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[Singapore] Shopify Partners SingTel To Grow Presence In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

“As opposed to North America, countries here like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and India need a bit of hand-holding when it comes to starting an online store, so having a partner here on the ground is important.” Shopify itself was started as an online shop in 2004 selling snowboard equipment out of a garage by its founders.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I hired another guide to help with the load, and I started charging for tickets to pay the guide. My strength was not in finance, so one of the first things I did was hire someone to handle the books and keep me on a solid financial path, so I could focus on running my business. I hire the best, so we’re all able to have it all.