It’s time to help boost the economy

HAVE you been out shopping recently? Have you bought food from your favourite hawker? If the answer to both these questions is yes, then you are playing your part in supporting SMEs and trying to help revive the economy.

A whopping 98% of all business establishments in the country are SMEs. These small businesses have been devastated by the pandemic and the resulting lockdown, but for those that have survived so far, December could prove a crucial month in staying afloat.