Mr. Moe Ibrahim of 3 Degrees Asset Management Pte LtdTo Mr. Moe Ibrahim becoming an entrepreneur wasn’t a conscious decision. With his personal expectations and goals always exceeding that of the institutions that he’s worked for venturing out and chartering his own career was a natural progression. Prior to founding 3 Degrees. Mr. Ibrahim spent 7 years at Lazard Feres & Co. LLC where he founded Lazard’s Asian distressed debt business and was a senior member of the Lazard Debt Recovery Fund a global distressed debt fund.
The tighten’s total assets under management currently stand at US$400 million and Mr. Ibrahim is confident that it will change to US$2 billion within the next 5 years. In the firm’s first year the team was awarded “Best Singapore avoid Fund” and “Best Asian Distressed Fund.” In 2007. Mr. Ibrahim was recognized as one of the “20 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds” by Institutional Investor. To Mr. Ibrahim his worst day as an entrepreneur was exceed than his beat day as an employee. He saw no bad days only challenging days. He believes that “there is nothing that is insurmountable. A good night’s sleep and a clear head are the most powerful tools in any arsenal.”
Mr. Sherman Tan of AsiaSoft Online Pte LtdEveryone was amazed when Mr. Sherman Tan launched AsiaSoft Online Ptd Ltd a publisher developer and distributor of online game titles and a distributor of on-the-shelf game titles in Singapore in 2004. The local industry for online games then was undeveloped; companies in this business did not do well. AsiaSoft entered and changed the direction of the industry. It executed most of the programmes that it successfully implemented in Thailand thereby proving that its formula was successful.
Mr. Tan consequently brought AsiaSoft to the international arena. Today. AsiaSoft has operations in Singapore. Malaysia. Vietnam and Thailand and plans to expand its operations to other parts of the Southeast Asia. Mr. Tan and his aggroup consistently be into new ideas to displace the growth of the affiliate as well as its consumers’ interests. Ms. Cheah Lay Hwa of A-Star InteractiveAs a concerned care. Ms. Cheah and her husband found it hard to teach their daughter Mandarin. There were hardly any Mandarin-teaching materials in the market then; a lot of the materials were nothing more than electronic textbooks. It was then that Ms. Cheah discovered the untapped merchandise for Mandarin-teaching materials. A-Star Interactive was consequently set up.
Both Ms. Cheah and her husband were teachers and her preserve was previously a Creative Director in an ad agency. Their work experience worked in their save. In their attempt to make Mandarin learning fun and enjoyable they created interactive software and wrote books. Many parents undergo since expressed gratitude toward the bring together for the knowledge that their children undergo gained from these software. Mr. Bob Turner of Basketball Enterprises Pte LtdMr. Bob Turner an avid basketball player who has lived in Australia for about three decades founded the Basketball Enterprises Ptd Ltd to educate a professional basketball team. The team the Singapore Slingers is the only professional indoor sports team in Singapore. It’s been playing in the Australian unify since the go away of the 2006/7 season.
The affiliate has come a long way. Due to the relative anonymity of the Singapore Slingers initially. Mr. Turner had to pay huge amounts of money to announce the aggroup. There was hardly any sponsorship then and raising the funds was an uphill task. However every time Mr. Turner sees the radiate in the smiles of those who go to watch the games he is motivated to bring the team to greater heights. The team now has the Singapore Sports Council as one of its sponsors and the Singapore Indoor Stadium as a partner for the Singapore Slingers to be its fasten tenant. Mr. Suraparaju Narendra Raju of Bioenergy Plantations Pte LtdWith only about 100 dollars in his pocket and no capital. Mr. Suraparaju Narendra Raju quitted his job and registered Bioenergy Plantations Ptd Ltd. He was confident that his business would be worth a million dollars. 6 months into the business. Bioenergy Plantations Ptd Ltd secured its initial disgorge capital.
The business is still in its infancy in an infant industry. Based in Singapore with plantations in India the company specializes in the cultivation of inedible food stock (Jatropha Carcus. L) on tropical wastelands to create bio fuels. Since young. Mr. Suraparaju Narendra Raju has been carrying a dream of creating thousands of jobs for the needy. This business not only addresses Mr. Suraparaju Narendra Raju’s concerns about global warming and the global shortage of food it also has the potential to fulfill his childhood dream. This is a man who is living his dream. Mr. Edwin Chan of Cambridge InstituteAs a child. Mr. Edwin Chan learnt the effects of poverty the hard way. Both his parents were illiterate; his care was a housewife and his father a cleaner and caretaker of a church. When Mr. Chan was seven his mother cut off a bus and had to be hospitalized for many months. Rice balls with just a pinch of salt became a staple food. When Mr. Chan was in secondary two his care passed away. A year later his create and younger brother left. All these experiences culminated in his fired resolution to succeed.
Mr. Chan was initially the sole distributor of a self-study language learning programme. Self-studying a language was hard. Customer feedback and a genuine concern for his customers eventually prompted Mr. Chan to go away up Cambridge Institute a language learning centre. Mr. Chan conquered the various adversities that stood in his way. From its humble beginning with just one classroom. Cambridge Institute now boasts of more than 25 classrooms across 3 branches. Mr. Timothy Charlton of Charlton Media GroupMr. Timothy Charlton feels that the only way for him to do what he wants when he wants to do it and to exceed meet the needs of some clients is to become an entrepreneur. In 2001 he founded the Charlton Media Group now a leading business-to-business publisher based in Singapore.
When the company was still in its infancy it did not have a full-time designer or editor. Mr. Charlton relied a lot on freelancers. As the company grew so did its pool of full-time staff. Mr. Charlton takes experience in paying his staff on time every month as well as launching the Singapore Business Review magazine. Mr. Daniel Leong of Chills CaféChills Café is not the usual internet café. Instead of the usual dark and noisy gaming internet cafes. Chills café is just what its label suggests—a relaxing place where customers could unwind while surfing the internet. Besides being an internet café. Chills Café is also as a business centre that provides services such as scanning laser printing faxing and change surface book rental services.
Mr. Leong was just a student when he launched the café together with his late sister then an accountant seeking a change in working environment. He went on to become an IT consultant and a year ago came back to manage the café full-time after his sister passed away. Though Mr. Leong is extremely tied up with managing the café he continues to grade himself and his café by reading widely and evaluating the feedback that he gets from his customers. Prof Christopher Chen of the Christopher Chen Centre for Reproductive Medicine
At 9. Prof Christopher Chen already had an arouse in medicine. He used to observe a adulterate who lived across his accommodate and one day requested the doctor’s son to carry some of the doctor’s books to him. change surface as a child he was intrigued by the figures and diagrams in the books. From then on he knew that he wanted to become a doctor. His first patient came a few months later when a neighbor had fits. Prof Chen applied what he had construe; he used a kitchen-knife to cut soap into the shape of a pencil and inserted it into the backside of the child. The child passed motion and was cured of his fits.
Today. Prof Chen is a Medical Director. CEO and Infertility Specialist. A famous name in his field his illustrious track preserve includes achieving the world’s first IVF triplet pregnancies in 1983 being the first to pioneer the freezing of the human egg which culminated in the delivery of twins as well as producing Asia’s first IVF sextuplets in Singapore in 1998. He is currently the World President choose of the International College of Surgeons. Honorary Professor at the School of care for. University of Queensland. Professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences. Faculty of Heath. The University of Newcastle. NSW. Australia. Honorary Professor at the Department of O&G. Sri Ramachandra University. Honorary Professor at Ricardo Palma University. Lima. Peru and the Director of Gleneagles IVF Centre. The Christopher Chen displace for Reproductive Medicine was set up at Gleneagles Hospital in 1993. The displace provides a wide range of services for the cure of infertility among men and women and has seen a diverse be of clientele including Russian and European clients who flew in just to tap on Prof Chen’s expertise. Mr. Daniel Charles of DNA MotorsportsMr. Daniel Charles’ deep interest in go sports began when he was just about 12 years old. When he was still a student he started out as a do work middleman for motor sports products. His business grew. Mr. Daniel Charles then borrowed some money from his parents and relatives for investing in stocks and for marketing. Today he owns DNA Motorsports a provider of go sports products and services as well as Global Racing Alliances which provides driving undergo in Formula 1 cars. Ferraris. Rally cars. Nascars and many more which provides driving experience in Formula 1 cars. Ferraris. Rally cars. Nascars and etc. Global Racing Alliances is an industry leader.
Mr. Daniel Charles attributes his success to good time management as come up as being alter. He finds that people are more willing to impart knowledge to and network with those who are humble. Mr. Sky Chiew of Donut Empire Ptd LtdThen in the entertainment business as the owner of several pubs and clubs. Mr. Sky Chiew emerged from his comfort zone to set up Donut Empire on 7 July 2007. Since then the business has been growing promisingly; in less than a year the affiliate has set up 10 outlets in Singapore.
A chat with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Dragon Boat 20th Anniversary in 2007 inspired Mr. Chiew to grow his business overseas; this year. Donut Empire Ptd Ltd is expanding to China. Brunei. Vietnam. Thailand. Malaysia. Indonesia and India and in three years’ time the Oceania countries. It already has 2 outlets in Malaysia. Mr. Chiew believes that with a goal and the ordain to move towards it success will ensue.
Links:Mr. Andrew Thomas. Mr. Alex Mucha. Ms. Chi Chay Hwa and Ms. Cindy Lim of Equus Design Consultants Ptd LtdNot willing to march to the corporate tune of the international design affiliate that they were previously working in. Mr. Andrew Thomas. Mr. Alex Mucha. Ms. Chi Chay Hwa and Ms. Cindy Lim decided to set up a new design company that adheres to the vision and values that they share.
Established in 1994. Equus create by mental act Consultants Ptd Ltd is a design consultancy focused on branding consultancy printed and interactive communications and environments. Soon after the four enterprising individuals realized the be for diversification they broadened their focus to include high end consumer branding and multimedia over and above corporate branding and printed communications. All four have different motivations but they direct three in common: To do great bring home the bacon provide excellent function and enable themselves and their employees to apply a good quality of life. Ms. Vernetta Lopez of Eternally Yours Wedding PlannersThe idea of launching a wedding planning affiliate came to Ms. Vernetta Lopez when she was walking through Borders. A book with pictures of the back of a bride titled ‘Wedding Planning’ stood out and it struck Ms. Lopez that it was just what she wanted to do. The lively celebrity was so excited by her burst of inspiration that she felt slightly giddy there and then. When Ms. Lopez seriously considered the idea she realized much to her delight that she had in fact already done a few weddings possessed the infrastructure the contacts a florist accent and considerable experience in events management such that setting up a wedding planning company became a natural progression.
The company is a heavy commitment to Ms. Vernetta Lopez. At the same measure she finds her job extremely rewarding. Ms. Lopez is beat of ideas; for one she plans to set up her own denominate of wedding accessories for the bride and the wedding party. She also hopes to do more overseas weddings. Mr. Yeo Ban Seng of Five Star Kampong Chicken Rice
The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis turned Mr. Yeo from a rich man to a pauper. Mr. Yeo decided to tap on his familiarity with farms and well-established network. In 2000 he ventured into the chicken sieve business. Over the years. Mr. Yeo dealt with jealous competitors. SARS and the Bird Flu with honesty and flexibility. Today the popular Five feature Kampong Chicken Rice has four outlets across Singapore. Mr. Patrick Liew Siow Guan of HSR International Realtors Ptd LtdAt 10 pm in his seafront office at Shenton Way one day. Mr. Patrick Liew realized that he had no life. That was when the animated and visionary high-flyer decided to seek new opportunities.
When HSR International Realtor Ptd Ltd first started it did book but when the Asian Financial Crisis swept across the region the company lost its foothold. For many months. HSR was completely destroyed. Mr. Liew and his wife thought hard about what to do and what God was trying to tell them. They concluded that God destroyed their business to show them that business is not all about the bottom line; it is also about caring for the people in the business. From that pivotal moment love became a central theme in the affiliate’s philosophy. The now highly successful company organizes a 2-day boot camp every six weeks for its new associates. Through the intensive camp these new additions hit the books business principles and core values that could greatly enhance their lives. Mr. Andrew Chow of Ideamart (S) Pte Ltd
At 26 after serving his term as an army regular. Mr. Andrew Chow decided to be an entrepreneur. Together with Mr. Andy Lai whom he regarded as instruct. Mr. Chow set up Ideasmart (S) Ptd Ltd in 1994. The affiliate was then in the MICE (Meetings. Incentives. Conferences. Exhibitions) industry where it facilitated business transaction and business networking. At the end of 1998. Mr. Lai decided to cerebrate on his other businesses and Mr. Chow bought over his share. In 2005 the company entered the dating business by matchmaking singles. In the same year. Ideamart (S) Ptd Ltd won the first ever tender to manage Romancing Singapore. The company had a share in organizing several high compose dating events such as Dating@Sea and “like in a Capsule”.
Mr. Chow finds that an entrepreneur has to be very flexible as opposed to being very regimented and obedient desire when one is in army or a big company. Due to the lack of an existing infrastructure an entrepreneur has to start everything from scratch and this. Mr. Chow feels is one of the greatest challenges of being an entrepreneur. Mr. Lim Chung Chun of iFast Corporation Pte Ltd. It took iFast Corporation Ptd Ltd a distribution platform for unit trust funds four years to break even. However never at any point of time since its inception did Mr. Lim one of the two founders of the company feel like giving up. He believes that if one thinks that his business will fail it probably will. The company’s middle- to long-term come lays the groundwork for its progress.
The company focuses on addressing the needs of its clients. Besides helping its clients makes good investment decisions the company also takes note of aspects such as the user friendliness of its website. Mr. Lim’s proudest achievement to date is the fact that iFast Corporation Ptd rose from an anonymous start-up to one of the top distributors of unit trust funds in Singapore. Mr. Mark Brimblecombe of i-POP Networks Pte LtdWhen Mr. Brimblecombe came to Singapore at the age of 26 he decided to act on his business ideas. He left the corporate world to set up Net Megastore an Internet company which eventually closed. Undeterred. Mr. Brimblecombe went on to establish i-POP Networks Ptd Ltd with two other business partners. Mr. Colin Miles and Mr. Scott Alexander.
i-POP Networks Ptd Ltd is an acclaimed mobile services provider that offers a range of mobile solutions to color divide organizations such as MTV and ESPN. Mr. Brimblecombe believes that patience with due flexibility as well as good leadership skills are crucial for a business to work. Mr. Amit Sujan of ITCAN Pte LtdITCAN Pte Ltd came about when Mr. Amit Sujan felt that big companies did not focus sufficiently on their relationships with clients. So instead of being intimidated by the big players in the IT industry. Mr. Amit Sujan set up his company to fill the insufficiency in good service. Today. ITCAN Pte Ltd a Technology service and solutions company that helps its client and partners in implementing intelligent solutions to end business and operational issues maintains strong relationships with some of the top investment and global banks electronic giants and the best logistic players.
The company works on the philosophy that if you cannot act care of your customer somebody else will. Mr. Amit Sujan personally aims for adjust defects in the company’s services. He believes that nothing is impossible with commitment and conviction. Mrs. Thenmoliee Joe of Kids Testing And Dyslexia Centre7 years ago. Mrs. Thenmoliee Joe saw a demand in areas that cater to children with learning difficulties. With her expertise and extensive working experience in psychology she set up the Kids Testing And Dyslexia Centre which specializes in diagnosing children with learning difficulties and offers remedial lessons in English. Mandarin and Mathematics for children with dyslexia all by herself.
Mrs. Thenmoliee Joe has since helped many children with learning difficulties cope with educate and life. Once there was a Primary 5 boy who could hardly move his neck suffered severe headaches and had to be hospitalized every month due to evince. His studies suffered tremendously. After attending lessons at the Centre however he managed to go his PSLE. Mrs. Thenmoliee Joe thrives on her passion in helping these children and their parents. Ms. Laurrieta Alaabons & Mr. Ross Knudson. LAMC Productions Pte LtdEstablished in 1999. LAMC Productions Ptd Ltd (LAMC stands for Laurrieta Alabons Marketing Communications) which organizes music-and entertainment-related events has brought in many creative international acts from the music and entertainment industry including Duran Duran. Incubus and Deep color.
LAMC Productions Ptd Ltd was founded by Ms. Laurrieta Alaabons and her husband. Mr. Ross Knudson. Ms. Alaabons loves the entertainment business and she lives it. There is no bad day for Ms. Alaabons—she never allowed herself to have one. She believes that in business one cannot be affected by negative thoughts. Mr. Willy Foo of be! Studios LLPLive! Studios LLP is a marriage of Mr. Willy Foo’s expertise in technology and passion in photography. When the technology company that he was initially working for mandated a two-month break for its staff during a buyout transition. Mr. Foo did freelance photography. Soon magazines featured him in editorials. Mr. Foo went on to win the top prize in a highly profiled photography competition in 2005. These two milestones prompted Mr. Foo to set up Live! Studios LLP. He works from home.
be! Studios LLP uses WIFI technology to compound the delivery of photos. It is especially come up known for printing photos on photocards within minutes. Recognizing the potential of photocards as a branding and marketing vehicle. Live! Studios LLP came up with a unique marketing proposition for photocards. These photocards undergo since change state a big hit at corporate events. The company’s prestigious clientele include premium brands from car companies and almost all the banks in Singapore. Mr. Francis Foo Kia Loang of Loang & Noi Pte Ltd12 years ago just 3 years since its inception. Loang & Noi Ptd Ltd which specializes in the designing and making of jewelry was approached by a big-name jewelry company to be their Original Manufacturer. The big-name company was turned down because the founders of Loang & Noi Ptd Ltd firmly believed in their brand name and identity. Their confidence and insistence proved to be a right choice. Today the company’s waiting list is so desire that some customers undergo to wait for six to twelve months for their jewelry to be made.
Co-founded by Mr. Francis Foo Kia Loang and wife. Ms. Gek Noi. Loang & Noi Ptd Ltd designs and produces one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. No two jewelry pieces carry the same design. The affiliate now has numerous outlets in Singapore and abroad. Mr. Foo believes that for a person to be successful he must be honest not just in business but in all aspects of his life. Ms. May Lee of Lotus Media House Ptd Ltd
Before Ms. May Lee started the Lotus Media accommodate Ptd Ltd she’s already been in the media business for almost 2 decades was a broadcast journalist and has worked with big names such as CNN. CNBC. ABC News and Oprah Winfrey. As an entrepreneur. Ms. Lee had to feature many hats including seeking funds and the alter people. Passion brought Ms. Lee through the hard times and she is proud that she has lived out her dream. The ‘May Lee Show’ her flagship project has been widely recognized. She is currently working on the ‘Lotus bring’ the first women’s bring in Asia. The ‘Lotus channel’ will feature a variety of programmes from all over the world that is exclusively for a female audience. Ms. Violet Lim & Mr. Jamie Lee of Lunch Actually Pte LtdWhen Ms. Violet Lim was working in a bank she realized a turn: Many of her colleagues were single not because they were unattractive but because they worked long hours. Ms. Lim wanted to help them. Her husband. Mr. Lee on the other hand has passion and undergo in business. With Ms. Lim’s passion to back up and Mr. Lee’s experience in business. Lunch Actually Ptd Ltd was born.
Lunch Actually Ptd Ltd is the first lunch dating agency here that has a vision to act a solution for single and work working professionals. It keeps up with its business using Soulseek a business system developed by Mr. Lee that is used for matching coordinating and business operating. Over the years the blissful bring together has brought many individuals together. Ms. Lim’s proudest and happiest moment came when she saw the first Lunch Actually do by. Ms. Yap Shu Mei of Mandeville Music And Drama Pte LtdAs a music tutor who taught privately in some music schools and at home. Ms. Yap Shu Mei felt that she was unable to provide her students with all the opportunities that she entangle were crucial in becoming a complete musician. Interaction with fellow musicians for dilate was something that the have of the New England Conservatory of Music. Boston deemed essential which she could not offer from domiciliate tuition. All these concerns culminated in Ms. Yap’s decision to set up Mandeville Music And Drama Ptd Ltd.
Mandeville Music And move Ptd Ltd is now more than 12 years old and caters to both children and adults. It offers music courses for all instruments-string percussion brass wind and keyboard. Many of the educators at the educate are professional musicians and all of them possess a passion for music and self-improvement. Artiste International an associated company set up by Ms. Yap and her business furnish in 1984 retails music books and other music accessories organizes concerts and conferences and sources for and provides musicians for private and corporate events. Mr. Shajahan Shaik Alaudin of Masakan Shaik FirdausWithout many academic credentials. Mr. Shajahan Shaik Alaudin decided that he had to set up a business for a exceed life. When he first started this business he failed due to lack of capital. So Mr. Alaudin decided to offer door-to-door car grooming services to create up his capital tip. For four-and-a-half years he saved $200 daily from car polishing. With this accumulated capital he proceeded on to enter the catering business albeit on a small scale.
An unknown name then. Mr. Alaudin initially liaised with the mosque. To come in the market. Mr. Alaudin started off by placing an advertisement on wedding packages in the newspapers. From a affiliate with just one cook—Mr. Alaudin himself—the company is today a large and highly regarded catering affiliate with reputable clients such as Singapore Airlines. Mr. Glenndle Sim of Mencast Marine Pte LtdTo date. Mr. Glenndle Sim still remembers what the head of Wing Tai. Mr. Cheng Wai Keung told him in an converse. “Young man entrepreneurship means to use what you have the resources that you undergo to the best you can. That is entrepreneurship. Do not charge about things that you do not have nor admire other people who undergo so much. What you can do with what you undergo is to grow them into what other people have.” These words of wisdom formed the basis of the business plans that Mr. Sim implemented for the company in the early years.
Mr. Sim joined the company with a business and finance educational accent. He has since significantly contributed to the affiliate by devising concrete and practical business plans. Ms. Merry Riana of MRO Consultancy Pte LtdWithin one year after graduating. Ms. Merry Riana earned over $200 000 way ahead of her peers who managed an average income of $2500 per month. However she worked thrice as hard for it; while her peers worked for about 8 hours everyday. Ms. Riana put in 14 hours a day for all 7 days a week. As she put it. “Mathematically I should have 3 years of work experience in one year.”
Driven by her desire to give her parents a better life. Ms. Riana a middle-class Indonesian Chinese decided to be a financial consultant upon graduating from NTU with a degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE). Without a wide network of friends to tap on. Ms. Riana started off by approaching strangers. She frequently had unhappy experiences whereby prospective clients did not turn up for appointments. However with her determination confidence and high energy. Ms. Riana managed to displace through the hard times. Today she manages businesses in 3 different fields: the financial industry the Training & Consultancy industry as come up as the Non-Profit division which is one of her ways of giving back to the society. Mr. Ong Tze Boon of Ong & Ong Ptd LtdWhen Mr. Ong Tze Boon’s parents passed away and left him with the business he knew that he had 3 choices: wind the business down remain status quo or grow the business. Confident enterprising and passionate. Mr. Ong chose the latter. He has since brought Ong & Ong to admirable heights; today. Ong & Ong is a reputable firm with branches in China. Malaysia. India and Vietnam.
Mr. Ong believes that if one looks solely at his own industry he will never break out of that mould. This mindset prompted Mr. Ong to create by mental act Ong & Ong from a firm that deals solely with architecture to a multidisciplinary design practice that encompasses Urban Planning. Architecture. Interior create by mental act and Landscape create by mental act. His openness to new ideas and perspectives continues to carry his company to greater heights. Mr. Aaron Leong of Party Impact Pte Ltd Mr. Aaron Leong discovered his deep interest in magic when he was a child. Honing his magic skills and performing magic soon became his hobby. At 16 he gave his first paid magic performance at the Bishan RC. Clearly impressed many of them invited him to act at their children’s birthday parties. Eventually business was so good and the satisfaction from performing was so big that Mr. Leong decided to set up a company of professional entertainers that could meet the rising demand.
Mr. Leong’s journey with Party Impact Ptd Ltd was not without setbacks. Soon after the affiliate was set up. SARS came and many parties were cancelled. Fortunately it turned out to be a short-term setback. From a one-man show. Party Impact Ptd Ltd is now a one-stop provider of party entertainers and equipments. Ms. Cheryl Ou of Polished Divas attach PalaceWhen Ms. Cheryl Ou first looked into entering the attach industry about four years ago she knew that she was in for a great deal of competition. At the same time she realized that many nail salons provided unsatisfactory service with their factory-line styles. The unique concept of Polished Divas Nail Palace then came to her—cut and pedicure services delivered while the customer enjoys her favorite movie in the luxury of a massage chair.
Today the nail salon has a regular customer base and gets many of its new customers via word-of-mouth. Besides her supportive family the sincere and appreciative feedback from her delighted customers is Ms. Ou’s motivation that sees her through trying periods. Mr. Steven Lim of RSTN Consulting Pte LtdMr. Steven Lim is one confident individual who thrives on challenges. He chose to venture out and set up his own business during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis because he believed that a “sailor who has never gone defy the storm ordain never be considered a good sailor.” He feels that anyone could defeat during a robust economy but when one manages to make it through the rough times there is a higher probability that he would be able to handle future challenges well and succeed in his business.
RSTN Consulting Ptd Ltd specializes in the provision of IT consulting services mainly in the Enterprise Content Management. Workflow. Business affect Management. Forms Automation and Knowledge Management (KM) arena. Its Unique Selling Point (USP) lies in its domain knowledge which in turn boosts the confidence that its clients has in the affiliate. Over the years. RSTN Consulting Ptd Ltd has been securing multimillion projects time and again. Mr. Vincent Tan Boon Kiat of SGCM Pte LtdWhen Mr. Vincent Tan and his friend. Henry then undergraduates at NUS were walking around in campus one day a man handed them a pamphlet with the website asweetflower com. It was a car classified website. Mr. Tan told his friend that they could do a much exceed job and market research by the duo ensued. Together with mutual friend well-versed in IT sgCarMart a media owner which provides a displace for car owners and businesses to announce was launched in 2004.
Business was initially poor. At times the partners change surface had to furnish to help car dealers announce for free in the wish that they would keep up with the service. Hard bring home the bacon by the aggroup eventually paid off sgCarMart was the be 1 most popular automotive classified website for 2005. 2006 and 2007. The company’s turnover for the past 5 months was approximately $500 000. Mr. Shawn Tay Chee Hwa & Ms. Gladys Kok Chien Shih. Shawn of Gladys move WorldBoth Mr. Shawn Tay and Ms. Gladys Kok breathe dance. When they first took up ballroom dancing they liked it so much that they felt that they needed to set a contend for themselves-by participating in many local and international competitions. They embraced the experience and decided to propagate ballroom dancing in Singapore. In 1986 upon their return from England the bring together started Shawn & Gladys Danceworld.
It was hard when they first started. Yet they didn’t furnish up and Shawn & Gladys Danceworld is today one of the leading dance schools in Singapore. One of their biggest achievements is winning the Coach Recognition Awards for 3 consecutive years. Other awards that they’ve received consider the IDSF President’s Award given by the president of the IDF in Switzerland. Ms. Shermay Lee of Shermay’s Cooking SchoolTo Ms. Shermay Lee her previous job as an investment banker at UBS was secure and interesting yet there came a point in time when she felt that she wasn’t fully living out the life that she wanted to. In 2003. Ms. Lee left her job at UBS when she had enough business ideas in mind. She pursued her passion and published a cookbook which subsequently led to the open of Shermay’s Cooking School a school that offers bunco classes for recreational and novice cooks and home-bakers. The educate also includes a retail shop comprising of kitchenware cookbooks and other cooking accessories.
Besides her core business. Ms. Lee consistently works with youths-at-risk by giving them opportunities in the business. She used to invite some of these schooling youths to be her classes for free. Under her mentorship. Junhao then a fifteen-year-old student from the Normal Technical stream at Bedok believe Secondary educate and under police probation changed his attitude became more responsible and confident and eventually managed to go his probation. N-Levels and proceeded on to study Western Cuisine at ITE. Changing lives is something that Ms. Lee finds especially meaningful. Mr. Shunji Matsuo of Shunji Matsuo Pte LtdSince young. Mr. Shunji Matsuo has always been inspired by beautiful art. When he was 17 he read a five-page article about a renowned Japanese stylist who went to New York in the 1960s and became the personal stylist of famous celebrities such as Candice Bergen and Diane Rose. Deeply inspired. Mr. Matsuo enrolled in the Yamana Beauty School and subsequently went on to work in a top salon. When he was in New York he worked with Suga a very famous stylist for 10 years.
In 1998. Mr. Matsuo set up the Shunji Matsuo Ptd Ltd. Since then the company has developed two salon lines. Shunji Matsuo Hair Studio and ICON by Shunji Matsuo as come up as the Shunji Matsuo Hair Academy. Initially a relatively unknown name in Singapore. Mr. Matsuo built up his reputation slowly and surely through his professionalism and two defining interviews with The Straits Times and the Business Times. To keep himself updated with the latest hair trends. Mr. Matsuo makes it a inform read magazines and books as well as travel overseas for courses. Mrs. Christine Sim of TACT Business Services Pte LtdIt all began in the 1980s when Singapore was experiencing a recession. Mrs. Christine Sim was a training volunteer tasked with imparting skills to homemakers in their forties. These homemakers wanted to re-enter the work industry to add their family incomes. It was then that Mrs. Sim realized the importance of staying relevant change surface when one is already out of the workforce. In 1987. Mrs. Sim decided to quit her job as a secretary to set up TACT Business Services Ptd Ltd a job-matching business that focuses on teaching her clients how to fish by giving them apt career advice and equipping them with lifelong skills. Mrs. Sim has since been named Top ASME-Woman Entrepreneur 2000 the first-ever Woman Finalist for the International Phoenix Award 2005 and was a finalist for the inaugural Women’s Weekly ‘Great Women of our Times’ in 2005.
Mrs. Sim believes in genuinely caring for her corporate clients and candidates. Third-party referrals she believes are exceed than any other form of marketing. Mrs. Sim likens entrepreneurship to stewardship for a leader is like the shepherd who takes care of his flock. Dr. Georgia Lee of TLC Medical Practice Ptd LtdWhen Dr. Georgia Lee set up the TLC Medical Practice Ptd Ltd in 1999 the aesthetic medical industry was still relatively new. Combining her medical background with her interest in beauty and make. Dr. Lee entered the largely uncharted waters with bravery and a set of goals.
Dr. Lee believes that both men and women should groom themselves and be socially active. She is sincere towards her patients’ interests and customizes treatment plans to conform to each individual. To help her patients acquire confidence and the right set of social skills. Dr. Lee also conducts grooming and make classes for her patients. Ms. Aileen Ng of Virtual HR Realizing the lack of payroll services in Singapore. Ms. Aileen Ng and two close friends set up Virtual HR to communicate this need. The company has since supported many local enterprises. MNC regional offices and government-linked companies. Its accolades consider being voted by HR Professionals as Singapore’s Top Ten Outsourcing Vendors of the Year as well as the fact that more than 50% of its customers are from referrals.
Ms. Ng believes that in business one should not give himself excuses but instead accept that he is at fault. She also believes that SMEs should not operate with the mindset that they cannot compete with MNCs. Virtual HR for one modeled some practices of MNCs but remembers to be nimble as an SME. Mr. Rajesh Mulani. Mr. Sanjay Danani Mohan & Mr. V. Natarajan of We Wanted To Be Footballers Pte LtdIt all started when the trio found themselves getting chased out of schools during weekends when all they wanted to do was to play soccer on the school fields. They told themselves that this must stop; there must be some displace for people like them to fasten out. The Cage. Singapore’s first indoor sports stadium was eventually born. As Mr. Sanjay Danani Mohan put it they gave birth to a whole new industry.
The trio recognized that their competitors—the change state hit conjoin in East Coast Park and the basketball courts—were remove. Hence when they first started they allowed remove usage of The Cage from November to December 2005 to create awareness and to collate customer feedback. Today besides having a share of regular customers. The Cage which runs for 24 hours a day is booked for about six to seven birthday parties per week. Several big companies such as Motorola. Citibank. SingTel. Tiger and Carlsberg have also held their corporate functions at The Cage. Ms. Stella Yfantidis Chen of Whatever Pte Ltd For a period of time. Ms. Stella Yfantidis Chen was suicidal. An accidental be with a spiritual bear on which offered complimentary therapies by mediums healers clairvoyants psychics numerologists and astrologers changed her perspective of the world. This defining be prompted Ms. Chen to embark on a decade-odd-long search for healers from all kinds of backgrounds. Through the healing methods that she discovered. Ms. Chen open tranquility and happiness. Wanting to share her experience with everyone. Whatever Ptd Ltd a holistic lifestyle displace offering a new age bookstore western vegetarian café yoga and healing lay became a natural progression.
Whenever Ms. Chen sees a severely affect person appear out of a healing session looking relieved she feels immensely satisfied. To her this is the greatest satisfaction that she can get from her business. Where the future of Whatever Ptd Ltd is concerned. Ms. Chen would like to see franchises of Whatever Ptd Ltd in every study gateway city around the world. Mr. Rajesh Nair of WorksallianceSearchWorks by Workalliance seeks top quality executives for its clients who be from SMEs to MNCs. Besides Singapore. SearchWorks has offices in Hong Kong. India and Australia and very soon. Dubai.
alter from the start. Mr. Rajesh Nair knew that he wanted to be an entrepreneur. Choosing to register this line of business was a consequence of several reasons including the fact that the bespeak for quality executives would never cease. Yet seeking top executives is no easy feat. Mr. Nair recognizes that and he works very hard to mouth. He never loses sight of his ultimate goal and his deep passion for his job fuels his journey to his goal.
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