Entrepreneurs

America has become an entrepreneur’s paradise

Since the beginning of 2024 an average of 466,000 Americans have applied to start a business each month, according to data from the Census Bureau.

Me & My Money: From construction painter to EV charger firm founder

Sathiyamoorthy Nagarajan (left), a power systems specialist from India, partnered with Singaporean engineer Lai Yuan Weng to set up MNL Solutions, which delivers sustainable EV charging solutions for homes, condos, commercial and industrial sites.

These young professionals in Singapore left stable jobs to sell pasta, pastries and Chinese tea

(Clockwise from left) Saikyo Pasta’s husband-and-wife duo Arya Masagung and Angeline Chandraatmadja, Daily Fruit’s S. Aiswarya and Yecha’s Vincent Tay.

Global founder network Endeavor launches Singapore hub to spark ‘multiplier effect’

Endeavor board chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr (centre) and Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan (fourth from right) at Endeavor’s launch event held at Jewel on July 23.

From wiggly toys to wellness bags: Meet the children turning creativity into cash

Lee Rui Qi with his 3D-printed animal figurines at Singapore Kidpreneurs at HarbourFront Centre.

Tastemakers

Why this former cop left a 23-year career to start a fried chicken eatery with $50,000

Foxy’s Chikn founder Shahrizan Mohamed Sapri with the Chikn Sandwich Set (left) and the Tenders Set (right).

Tastemakers

How former youth offender Reuben Koh is rebuilding his life through food

Reuben Koh opened Reuben’s at a coffee shop in Kallang Bahru, where he serves restaurant-.

Singaporean brothers use unsolvable maths equations to build modern, unbreakable encryption

Singaporean brothers, Ken Lim (left) and Lim Meng Liang, founders of Aires Applied Quantum Technology, pictured at their new office in Macpherson on June 18.

Former MapleStory game designer wins 2026 Cartier prize with rehabilitative game for kids

The first woman president of Thailand's football association Nualphan Lamsam (right) with first place winner of East Asia, Jeklin Kim (left), at the 2026 Cartier Women’s Initiative awards ceremony.

Can a luxury brand be a force for good? Considering the Cartier Women’s Initiative at 20

The 30 Cartier Women's Initiative fellows with international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, Chairman of Cartier Culture and Philanthropy Cyrille Vigneron and Yanina Novitskaya, CEO of Cartier SEA & Oceania.

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