Me & My Money

His passion, prudence keep yacht charter firm buoyant

Mr Ng Kah Meng teamed up with a business partner to set up yacht charter firm BOB Marine in 2014 with start-up capital of $150,000 and their own boats as the first assets. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
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Keen yachtsman Ng Kah Meng had always liked messing about with boats, so it was hardly surprising that he turned his passion into a business.

The spur, however, came from the pressing need to deal with a costly problem that landed on his plate suddenly in 2014.

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