adminHiring trends vary significantly across sectors Just as hiring appeared to be picking up, Singapore’s job market has reversed course. Job postings have fallen to the lowest level since Mar 2021, according to the latest …
Digital guestbooks are becoming a lucrative biz in Singapore’s wedding industry
All it takes is two to three weddings to break even Two to three weddings. That’s all it takes for entrepreneurs Edmund Teo from Octopus Reels and Jessica Tay from Leave Your Message to fully …
Mixue beat them to Singapore by 2 yrs. BingXue still built a 12-outlet chain anyway.
Being second to market doesn’t mean being too late In Sept 2021, in the middle of a global pandemic, James Leong and Joyce Lim packed up their lives in Singapore and moved their young family, …
More S’poreans retrenched in 2025: 14K+ jobs were cut, with PMETs hit hard
MOM’s Labour Market Report outlines the latest retrenchment figures and wider employment trends in Singapore Singapore recorded a notable rise in retrenchments in 2025, with overall job cuts climbing to 14,490 for the year—an increase …
These NUS students turned a classroom idea into a 6 fig handbag biz that broke even in 3 months
Started by three NUS students, Juno Jane gained traction through TikTok virality Not many students can run a business alongside their studies, but three Gen Z founders have found a way to make it work. …
“People aren’t drinking less, they’re bored of sameness”: This biz hit S$1M by being different
They started by mixing sour plum vodka at home, now they produce 1,800 bottles every month At every party, people would pull Alex Michel aside and ask the same question: can I get a bottle …
PropertyLimBrothers axes its media staff, denies reported scale of layoffs
PLB says reported 90% layoff figure is inaccurate, media arm had fewer than 100 staff [Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include PLB’s response.] Singapore property agency PropertyLimBrothers (PLB) is undergoing a major …
Overqualified & okay with it: More S’poreans are choosing jobs below their paper credentials
1 in 5 Singaporeans are overqualified for their jobs, according to a new MOM study Singapore workers are better educated than ever, but that doesn’t always translate into the jobs they take. A new Ministry …
Most would retire, but this senior couple learnt to make gelato from scratch & sells 500kg/month
The S’porean couple behind Freshio Gelato is proving that age has no limit At 73 and 77, most people would be slowing down. But Tan Kian Tat (KT) and his wife, Zheng Yazhu, were just …
Singapore’s top vacancies: MOM reveals where most new jobs are created and how much they pay
Disclaimer: Unless otherwise stated, any opinions expressed below belong solely to the author. In Mar, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released its annual summary of job creation efforts that took place in the year before, …