Advice For The Young At Heart

"Guanxi" (关系), which directly translates to English as "relationship" or "connection", actually means a lot more than that. It is a concept that revolves around the dynamics and influence of personal networks and business relationships, and is an important and integral part of Chinese society.

As someone who blogs about entrepreneurship, one of the pet peeves I have when dealing with Singapore startups is their amazing lack of preparedness when I ask them for more information.

"Hi Daniel, I'm thinking of starting a pushcart with a friend, but have not done any detailed planning yet. We are planning to sell some handmade...

"I am keen in starting a business in fashion clothes which caters to young teens and adults. However, I would like to rent a...

"Hi, I want to start a pushcart business to sell fashion accessories, etc but don't know where to find a good source of supply...

Here's an email I received from a reader: "What would you suggest to a local entrepreneur like me who lacks connections and financial means to...

Here's an email I received yesterday from a reader: "My name is Jowel. I am a 30-year old Singaporean lady who has an idea to...

I received an email from a reader yesterday asking for some advice. I thought the answer may be applicable to some of you and...

A previous post on pushcart businesses resulted in quite a few people who own pushcarts asking me for advice to improve their marketing. Here's another...

I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur - let's call him John - who was seeking some marketing advice for his new technological startup. ...

(pushcart stall outside National Library for rental) Pushcarts - selling all manner of products - are now a common sight in Singapore. These OMOs...

Private equity investor Jeffrey Paine recently sent me a list of criteria that serial New York entrepreneur Fabrice Grinda uses when he assesses companies.  It's a...

So you - the enterprising entrepreneur - think raising capital for your business is tough? Not necessarily, if you know how to go about...