Singapore’s Music Scene
SMU School of Economics alumnus and founder of Bandwagon Asia (an online platform which promotes local and regional music) Clarence Chan Xian Yao was invited for an interview on Channel NewsAsia to share more about developments in the local music scene.
Go big or home? Not for these e-commerce start-ups
SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business alumnus and co-founder of fashion portal Refash (refash.sg, which helps women buy and sell second-hand clothes) Aloysius Sng was featured in a Straits Times article about e-commerce start-ups that are emerging in the local market.
How to travel on a (very tight) budget
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SMU alumna Isabel Leong is barely 23 years old, but she has already travelled to more than 105 cities in 30 countries. She became an expert on travelling on a tight budget, spending less than S$7,000 over three months travelling to 15 countries in Europe. |
Synergraphics' 30-year glass act
SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business alumna and Executive Director of Synergraphic (a glass art specialist) Sara Ang was featured in a Business Times article, where she spoke about her business philosophy and her working relationship with her mother, glass artist and Managing Director of Synergr
Data scientists are leaving Southeast Asia. This Singaporean hopes to fix that
SMU School of Information Systems alumnus Thia Kai Xin was featured in an article where he shared his experiences as a data scientist at Alibaba-backed ecommerce platform, Lazada and how it all started.
Taking the silk route into electronics
SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business alumnus and Parisilk’s (a business specialising in electronics products) head of corporate sales and business development Michael Primalani was featured in a Business Times article, where he shared how he headed a rebranding exercise to take the six-decade ol
Just ask Bus Uncle
SMU School of Information Systems alumnus Abhilash Murthy has created an automated chatbot named “Bus Uncle” that tells users what bus they can take to get to their desired location and how long they will need to wait.
Book The Cook: Heartland Chefs
SMU School of Accountancy graduate Siddiq Poh’s start-up “Heartland Chefs” was featured in an article. “Heartland Chefs” is a mobile app that allows people to buy and sell home-cooked food.
Second life for clothes
SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business alumnus Aloysius Sng who is the founder of second-hand store Refash (located at City Plaza) was featured in a Straits Times article where he shared his business model and reasons for setting up the business.