Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

Entrepreneur’s Quote of the Day: 24 April 2007

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

  "When you are an SME, your finance department is so busy with the daily operations that they have very little time to analyse the business more in depth, like you would do in an MNC. Entrepreneurs may tend to focus too much on sales, and neglect the financial aspects.  As a ...

The New Cash Cow: Banking on SMEs

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

    It's about time - banks are finally wisening up to the potentially lucrative SME market here in Singapore.  Over the recent months various banks such as HSBC, OCBC and DBS have launched new initiatives targeting this once-ignored segment.  What does this mean to the SME?

Reinventing Barter: The New Old Currency

Friday, March 9th, 2007

  Barter is a form of transaction in which goods or services are exchanged with other goods and services without using an intermediate medium of exchange (like money).  Today, barter is picking up popularity amongst small businesses who need to keep their cash and use their products and services as credits ...