SINGAPORE – A range of initiatives, including vouchers for families and extended wage subsidies for sectors hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, were announced by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (Feb 16). Households will get more rebates and vouchers to spend in the heartland, while lifelines for firms in sectors like aviation and Read more about Highlights of Budget 2021: From household vouchers to GST on imported low-value goods bought online[…]

Many of us use the new year as a time to reset, make plans, and try to master new, improved habits.  There’s just one issue: making new habits stick is significantly harder than writing them down on a New Year’s resolution board. What might start out as an exciting first few weeks of meal prepping Read more about How to form a New Habit — and stick to it — in 6 steps[…]

Daniel Marcos, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Toronto, is co-founder and CEO of Growth Institute, which provides online executive education based on the Scaling Up methodology and has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies three years in a row. We asked Daniel how entrepreneurs can scale their companies in 2021 despite unstable economic conditions. Here’s what Read more about 6 Actions to Take Now That Will Empower Strategic Growth in 2021[…]

It would not be an overstatement to say that many fresh university graduates have seen their initial plans for 2020 ruined by COVID-19. Post-graduation trips were cancelled, job offers were rescinded and graduation ceremonies had to be postponed. Most critically, the class of 2020 is entering the job market during what is considered the worst Read more about Just Graduated From University? Here Are 5 Things You Can Do To Better Prepare Yourself For The Post-COVID-19 World[…]

A secret about success is that it is just as much about what you give up as what you gain. Are you willing to give up late nights out for late nights in working? Are you willing to turn a deaf ear to blind criticisms? Are you willing to listen to helpful ones? Are you going to Read more about 18 Things You Need To Give Up To Become A High-Achieving Person[…]

The quest to be more effective at work has hatched misconceptions about what having a productive workday really means. It has also led most people into thinking that being busy is tantamount to being productive. Here are some valuable insights into what productive unicorns do during their work week, and how they are way different from busy donkeys, inspired by Read more about The Differences Between Busy and Productive People[…]

It was reported in Lianhe Zaobao that as many as 529 eateries in Singapore have closed down from February to April 2020, citing data provided by the Singapore Department of Statistics. In the same article, the President of Restaurant Association of Singapore revealed that business revenue for many F&B outlets dropped by about 50% to Read more about 55 Singapore Restaurants & Cafes Which Closed In 2020[…]

According to data released on 24 October 2019 by the Ministry of Manpower, more than 8,400 people in Singapore have been retrenched in the first 3 quarters of 2019 from private companies with at least 25 employees and the public sector. Recent high-profile retrenchments include the laying off of about 160 staff from DFS Group in September 2019, and SPH’s Read more about Just Got Retrenched In Singapore? Here Are 5 Important Steps For Protecting Yourself And Getting Your Career Back On Track[…]

For those who don’t already know, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat, delivered a ministerial statement on the government’s additional support for businesses, workers, households in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Called the Resilience Budget, this additional injection of financial support will cost the Singapore government an additional $48 billion, which Read more about Resilience Budget For COVID-19: 8 Important Ways The Government Is Helping Singapore Businesses And Her People During This Pandemic[…]

All across the restaurant world, owners are rushing to reassure patrons that they’re taking steps to combat the coronavirus. Your inbox is probably filling up with emails from individual restaurants and restaurant chains, pledging to be vigilant. “We know it’s starting to feel a little uncertain out there,” Chicago restaurant owner Rick Bayless said in Read more about 5 Ways To Help Your Favorite Restaurant Survive The Coronavirus Crisis[…]

The Singapore Budget is the country’s fiscal plan for the current financial year that is planned with Singapore’s current and future needs in mind. This article will provide you with live updates on the key announcements made during SG Budget 2020.  Similar to the budget we set aside for our own expenditures, the Singapore Budget Read more about Singapore Budget 2020: Summary And Key Highlights[…]

It may be hard to believe when you’re facing a hot-fudge sundae or the prospect of sleeping in versus hitting the gym, but studies show that people with self-discipline are happier. People with a higher degree of self-control spend less time debating whether to indulge in behaviors that are detrimental to their health, and are able Read more about 10 Powerful Ways to Master Self-Discipline[…]

As the year draws to an end, it also means the window for reducing your tax bill for the Year of Assessment 2020 (YA 2020) is closing. This is because the size of your tax bill depends on your income, expenditure and deductions from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. We’ve compiled 6 actions you can Read more about 6 Ways You Can (Legally) Reduce Your Income Tax For YA 2020[…]

Want to start an F&B business? Here’s what to look for in picking the right space: The key to making it in F&B boils down to doing your homework. More often than not, you’ll find that the entrepreneurs who fail are the ones who decide to open cafes or restaurants on a whim, without putting Read more about 5 Things To Look For When Buying or Renting an F&B Space[…]

Today, being an entrepreneur can be all encompassing. You are always on, all the time. The danger of living in a world where it is possible to be on call 24/7 is that the majority of your time may be spent fielding phone calls, emails and social posts — meaning the tasks you wanted to Read more about 40 Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets to Staying Focused[…]

Productivity can change the game for any type of work. But, achieving high daily productivity levels can be a challenge. There are days when you get in the flow, working efficiently and smoothly, leaving you with a sense of pride at the end of the day. Then there are times when it feels like you just can’t Read more about 8 Non-Work Related Activities That Increase Productivity[…]

On 18 August 2019, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his National Day Rally 2018 speech.  For those who didn’t catch PM Lee’s speech, here is a summary of the key announcements that will have a direct impact on Singaporeans’ personal finances, mainly revolving around Education and Older Workers. #1 Income Ceiling And Amount Of Pre-School Subsidies To Increase In Read more about 4 Things PM Lee Hsien Loong Announced At National Day Rally 2019 That Will Affect You Financially[…]

Impossible Foods has raised another $300 million in funding as the market for vegan meat substitutes heats up. On Monday, Impossible Foods announced a $300 million Series E funding round led by Temasek and Horizon Ventures. They were joined by more than a dozen individual investors with star status, including Jay-Z, Serena Williams, Alexis Ohanian, Read more about Impossible Foods raises $300 million as the meat-substitute company struggles to meet skyrocketing demand[…]

SINGAPORE: More than 270 food and beverage (F&B) outlets in Singapore will phase out plastic straws by Jul 1, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) announced on Monday (Jun 3). Participating F&B outlets will be removing straws completely from their premises, providing them only on request or for specific medical reasons, WWF said in Read more about More than 270 F&B outlets to stop providing plastic straws by Jul 1[…]

SINGAPORE – Shui Poh Sing, 60, who owns a business popularly known as Ah Seng Durian with his brother, was on Tuesday (May 7) sentenced to three weeks’ jail and fined $5,000 for evading taxes. He was also ordered to pay a penalty of $77,077.91. Shui and his brother Poh Chung, 57, had earlier pleaded Read more about Older owner of Ah Seng Durian gets 3 weeks’ jail, fine for tax-related offences[…]