Running a small business and feeling all ragged?
Its not surprising, considering how small business owners have to make the most of the limited time and resources available to them.
Tag: SMEs
10 Fabulous Content Marketing Ideas for Fashion Brands
Can content marketing work with fashion design, apparel retail and merchandising? What content marketing strategies and ideas can you use in fashion?
The truth is that traditional retail is dying. And the prognosis is dire for small independent fashion boutiques.
Roadside MBA: Lessons from Small Businesses
I love traveling. I love David versus Goliath tales. And I enjoy reading about business strategies.
Put this together and what have we got?ย The Roadside MBAย by economics and business professors Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer.
The $100 Startup [Book Review]
How do we escape the 9-5 shackles of corporate drudgery to build a life of adventure, meaning and purpose? Can we do this with $100 (or less) in our pocket?
The answer to both questions is yes. At least according to Chris Guillebeau, author of The $100 Startup.
MoolahSense Brings Crowdfinancing to Singapore
Are you an entrepreneur seeking to raise funds but unable to secure a bank loan? Or perhapsย an investor looking to diversify your portfolio?
If you belong to either category, you may wish to consider crowdfinancing. Unlike traditional means of securing funds through bank loans or equity investments, crowdfinancing (or crowd-lending) allows businesses to borrow money through an online peer-to-business platform from individual lenders.
Can Small Really Become The New Big?
Courtesy of Chorus + Echo
I just read an interesting HBR blog post by Hemant Taneja on The Economies of Unscale. In the post, Taneja claimed that the advent of global manufacturing, trade, and the Internet have created a new playing field for small businesses.
Quoting from the post:
Something Beautiful – A Marriage of Art with Fashion
Kay Wong and Adeline Yeo at the launch of their collection
What do you get when you mix women’s fashion, finger painting art and motherhood? The answer is Something Beautiful.
Hatched in far away Prague during a Spotlight Singapore business trip led by my friend art administrator Colin Goh, this collaborative effort came about when Singapore fashion designer Kay Wong of online fashion retailer Milky Way teamed up with finger-painting artist Adeline Yeo. Through the partnership, Kay and Adeline combined their creative and entrepreneurial talents in a business venture that infuses the beauty of art into ladies wear targeted at mothers.
The Lean Startup: Book Review
Creators of new products in environments of extreme uncertainty, startups face enormous risks.
In the US, about 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years. Insufficient capital, over investment, and low sales are just some of the reasons leading to this sobering statistic.
As a startup owner, what can you do to “growth hack” your business and improve your chances of success?
WTF! The Story of Two Fry Guys
27 year old Melvin Ong (above) has a vision. And that is to be the king of fries in Singapore.
Together with his partner Steve Tan (also 27), Melvin owns and operates What The Fries! – a snack food outlet located at the basement of J Cube Mall. With the cheeky acronym WTF, the stall has been in operation slightly over a year (it opened on 2 Apr 2012). It serves savoury snacks like Golden Nuggets, Mexicali Wings, Roasted Drumlets, Sunny Hunny Wings, and lots of fries.
The E-Myth Revisited – Book Review
Are you a struggling entrepreneur trying to juggle it all, but find it a tremendous challenge?
Well, perhaps it’s time for you to stop, take a step back, critically evaluate where your business is going, and read The E-Myth Revisited.