheduling laws are becoming more common, and many employers are...
All Rights Reserved: What Those Words Really Mean
If you’ve ever glanced at a book, magazine, or website, you might have noticed the phrase “all rights reserved” and wondered what it signifies. This article breaks down the...
Business Insurance: Are You Over-Paying?
Running a business comes with many costs, and one of the biggest is often business insurance. Many small business owners find themselves unsure if they are paying too much...
Business Address Secrets: Physical vs. Virtual Showdown
When starting or running a business, one of the foundational elements you’ll encounter is the concept of business addresses. Whether you’re considering a physical space or a virtual one,...
Singapore corporate insolvencies reach highest level since 2010
COMPANIES in Singapore were forced to wind-up in record numbers last year, as compulsory liquidations in the city-state soared. As many as 307 firms were shuttered in 2024, up...
Q&M Dental’s H2 net profit falls 22% to S$4.8 million on lab licence expiry
MAINBOARD-LISTED Q&M Dental Group’s net profit for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, fell 22 per cent to S$4.8 million, from S$6.2 million in the corresponding year-ago period....
All in the family: An interactive look at the Kwek clan
AS THE boardroom tussle at CDL hots up, pitting executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng against his son and CEO Sherman Kwek and... Source link
Shipping profit boom evaporates on US tariffs, Red Sea reopening
Global shippers from AP Moller-Maersk to Cosco Shipping Holdings, which logged windfall earnings last year, may see a reversal of fortunes in 2025 as a potential reopening of the...
China’s central bank, regulators hold symposium on support for private companies
CHINA’S central bank and financial regulators held a symposium with private enterprises and financial institutions, vowing to increase lending to private enterprises and expand their fundraising channels, the People’s...
Hospitality S-Reits focus on active portfolio management to drive growth
THE managers of hospitality real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have been actively managing their portfolios, as they carry out asset acquisitions and enhancements, as well as proactive...
Mars readying over US$25 billion bond sale for next week: sources
FAMILY-OWNED candy giant Mars is preparing to sell bonds worth between US$25 billion and US$30 billion as soon as next week to help finance its takeover of Pringles maker Kellanova, according...
ECB’s multi-trillion payments breakdown sends shudders through Europe
BANKS struggled to process payments on Friday (Feb 28), after an unprecedented day-long breakdown in the European Central Bank’s machine underpinning trillions of euros of money movements. The ECB said...