He started up with less than $100 – now business is popping with up to 500 packs sold daily
Mr Zac Chua, dubbed “The Popcorn Guy”, started The Kettle Gourmet after graduating from SMU with a degree in Business Management. He shared the problems he faced while setting up the business.
Dear scholarship applicant, have you ever failed?
SMU alumna Grace Lin shared in her book “Why You Should Fail” co-authored with Vincent Ng, that they started businesses that failed and cost them thousands of dollars in savings and countless hours.
When red-light means go
SMU postgraduate alumna Carolyn Choo, who graduated with a Master of Professional Accounting from SMU in 2002, is Worldwide Hotels’ Managing Director.
Model-actress Jasmine Sim on the perks of being famous
SMU Business alumna Jasmine Sim never planned on becoming an actress. This month, she'll take on her biggest role yet – in the highly-anticipated series Doppelganger – where she plays the daughter of the superstar couple.
Taking the overseas route
Since joining Branded Lifestyle – an Asian-based fashion retailer – three and a half years ago, SMU alumnus Edwin Chong has lived in at least six places – China, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
This self-made millionaire lifted her parents out of debt and bought them their first home
After finishing high school, Anna Haotanto went to SMU to study finance, taking as many extra classes as she could. She then started working as a wealth manager and figured out a time frame for paying her family's debts and buying them a home.
Why Swiss luxury watchmakers need to woo millennials in the digital space – and soon
Su Jia Xian is only 32 years old, but he's been talking and writing about watches for more than half of his life, building up a store of knowledge and experience in the world of horology that belies his age.
The War for Talent
PWC reported recently that 63% of CEOs say that finding the right talent is a critical challenge and 93% think that a completely new approach to people management is essential.
Empowering women, period.
SMU social sciences alumna Ms Vanessa Paranjothy and her sisters have created the "freedom cup". The bell-shaped cup can be fitted under the cervix to collect menstrual blood for up to 12 hours, then washed with soap and water to be reused.
Mechanical vs Digital
Su Jia Xian is only 32 years old, but he's been talking and writing about watches for more than half of his life, building up a store of knowledge and experience in the world of horology that belies his age.