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What were, for you, the key takeaways of the PM's New Year message? What further measures would you recommend to keep Singapore on a growth path?
By Joshua Yim, CEO ACHIEVE Group
The government has done a lot for us during the difficult times from the Jobs Credit to the Special Risk-Sharing-Initiative, which we, as a company, also benefited from. Now that the green shoots are taking shape, 2010 will probably hold a brighter future for us. Having been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award last year, I feel very strongly about the importance of entrepreneurship as a vital part of our economy in creating jobs, stimulating economic growth and developing business opportunities. I believe that organisations that were sustained through the financial turmoil should be positioned to take bold steps into investing for growth, especially in high growth areas such as energy, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, etc. Singapore businesses should also invest overseas; as our Prime Minister Lee mentioned, a lot of countries worldwide respect Singapore as a country for our systems and strategies. Businesses should ride on our ‘Singapore’ brand name and export our business models overseas to catapult us further into the region. By doing so, we will also create more opportunities for people in the Asia Pacific region, thereby contributing to society in 2010.
[Source: The Business Times]
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