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Longer hours, more tenants at Bugis Street
Recession or not, Bugis Street is going full steam to gain popularity as Singapore's favourite shopping spot. -myp
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Confidence among SMEs takes major knock
Study shows that, in Q4, 56% of businesses expect worse prospects next year.
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Climate for entrepreneurs here has improved: poll
Global survey finds IPO exit strategy 'all but unattainable'.
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Entrepreneurs can find gems of opportunity in downturn
Most surveyed said that environment for entrepreneurs in Singapore have improved over the last decade.
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To cut costs, avoid Orchard shop space
Rent is still the prime cost in the retailing of branded goods.
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Rent depends on their earnings
National Parks Board introduces new rent scheme based on restaurant's earnings at East Coast Seafood Centre.
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KL budget flights: Bus firms expect business dip
Troubles began in Feb with 14 budget flights daily.
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Keen interest on loan schemes
Govt had earmarked $2.3 billion worth of loan schemes. -ST
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Retailers unite for business
Home-decor merchants at The Verge band together to attract shoppers.
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Service grouses spill to Facebook
2,000 join group to air grievances over service staff here who speak only Mandarin.
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Five businesses put to the English test
Is the spoken English of the front line service staff in Singapore any good?
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Recession? New outlets, malls still opening
Retailers remain upbeat and are thinking of new ways to pull in shoppers. -ST
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Olam CEO wins EOY award
He was also awarded the EOY in the Commodities Supply Chain category earlier this month. -ST
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Lay off staff? Seiko Instruments to cut costs first
Seiko looks for other areas to cut down spending before even considering retrenchment.
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$25m boost for S'pore video game biz
European animation giant to hire 100 staff to create a new game.
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Initiative to boost design
It aims to help local enterprises to be more competitive.
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Their secret - win over customers
Winning firms say this is more crucial than ever in these difficult times.
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Promote workplace health: minister
Issue crucial as older workers and retirement age rise.
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Survey finds S'pore firms keener on foreign workers
Tax regime a crucial factor for them in operations location.
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2008 Enterprise 50 Awards opens doors to new opportunities
In the top rankings are Franklin Offshore Holdings, followed by iFAST Corporationand Tru-Marine. -AsiaOne
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Firms' travel costs a top concern
Up to 77% of managers in Singapore expect higher business-travel costs in next two years.
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YES! Youth will get $12.5m start-up fund
Spring S'pore scheme aims to unearth future top dot.coms at home.
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Scheme to help small firms cope with crisis
Vsapac to offer subsidies to 1,000 companies in pilot programme.
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'You can blame them only with hindsight'
Reacting to news that two town councils had sunk about $12 million into Lehman-linked structured products. Financial expert, MPs say pointing finger at town councils not appropriate. -TNP
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Many firms lack resources to handle GST issues: Survey
60 per cent of companies do not have enough resources to deal with sales tax.
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Help! Companies seek govt relief package to cope with downturn
Companies are asking for one thing: Help them survive.
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Eight ways for companies to curb retail theft
Reader says retailers should bear the ultimate responsibility instead of jacking up prices. -myp
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NTU starts $10m fund to support entrepreneurship and innovation
Fund will be used to adress issues confronting entrepreneurship and innovation.
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MDA plays cupid to local media firms
Pilot Programme launched to help match-make local firms with foreign experts for guidance.
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Lenders reach out to small firms
Four bankers explain why the credit squeeze does not necessarily mean a dearth of funds for SMEs.
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