Basheer Graphic Books is an iconic shop in Singapore that began with Abdul Nasser’s father who went from office to office with a travelling luggage stuffed with books for design professionals who, at the time, did not have the benefit of the Internet to power their creative process. This was the 1980s. So, he chose…
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Are you stationary?
The owner of Modern Book Store is Mr Tan. He has been there for the past 30 years. It helps to have expertise in the trade This bookshop belonged to his father, and he took over when his father died. “I had no choice,” he says with a shrug. He had been helping his father…
Building an e-commerce business from the ground-up
I had a wonderful opportunity to chat over coffee with Abel Neoh and explore the nuts-and-bolts of his electronics business that started in 2010. The interview was rich, textured, and brimming with insights. His insights came in handy for my PhD research about small businesses, so I decided to capture the key points in this…
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