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Event : 'Challenges &
Opportunities In The New Economy'
Jointly Organised By : Berita Harian & SSA Consulting Group
In the year 2000/2001, SSA
and Berita Harian successfully organised four seminar series (industry-based).
The seminar series rendered an excellent platform for exchanging
of information and networking for the betterment of the participants.
These series involved industries from various sectors such as:
| Food
& Beverage Industry |
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The Food & Beverage
Industry kicked-off the seminar series on 13 December 2000.
The speakers included:
- Mr Chia Pee Keng,
Executive Director from Restaurant Association of Singapore
- Mr Suhaimi Salleh,
Our CEO
The topics covered were:
- F&B Industry
: Challenges and Strategies in the new economy
- Government assistance
schemes for SMEs
A total of 52 participants
attended the seminar.
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| Travel
& Tourism Industry |
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The Travel & Tourism
Industry seminar was held on 17 January 2001. The speakers
included:
- Dr Robert Khoo, Chief
Executive of National Association of Travel Agents Singapore-NATAS
- Mr Tony Phua, CEO
of MEDiARO.com Pte Ltd
- Mr Suhaimi Salleh,
Our CEO
The topics covered were:
- Profile of Malay/Muslim
travel & tourism industry
- Travel & Tourism
Industry : Challenges & Strategies in the new economy
- On-line business
- What is right for you?
A total of 48 participants
attended the seminar.
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| IT
Industry |
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The IT Industry seminar
was held on 14 February 2001. The speakers included:
- Dr Yaacob Ibrahim,
Partliamentary Secretary Communication & IT
- Dr Finian Tan, Partner
& Head Asia Pacific Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet
Ventures
- Mr Zaid Hamzah, Managing
Director I-Knowledge Technologies Pte Ltd
- Mr Suhaimi Salleh,
Our CEO
The topics covered were:
- Challenges &
Opportunities for Malay/Muslim SMEs
- Riding the Technopreneurship
Wave : Experiences Sharing
- SMEs in the IT Industry
: Surviving after the recent crash
A total of 54 participants
attended the seminar.
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| Fashion
& Textile Industry |
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The Fashion & Textile
Industry seminar was held on 1 March 2001. The speakers included:
- Mr Chris Koh Lian
Chye, Hon Secretary of Textile & Fashion Federation
(TaFf)
- Ms Doreen Tan Yam
Tian, Lecturer of Temasek Polytechnic (School of Design)
- Mr Suhaimi Salleh,
Our CEO
The topics covered were:
- Profile of Malay/Muslim
industry
- The new frontier
in fashion apparel : Manufacturing & Retailing - Are
you ready?
- Strategies in the
highly competitve environment
A total of 56 participants
attended the seminar.
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| Overall
Seminar |
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On 10 March 2001, SSA,
Berita Harian and Standard Chartered Bank successfully
organised an overall seminar which was the finale of the four-industry
seminar series.
This seminar was held at Orchard Parade Hotel. Mr Zainul Abidin
Rasheed, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Foreign
Affairs) was our guest-of-honour who also delivered a keynote
address to the participants. The speakers included:
- Mr Danny Lam, Dy
Div Director, Local Enterprise Upgrading Division, Singapore
Productivity and Standards Board
- Ms Chew Mok Lee,
Head SME Planning, Singapore Productivity and Standards
Board
- Mr Adam Wong, General
Manager Business Financial Services, Standard Chartered
Bank
- Mr Salleh Marican,
Chairman of Second Chance Properties Ltd
- Mr Suhaimi Salleh,
Our CEO
The topics covered were:
- Developing a successful
business leading to an IPO - Second Chance experience
- SME21 Masterplan
: Challenges & Opportunities for Malay/Muslim SMEs
- Getting financing
facilities from the bank ; The What & The How
More than 100 participants
attended the seminar. This seminar was supported by Singapore
Productivity and Standards Board, and Enterprise Promotions
Centres Pte Ltd.
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These seminars have provided
good leads to SSA to secure new consulting projects from the partcipants.
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Event : 'Financial Planning
Conference - Money Throughout Your Life'
Main Organisers : Berita Harian & Majalah Minda Wang
Jointly Organised By : SSA Consulting Group, Siglap CCMC &
Nooris Group of Companies
In the year 2003, Berita
Harian and Majalah Minda Wang successfully organised the 'Financial
Planning Conference - Money Throughout Your Life'. The topics that
were covered are:
- Understanding the benefits
of Financial Planning
- Pitfalls in Financial Planning
and the Malay Community
- Distribution of your assets
A total of 500 participants
attended the seminar.
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Event : 'Financial Planning
Conference - Money & You'
Organised By : Berita Harian
Jointly Organised By : SSA Consulting Group
In the year 2004, Berita Harian
and SSA Consulting Group once again organised another seminar together.
This seminar is similar to the previous seminar in 2003 but there
were additional topics covered:
- Making money on the stock
market
- Take charge of your money
before it takes charge of you
A total of 600 participants
attended the seminar.
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