Asia’s resurgence post-Covid is creating a new generation of women-led businesses, prompting governments to consider how to establish a more inclusive economy Funding woes, work-life balance and prejudice remain hurdles for women entrepreneurs, who say having supportive business partners and spouses can be half the battle won As a flight attendant for Singapore Airlines, Kay...

An insight into answering the ever-burning question of buying or renting your property The two major costs on a company’s profit and loss are staffing costs and real estate costs. How can you better manage the latter: real estate costs? Should small and medium enterprises (SMEs) rent or buy their property? Any SME would have readily answered that they should buy in the long run. Rather than weighing...

Doing the Sums – Purchasing a Business Property With all the rage about rising prices in commercial and industrial properties, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have started to scramble to buy property of their own in the hopes of cutting down expenses on rent. This can often be a confusing process, with the insurmountable load of advice and information being thrown to them. When in search of...

Key considerations before making that crucial decision Businesses which have spent years renting their office, industrial or retail spaces, have often dreamt that they would own their premises and do not need to face the landlords. However, it takes planning to achieve the dream to own. When you are buying a commercial property for the purpose of running your business, it is more than just the property...