Singapore wants more young people to become entrepreneurs but are we giving them enough room to fail?

From startup grants and accelerators to mentorship and a growing startup ecosystem, there’s no shortage of support for young founders looking to build a business. But what happens when that business doesn’t work out?

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ee Ling Lim, Co-founder and CEO of Wavesparks, to find out whether Singapore is creating enough space for young founders to experiment, fail, learn and try again.

Singapore wants more young people to become entrepreneurs but are we giving them enough room to fail?
From startup grants and accelerators to mentorship and a growing startup ecosystem, there&rsquo;s no shortage of support for young founders looking to build a business. But what happens when that business doesn&rsquo;t work out?
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Ee Ling Lim, Co-founder and CEO of Wavesparks, to find out whether Singapore is creating enough space for young founders to experiment, fail, learn and try again.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

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In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

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Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion,

The Agenda: Does Singapore give young entrepreneurs enough room to fail? 

More businesses are entering Singapore’s market, but more are leaving too. 

In the first seven months of this year, more than 38,000 businesses closed, almost 13% more than the same period last year. Yet nearly 50,000 new businesses were registered.

So what’s driving the closures? Which businesses are managing to survive, and are the firms entering Singapore’s market today actually built to last?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Professor Lawrence Loh, Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore Business School, to find out more. 

More businesses are entering Singapore&rsquo;s market, but more are leaving too.&nbsp;
In the first seven months of this year, more than 38,000 businesses closed, almost 13% more than the same period last year. Yet nearly 50,000 new businesses were registered.
So what&rsquo;s driving the closures? Which businesses are managing to survive, and are the firms entering Singapore&rsquo;s market today actually built to last?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Professor Lawrence Loh, Director of the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore Business School, to find out more.&nbsp;

The Big Story: 50,000 new businesses, 38,000 closures in Singapore... So who’s still surviving?

A mother asked fellow parents to stop packing Oreos in their children’s lunchboxes because her daughter, who doesn’t eat sweets at home, was upset seeing other kids enjoy them. What started as a simple request quickly turned into a viral parenting debate over boundaries, food choices and whether parents are becoming too protective of their children from disappointment.

On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dives into the online saga known now as 'Oreogate' and whether this was real in the first place, after some signs point to it being an advertisement for an AI platform.

A mother asked fellow parents to stop packing Oreos in their children&rsquo;s lunchboxes because her daughter, who doesn&rsquo;t eat sweets at home, was upset seeing other kids enjoy them. What started as a simple request quickly turned into a viral parenting debate over boundaries, food choices and whether parents are becoming too protective of their children from disappointment.
On What's Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Nazirul Asrar dives into the online saga known now as 'Oreogate' and whether this was real in the first place, after some signs point to it being an advertisement for an AI platform.

What's Trending: The 'Oreogate' saga sparks parenting debates. But was any of it real?

A sudden collapse high in the Himalayas unleashed a devastating wall of water, ice, rock and debris across Nepal and Tibet — leaving communities cut off and rescue efforts racing against time.

But the immediate destruction may only be part of the story. With unstable lakes now raising fears of another round of flooding, authorities are confronting a disaster that could continue to unfold even as the search for survivors goes on. So what triggered the deadly flash flood and how are the rescue operations going on the ground? 

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Aftab Ahmed, South Asia Chief Correspondent from Reuters to find out more.

A sudden collapse high in the Himalayas unleashed a devastating wall of water, ice, rock and debris across Nepal and Tibet &mdash; leaving communities cut off and rescue efforts racing against time.
But the immediate destruction may only be part of the story. With unstable lakes now raising fears of another round of flooding, authorities are confronting a disaster that could continue to unfold even as the search for survivors goes on. So what triggered the deadly flash flood and how are the rescue operations going on the ground?&nbsp;
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Aftab Ahmed, South Asia Chief Correspondent from Reuters to find out more.

The Agenda: Does Singapore give young entrepreneurs enough room to fail?

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