ED 52 (Nov-Dec 2013)

SPECIAL
10 Honouring Entrepreneurial
Excellence
The longstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Award (EYA) celebrates its
Silver Jubilee this year. 12 outstanding exemplars of entrepreneurial
excellence have been unveiled, with three inaugurations in the rst-ever
Young Entrepreneur Award Category.
COVER STORY
30 Desmond Ong – To Rise Above
and Beyond
Mr Desmond Ong, Founder and CEO of Galmon (S) Pte Ltd, talks about
his rise from a small start-up to the market leader Galmon is today.
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November - December 2013
ISSUE 52
IN THIS ISSUE
14 Building a Motivated Team
The staff of a company is its backbone, and having highly
motivated teams to run your business will ensure its success
and longevity. Find out how to effectively build up a highly
motivated team to take your enterprise further.
18 Pandemic Preparedness
The threat of infectious disease and contagion has become
an ominous specter, capable of bringing entire nations to a
standstill. How will your business measure up against the
pandemic?
48 ASME Forum 2013
The latest edition of the ASME Forum allowed SMEs to
showcase their companies to a ready pool of enthusiastic
ITE students. Read more about the annual event which saw
the participation of 31 SMEs and 2000 students.
58 Harnessing the Cloud
Cloud computing may be readily available now but many
SMEs have not leveraged on this potential productivityimproving
technological solution. Find out about some of
the benets your business can reap by harnessing cloud
computing.
REGULARS
3 Message from ED
4 News & Events
8 Calendar of Events
14 Commentary
36 MoneySmart
38 Property
40 SME Centre @ ASME
41 Market Intelligence
62 Gastronomia
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66 Top 5