HELP is at hand for retrenched executives keen to start their own businesses.

The five polytechnics here are rolling out entrepreneurship courses geared to the group of professionals, managers, executives and technicians collectively referred to as PMETs.

There will be up to 500 training places initially, but more will be available if there is demand for the courses developed jointly by the schools, Spring Singapore and the Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE).

Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.