“I think we stand a very good chance to be the Watsons or Guardian of the pet industry.” Fresh out of starting a new business with a classmate, Ng Whye Hoe recalls answering the call from his mother to run the then troubled Pet Lovers Centre. Whye Hoe recalls, “I hesitated as it was doing […]
“We decided we needed to brand our business – to differentiate ourselves and gain a competitive edge.” Mr Bean, a Singapore-based soya milk chain with outlets across Asia, started small. Beginning as a stall in Singapore’s Chinatown in 1995, it was manned by former Chinese High schoolmates Kang Puay Seng and Loh Jwee Poh. Loh, […]
“Never let a good crisis go to waste” – Winston Churchill In moving on from a crisis and definitive year like 2020, many organisations give priority to regaining normalcy. This behaviour of organisations mirrors the tendency of individuals to flee towards and grab hold of any sense of familiarity. In many of these cases, important […]