Two SMU alumni Aaron Ng and Randy Cheung launched a wheelchair rental service in Singapore in January 2017 after realising that there were very limited rental providers locally when Mr Ng and his family needed to rent one after his grandfather broke his hip. Besides the hefty price tag of between $200 and $300 for a wheelchair, many wheelchairs end up unused and becoming redundant after recovery. That sparked off Mr Ng’s idea to launch Loco Wheelchair – a “fully automated part-time initiative that helps to fulfil the needs of the society.” Mr Ng and Mr Cheung – who are currently stockbrokers in different companies – pooled in $3,000 from their savings to procure the wheelchairs; and only two wheelchair models are listed on the platform to save consumers the headache.
Vulcan Post Online (Dec 22)
Vulcan Post Online (Dec 22)