Quarter 4 is now upon us, and unfortunately the impact from Covid-19 continues to present challenges. When the crisis arrived with a bang in Q1 this year, we hoped, and in many cases anticipated that by the end of Q3,…
Further to our recent updates on the Covid-19 related supplementary budgets from the Singapore Government, we summarise below on the Rental Relief support that has now been passed into law: Direct Government Assistance for Rental Relief The Government will give…
Dear Clients and Friends Yesterday, Singapore announced its “Solidarity Budget” to address the Covid-19 crisis. This was the second supplementary budget in less than two weeks, a sign of the issues already facing the economy and the government’s willingness to…
Dear Clients and Friends On March 26 the Singapore Government released a second supplementary “Resilience Budget”, providing an additional SGD 48 billion to help households and businesses weather the Covid-19 situation. We’ve summarised below the key measures which may assist…
Stepping Stone works with and supports DBS in both Singapore and Hong Kong. So, we were heartened to read about an exciting development in the partnership between DBS Bank and Xero. Designed to simplify bill payments, this industry-first online payment…
All small businesses need to think about bringing in investment as they grow. But where do you start: which sources of funds are there, where to meet them, what to prepare, what's the process? There’s money out there in government…
To date, paperless office has been little more than a pipe dream for many businesses. But the signs are clear and undeniable – post office service is in rapid decline, paper communications are giving way to social media and the…
Taking a business from nothing to something - and something significant at that - is one of life’s great professional challenges. It requires hard work, skill, patience, and a healthy slice of luck to grow a company from a one-man-band…
We are pleased to announce the expansion of Stepping Stone to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Our Market Lead, Grant Bateman will lend his 18 years’ experience in the Middle East to provide our core range of Services, Advisory…
We are excited to welcome two new staff members to Stepping Stone’s team in Singapore, adding to our experience and knowledge base including in corporate finance and tax. Together with opening our Hong Kong office earlier this year, this demonstrates…
