Why Gross Profit Is More Important Than Revenue

I’ve been thinking a lot about gross profit (and gross margin) lately. Yeah, I know I can be riveting, but stay with me.

China's Fresh Delta Outbreak

A year and a half after the first outbreak was detected in Wuhan, China once again faces the nightmare of the coronavirus.

AQUMON INVESTING FOR THE MASSES

Fintech comes in all shapes and sizes. But for many people, fintech is an exotic concept, especially for small-time investors. The field of Robo-advisors to help investors is growing as more and more people looking to diversify their investments.

Will We Ever Recover?

At the start of 2021, many had cause to believe. This year would be the year we vanquish COVID-19. Normalcy would be restored, and we would all be delivered from the nightmare pandemic.

China's Slowing Economic Recovery Signals Warning

While the rest of the world struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s economy has recovered, growing to a record 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021. But it seems to be slowing amidst depressed demand from the rest of the world.

How A Few Bad Apples Spoil It For Everyone

A few bad apples’ does not mean ‘we have a good barrel but, oh well, sometimes bad things happen’. ‘A few bad apples’ means ‘Our entire organism is rotting from the inside out, triggered by the actions of a few and perpetuated by the natural process of the whole’.

IS THE UNITED KINGDOM'S REOPENING PLAN A BLUEPRINT?

From mid-July, most of the United Kingdom’s COVID restrictions will be lifted.

STAYING COOL

ENTREPRENEUR

HOW BAD IS THE SEMICONDUCTOR SHORTAGE?

Semiconductors power our modern world. They are in everything: your washing machine uses a chip to weigh loads, your car has an ECU for engine management, and even the air conditioner has a chip to adjust temperature automatically.

FREEDOM AND SUCCESS

ULTIMATE PRODUCTIVITY

Do We Still Need The Office?

In the year since the first major lockdowns were implemented across the world, the pandemic has created a seismic shift in working and living patterns. The largest work-from-home experiment has largely concluded that there is indeed an appetite for greater flexibility and new hybrid ways of working – at least where employees are concerned.

An Avoidable Situation, But An Overreaction?

Singapore reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in about a year, as infections emerge from an outbreak stemming from KTV lounges as well as clusters at a fish market.

PAYING IT FORWARD

ENTREPRENEUR

Financing Support For Businesses Extended

Despite the easing of restrictions, businesses are still facing cash flow issues amidst a slowdown in the regional economy. The recent outbreak of COVID-19 variants are not helping for the foreseeable future.

The Power To Simplify Manufacturing

Manufacturing can be complicated, but data has the power to simplify it by helping customers to improve their businesses.

New Products For New Markets Product Diversification

I magine you are an SME that has been in operation for several years. COVID-19 has hit your operations hard, and existing markets are either locked down or on the cusp of recovery. Besides, costs have been rising for some time now, even before the pandemic.

Will Salespeople Continue To Work Remotely In 2022?

May 29 was the day that nearly all COVID restrictions were lifted here Massachusetts. How liberating! Or so I thought...

Living With The Virus

In his speech outlining how Singapore can beat the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong painted a scenario where people will be able to go to work and meet their friends, take part in large-scale events such as concerts, and eventually even go around without masks outdoors.

Enabling Technology And Capital To Speak Finance

In the world of fintech, efficiency and speed is the name of the game. However, capital is still mostly controlled by traditional banks, who are bound by regulations and institutional inertia.

The IPO Boom Of 2021

For many companies, an IPO is possibly the most significant event in its lifetime. By any measure, going public is hard – management needs to adapt to the increased scrutiny of the stock exchange, and governance practices need to change, among other matters.

Outsmart Your Brain: Thinking Past Cognitive Bias

On 10 May 1996, eight climbers were killed on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. A sudden blizzard hit them on the way down after summiting, making the 1996 Everest season the deadliest until an avalanche in 2014.

Enterprise Through The Power Of Sisterhood

Recruitment, or to give it the more glamourous name of headhunting, can be a daunting business to go into. Long hours, demanding employers, and equally demanding candidates can make it a hard slog.

A Protein Revolution

Plant-based meats are sparking the next wave of food innovation

A Venture For Large Companies To Move Like Startups

A S$10 million pilot programme to support Singaporean companies has been launched by Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB). The programme is designed to build ventures in new growth areas beyond their existing core businesses.

Singapore Struggles With Reopening, Rivals Move Ahead

Singapore, traditionally a global beacon of openness and connectedness, is grappling with how to chart a path through the lingering COVID-19 pandemic as officials worry that any significant relaxation will compromise their hard-won success against the virus.

Sales Tips On How To Sell Without “Selling”

Sales has changed dramatically over the past half decade – now, the best sales tips are more about branding and less about “converting.” Here are the best strategies for salespeople and entrepreneurs to close more deals right now.

Phuket Starts Ambitious Plan To Lure Tourists Back

Phuket, home to beaches of white sand, azure seas, and crystal skies was one of the world’s top tourist destinations. But the pandemic has left this Andaman paradise a ghost town.

Fuelling The Growth Of High-Tech Manufacturing

Industry 4.0 is coming, and it will mean huge changes to the manufacturing process. Already we are seeing factories adopting processes enabled by advanced computing and AI.

No One Ever Hung A Suggestion Box Hoping It Would Be Ignored

It’s true, no one ever hung a suggestion box hoping it would be ignored. But rarely will a mere suggestion box attract a healthy flow of good ideas.

The Relentless Pandemic

East Asia, once the poster child for containing COVID-19 infections, is facing a new wave of cases.