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I recall a conversation between myself and my friend @yu-iwata, who is the business owner of Bridge Rock Consulting here in Singapore. He is an expert in corporate finance and helps businesses with various financial needs. So I asked Yu (that is how I address I call him), why is…
Recently, our firm's Head of Marketing explained to me that in order to stand out in a crowded online market, we need to articulate our values. Her point was substantiated by research. In principle, I agree. However, the problem I see is what is in reality and how to execute this…
I was introduced to the UK Trade and Investments (UKTI) website by a friend, and if you search “export ready”, the page will offer you tons of information about how you can export goods to another country. You will get the usual information about import and export licenses and taxes.…
In the TODAY newspapers [19 May 2016], the main board listed company Jeya Holdings announced a reverse take- over of a micro lending company called PNG. What is a "reversetake-over"[RTO]? This happens when a private company swaps its shares for the shares of a public listed company ('PLC'). In this…
In law the common parlance “FREEDOM TO CONTRACT” means that the Courts will be slow to impose its interpretation about the intentions of parties in a contract, unless the contract is vague. The policy consideration behind this, is to promote commerce. In essence, businesses are encouraged to contract however they…
At the time of writing of this article, Singapore is the 2nd best nation and the top Asian nation, in terms of ‘ease of doing business’, globally. If you do a quick search in Google of the titled question, you will find numerous articles on the subject. In fact, here’s…
Stratospheric Economic Growth In order to properly answer this question, we need to take a quick inside look into the overall development and evolution of Singapore’s economy and its approach towards businesses. As a small nation with no natural resources and facing high levels of unemployment and poverty, our leaders…
Be it through pressure of confinement, non-fulfilment of obligations in a contract, unemployment or divorce, global citizens have felt the weight of this pandemic both at home and at work. The ground has shifted from under our feet and both people and corporations have increasingly turned to mediation to sort…
Recently, 2 draft laws were introduced in the Singapore Parliament. They are part of an on-going effort to strengthen Singapore's position as a premier international commercial dispute resolution hub,to draw more legal work here. The Bills are the Civil Law (Amendment) Bill 2016 and the Mediation Bill 2016. Civil Law…
I often get a quizzical look from SME (small and medium sized enterprises) owners when I ask them whether they know the difference between “conflict resolution” vs “conflict management”.It is tragic that after more than 26 years of advocating for people to prevent conflict, many will still attend at…