The Association of Small & Medium Enterprises (ASME) is a not-for-profit organisation that welcomes all from the entrepreneurial community into its membership. ASME has through the years worked towards creating a conducive and fair environment that facilitates growth and development for all local enterprises.

ASME works closely with organisations within the Singapore government and the private sector to ensure that collectively, the Association can deliver on that vision through a wide variety of business-centric initiatives and activities.

Founded by a group of local entrepreneurs in 1986, ASME has grown from strength to strength and today remains one of the foremost champions of the pro-enterprise movement in Singapore.

Looking ahead, ASME will continue to build on expanding a larger network to widen the business contacts of its members; ease access to capital funding by promoting public and private financing schemes and provide local entrepreneurs with advisory and peer support.

With a wide array of services and programmes, ASME is well-poised to facilitate the growth and development of a larger pool of SMEs in Singapore as it looks towards creating not just a conducive business environment but also an effective platform for the success of local enterprises.

Together with a strong focus on entrepreneurship and the individual behind the enterprise, ASME will continue to strive towards enhancing its position as THE business association For Entrepreneurs, By Entrepreneurs.

www.asme.org.sg

Lianhe Zaobao, which celebrated its 85th anniversary last year, is the flagship Chinese-language daily of Singapore Press Holdings and the largest-circulating Chinese newspaper in Singapore. Widely recognised in Southeast Asia for its superior quality as a responsible, objective, fair, and credible newspaper, it also enjoys a good reputation and considerable influence in the global Chinese communities. The result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and Sin Chew Jit Poh in 1983, Zaobao is a must-read for many Singaporeans and commands a readership of 637,000 in Singapore. In addition, it has a small circulation in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Indonesia and Brunei.

Its 200-strong editorial team, including correspondents based in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo, keeps Singaporeans informed of major developments in the region. The daily also engages the services of special correspondents in Seoul and Manila.

As part of its efforts to establish itself as a quality brand and to reciprocate for the support of readers, businesses and our society, Zaobao has been actively organising high-level economic and cultural forums, as well as brand promotion activities, on a regular basis.

刚在去年迎来创刊85周年的《联合早报》,是新加坡报业控股的旗舰华文报,也是新加坡发行量最大的华文报章。它被公认是一份素质高,负责任,报道客观,言论公正,可信度高的报纸,在东南亚备受推崇,在全球华人世界中享有崇高信誉和广泛的影响力。

由《南洋商报》与《星洲日报》在1983年合并而成的《联合早报》,已经成为大多数新加坡人的主要精神粮食,拥有每天63万7000人的读者总量。除新加坡之外,它还在中国大陆,香港特别行政区,印尼和文莱等地少量发行。

《联合早报》聘有200名新闻工作者。在北京,上海,广州,重庆,香港,台北和东京都派驻特派员,在韩国首尔和菲律宾马尼拉设有通讯员,信息触角在亚洲深入延伸,帮助新加坡人更了解外部的世界。

《联合早报》一直积极参与主办高水平的经济论坛,文化论坛以及各类品牌推广活动,这既是《联合早报》塑造高品牌定位的努力,也是它回馈读者,商界和社会的方式。

www.zaobao.com