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May 14, 2019 Can Big Tech Redeem Itself From The Techlash Storm?
Once regarded as flag-bearers of the digital/social media revolution, Facebook and Google and other tech giants have, over the past year, come under fire for digital election manipulation, clandestine personal data collection etc. How do these tech giants plan to address the privacy and security issues that defined last year’s techlash – a term used to describe public animosity towards big tech companies? We chat with Claus Mortensen, Principal Analyst at Ecosystm. He is a leading analyst for issues related to data privacy.
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16 min
May 13, 2019 5Cs to mental toughness: #5 Cohesion
What kind of ‘mental toughness’ is required in today’s disruptive environment? Find out from Wong Yu Jin, professional speaker, author and mental toughness expert. In fact, he espouses 5Cs to increase mental toughness to aid in handling competitive pressure and professional anxiety. We tackled the first ‘C’ Composure, the second ‘C’ Concentration, the third ‘C’ confidence, the fourth ‘Coping’ and today we discuss the fifth ‘Cohesion’.
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15 min
May 13, 2019 The Family Business: Working Harder than Your Employees?
Cheng Yew Heng has been making rock sugar, red and black jaggery sugar since the 1950s. The Senoko factory is run by third generation owners John Cheng and his second brother, Liang Kheng. Their eldest brother, Liang Chye, runs SMC21, a leading food ingredients blending company. What are the challenges running a family run business and what made John leave a cushy bank job in 2008 to take over and how is he taking the company to a whole new level?We find out from John Cheng, Director, Cheng Yew Heng Candy Factory and Director, Innovate 360 by Cheng Yew Heng.
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9 min
May 10, 2019 Make a life, not just a living
Work-life balance is a problem faced by millions of working parents in Singapore, especially as a new generation of parents recognises the importance of spending time with their children in their formative, fleeting first years. Trehaus was created to make life better for these parent-professionals and their families. Make a life, not just a living at Trehaus Co-Work, Asia’s first co-working office with a creche and nursery. And joining us to tell us more are the co-founders, Dr Elaine Kim and Elizabeth Wu. They recently launched Trehaus School, to change early education and raise changemakers of the future.
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13 min
May 09, 2019 Surviving and Thriving: Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors
In this feature series which highlights some of Singapore’s oldest companies, Howie Lim and Olivia Quay bring you the story of Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors. At 107 years old, it is Singapore’s most established and is one of the pioneers of the funeral services profession. And as Singapore celebrates its bicentennial, find out how these companies are Surviving and Thriving in today’s volatile business environment.
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5 min
May 09, 2019 How SMEs Can Overcome The Talent Crunch
According to a poll conducted by DBS, 26.5 per cent of small businesses cite manpower issues as one of their main pain points and the SME sector, in particular, face this challenge of finding the right talent to staff themselves How can businesses and SMEs prepare themselves for the eventuality of a global talent shortage? Nilay Khandelwal is Managing Director at Michael Page, Singapore and he talks us through SMEs overcoming the talent crunch. #Career360
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13 min
May 08, 2019 How SMEs can change the game
It is an SME game now with startups raising 10 and a half billion US dollars in venture capital deals in 2018. This starkly compares with the paltry 0.7 billion raised by IPOs on the SGX last year. How have SMEs and start ups done this? And encouraging though this may sound, there are still landmines would-be game changing SMEs should avoid. Jacky Tai is Principal Consultant at Unbroken Branding and he talks us through it.
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12 min
May 07, 2019 Investing with MoneyOwl: Conflict-free advice & fit-for-purpose financial solutions
Financial advisory MoneyOwl is rolling out its investment portfolio service for retail investors, which will neither carry a sales charge nor receive any trailer fees. Who does it benefit the most and how can you get in on the action? We find out from CEO and CIO of MoneyOwl, Chiun Ting Weber.
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13 min
May 07, 2019 Affordable and efficient comms solutions for SMEs. Telcos, watch out!
Spoka Meet is Arkadin taking a step forward in assisting small medium businesses and entrepreneurs in their ventures to provide affordable yet efficient communication solutions for the small yet aspiring players. It wants to provide SMEs with the first ever online meeting solution that includes all features with no additional cost. To tell is more is David Grainger, General Manager of Arkadin Cloud Communications.
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12 min
May 06, 2019 Develop Strong Brands Through the Power of Digital Communications
A recent survey showed that a third of all SEA companies feel that an overwhelming volume of data, and the inability to integrate data are two of their top marketing challenges. And nearly six in ten organisations find that existing marketing platforms fall short of delivering multi-channel campaign orchestration. Redickaa Subrammaniam, Co-founder and CEO of Interakt Digital Group and Resulticks talks us through the implications of the findings.
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13 min