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With Smart Strategies, This M’sian Design Team Only Eyes Rental Units With High ROI Potential

Founded back in 2018, One Catalyst Interior (OCI) is now operating with a lean team of 6. However, the founder, Richard Mah did not have a background in Interior Design. After finishing his studies in Graphic Design and Advertising, he worked as a Graphic Designer for a few years but …

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COVID-19: Extended Circuit Breaker Forces Business Owners To Change Their Mindset And Pivot

Earlier yesterday, the Singapore government announced further measures to control the outbreak of COVID-19. Among these measures include the extension of the circuit breaker period for another month as well as further closure of businesses in certain service areas. Of course, this move will most likely impact the business outlook …

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COVID-19: Ninja Van And NOC Are Joining Forces To Support The Needy, Here’s How You Can Help

Homegrown companies Ninja Van and Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) have started a ground-up initiative, #SGPAYSITFORWARD, aiming to donate 100,000 care packs to the needy in Singapore. Based on learnings from past initiatives, vulnerable communities have received an outpouring of support in the form of food donations. Unfortunately, due to excess, …

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COVID-19: S’pore Employers To Receive $675M In Foreign Worker Levy Rebates From 21 April

The Ministry of Manpower will give out almost S$ 675 million in Foreign Worker Levy rebates starting today. Over 62,000 Singapore employers, who have paid at least one month of levy in 2020, will benefit from this. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat previously said in the Solidarity Budget that employers …

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COVID-19: Here’s The Updated List Of Essential Services That Will Remain Open

National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who also co-chairs the multi-taskforce ministry, announced today (April 21) that the government will be tightening the list of essential services that will remain open during the ‘circuit breaker’ period. All standalone food and beverage (F&B) outlets as well as hairdressing and barber shops will …

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This M’sian Couple Went Bankrupt In Their 40s, Then They Built A Nationwide Fitness Club

Author’s Blurb: My only experience with any physical exercise was tennis training when I was younger and gym a few times a week for about 3 months during my final year in university. I generally won’t exercise unless I have friends who’ll join me, which usually means I end up …

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COVID-19: OCBC To Offer S$1B In Gov’t-Assisted Loans To SMEs As Applications Spike 10 Times

By the end of June 2020, OCBC Bank expects to lend out S$ 1 billion in government-assisted SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) loans to help businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. The S$ 1 billion loan amount will exceed that of what OCBC Bank had lent to small businesses …

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Sheng Siong Joins Billionaire Club: Family Fortune Surges To S$1.57B Amid COVID-19

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, many Singaporeans have been flocking to the supermarkets to stockpile on groceries and household essentials with the fear that supplies will soon run out. Minister Chan Chun Sing has assured that Singapore has in place a “contingency scenario” which it has planned out for “many years.” …

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