It’s coming!
SSA on Lianhe Zaobao
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Note to Self.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
-Mark Twain, author
SOE Gala Dinner
Spirit of Enterprise Gala Dinner
Intercontinental Hotel
17th November 2009 (Wednesday)
6.00 – 9.30pm
It was definitely something different, in a patriotic sense. Apart from having SAF Military Band, the national anthem was played and we all had small flags that resembled those that were given out during National Day.
Those who attended also received a copy of this year’s SOE book; containing snippets about the companies that were nominated.
SOE Student Alumni at our table.
Our table tags!
A photo with Kelly.
Shawn, who won Best Student Interviewer 2009
Weijie and Elaine; who is also a winner of Best Student Interviewer 2009.
Elaine and Vui Sin
The girls
The guys
SAF Military Band did a march-in and put up a performance.
The 30 Honourees.
The list of Student Interviewers this year.
Mr. S Iswaran - Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry and Education
The drummer from the band - Mi Lu Bing, one of the invited guests of Mr. Benny from 18 Chefs.
One of my nominees who won - Mr. William Graham who owns Peony Jade, Quayside Dining, The Pump Room and many more. (:
Adrian, who was the winner of Best Student Interviewer 2008.
Winners of Best Student Interviewers Award 2009
Appetizer
Main Course
Dessert
An Australian singer, who performed that night.
It was a great night with all of us bonding with one another over pictures and dinner. I’m always excited to meet like-minded people who are not afraid to venture into entrepreneurship. Amongst us, Shawn chose to go into his own company full-time and Weijie is thinking of venturing into F&B after graduation.
Once again, congratulations to our 30 honourees and truly, let’s continue this enterprising spirit in Singapore.
SOE 2009 Honourees
- ACE Training Pte Ltd
Mr. Steven Chua - ACP Computer Training & Consultancy Pte Ltd
Mr. Alan Poh Chin Heng - All for Eyes
Dr. Sharon Siddique - Alphabet Media Pte Ltd
Mr. James Smith - ATOS Wellness Pte Ltd
Mr. Siva Ananda Rajah - Bengawan Solo Pte Ltd
Mrs. Liew-Tjendri Anastasia - Blue-Dge Analytics and Consulting Pte Ltd
Dr. Raymond Teo - Buzz City Pte Ltd
Dr. Lai Kok Fung, Mr. Andrew Lim, Mr. Clifford Chew and Mr. Lee Cjin Pheow - BYSI International Pte Ltd
Mr. Tan Yew Kiat - C.T. Hansen International Pte Ltd
Cheryl T. Hansen - Chen Fu Ji International F&B Group
Mr. Roger Koh - Delisnacks Pte Ltd
Mr. Alex Ong Jui Khoon - Eighteen Chefs Pte Ltd
Mr. Benny Se Teo Moh Wah - Funeral Solutions (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Mr. Nicky Teo Chin Li - GTW Holdings Pte Ltd – Hungrygowhere.com
Mr. Wong Hoong An - Helu-Trans (S) Ltd
Mr. Dick Chia - HeuLab Pte Ltd
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Gupta and Mr. Lim Soon Jinn - Icell Network Pte Ltd
Mr. Ken Chua - Marunda Utama Engineering Pte Ltd
Ms. Rachel M. K. Wong - Millionaireasia
Mr. Brian Yim - Multimedia People Pte Ltd
Mr. Tan Cher Suen - Quayside Dining Pte Ltd
Mr. William Graham - Scanteak
Ms. Catherine Foo Ah Hiong - Siliconplus Communications Pte Ltd
Mr. Sa’at Ismail - Sinema LLP
Mr. Nicholas Chee - Smile Inc. Dental Surgeons
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Rex Tan - Cedele by Bakery Depot, The Bakery Depot Pte Ltd
Ms. Yeap Cheng Guat - The Health Club Pte Ltd
Ms. Jacelyn Tay - The V Pte Ltd (The Cookie Museum)
Mr. Ian Ong Sze Ching - Up Your Service! Global Pte Ltd
Mr. Ron Kaufman
Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2009
Congratulations to all Spirit of Enterprise Awardees for 2009.
It was an honor for the interviewers to learn from these inspiring entrepreneurs; their business challenges and success stories. To all those who did not manage to win an award, you are still winners to us! Keep the entrepreneurial spirit going!
We are also proud to congratulate our fellow Student Interviewers’ winners for 2009. I am not sure as to who are the other winners of Best Student Interviewer Award, but we have some winners from the committee!
Best Student Interviewer – Consolation
Cassandra Tan
Christina Gao
Lam Vui Sin
Ong Jian He
We will be attending the award ceremony. Drop us a comment and we can arrange to meet up before the event! Looking forward to meeting our fellow student interviewers!
7th Annual Awards Ceremony
Intercontinental Hotel, Ballroom
17th November 2009 (Tuesday)
6.00pm – 9.30pm
Guest of Honor: Mr. S. Iswaran
(Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry)
For all who are interested in interviewing entrepreneurs and nominating them for this prestigious award, do join us when we open our application next year!
Celebpreneur Uncovered I
Celebpreneur Uncovered I with Vernetta Lopez
National Library Board (The Pod)
13th October 2009 (Tuesday)
6.30 – 9.30pm
Moderator: Mr. Zubi
With the velvet night sky as our backdrop and the panoramic view of the city below, we enjoyed getting up close and personal with Vernetta Lopez on her challenges being a celebrity entrepreneur. In addition to being a radio deejay, she is also the owner of Eternally Yours Wedding Planners and the President of One Singapore; a non-profit organization promoting awareness to poverty.
With her affable and candid personality, her story is all the more interesting to hear. She shared about the pressure of being a celebrity entrepreneur as one is under many watchful eyes and her niche in a competitive market.
This session inspired many and one of them was Delcie, who shared how the session further motivated her in her upstart.
A very unique session! Highly encouraged for those who are interested in how celebrities move on to entrepreneurship! Celebrities are in a unique position that allows them to capitalise more effectively at various markets – yet it’s not an easy journey. I’m looking forward to more of such Celebpreneur sessions!- Lyon
To read more about the event, visit The Online Citizen.
SOE Student Alumni thanks all who attended the event and we hope to see you at our future events.
We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our kind sponsors – National Library Board for the venue and Purple Sage for the sumptuous food.
Start Up @ Singapore
Official Launch of Start-Up @ Singapore
Shaw Foundation Alumni House
27th October 2009 (Tuesday)
Upcoming
Entrepreneurs Unplugged
Toa Payoh HDB Hub Auditorium
16th November 2009 (Monday)
Join the Biggest Business Plan Competition and make your dream come true!
Visit www.startup.org.sg for more information.
Spirit of Enterprise is a proud partner of Start-Up @ Singapore
Welcoming our new members!
Cao Taige is joining us our Secretary on the Executive Committee.
He is a 4th year Medical student in NUS.
Priscilla Tan is joining us as a Sub-Committee member
on board the Publicity and Publications Team.
She is a 3rd year Economics undergraduate in NUS.
If you are interested in helping out for our upcoming events, do feel free to drop us an email or comment.
