SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 – Affordable Aircon Services, an air conditioning services provider specialising in aircon servicing in Singapore, has announced plans to expand its team with the recruitment of experienced team leaders in a bid to sustain its growth momentum. The move primarily aims to improve the quality of services provided while reducing the waiting time for appointments.
According to the company spokesperson, “With experienced team leaders, we can be assured of providing a better experience for our customers, giving them the best solution possible.” The company is looking to recruit at least 5 new team leaders this year to achieve its expansion goals.
To ensure that the highest quality of service is maintained, Affordable Aircon Services has implemented a thorough two-stage recruitment process. The first stage involves a phone interview to assess the candidate’s theoretical knowledge and communication skills. The second stage entails physical testing to evaluate the candidate’s proficiency in servicing, diagnosing, and problem-solving. By continuously refining its recruitment process, the company is better able to identify the best candidates with the necessary technical expertise and strong communication skills to interact effectively with clients.
In addition to expanding its team and recruitment efforts, Affordable Aircon Services is actively working on developing new promotions and services to offer its clients in the near future. With these efforts already underway and continuing throughout the year, the company is confident that it can diversify its services and better meet the needs and expectations of its clients.
As a comprehensive aircon service provider with a range of services that includes aircon servicing, aircon installation, aircon chemical overhaul, and aircon repair in Singapore, Affordable Aircon Services is dedicated to delivering reliable aircon solutions to its clients. Its goal is to provide high-quality aircon services that are timely and cost-effective while accompanied by excellent customer service. By expanding its team and recruiting experienced leaders, Affordable Aircon Services is strengthening its commitment to meeting the needs and expectations of its clients while driving its growth in the industry.
NetApp’s new offerings deliver to customers greater simplicity, security, sustainability and savings
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced several innovative products and programs including a new modern block storage offering and a guarantee highlighting NetApp’s best-in-class ability to recover from ransomware attacks.
NetApp’s new ASA (All-Flash SAN Array) A-Series family
This announcement addresses critical customer challenges including increasing IT complexity, restricted IT budgets, increased urgency around sustainability, and the continued exponential growth of cyberthreats. NetApp’s new ASA (All-Flash SAN Array) A-Series family simplifies the deployment of modern SAN infrastructure, while providing guaranteed availability and guaranteed efficiency with accompanying cost savings and leading sustainability. NetApp is also announcing a Ransomware Recovery Guarantee at a time when ransomware costs to global organizations are expected to rise from $20 billion in 2021 to $265 billion by 2031.
“In an increasingly complex world, organizations are looking for simplicity and security as a baseline,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and GM Enterprise Storage. “NetApp’s leadership in storage technology helps customers solve data storage challenges with operational simplicity at scale, built-in security to manage and recover from ransomware threats, and Flash storage backed by guaranteed efficiencies to meet or exceed sustainability and savings goals.”
Building upon NetApp’s history of excellence and innovation in storage, today’s enhancements to NetApp’s portfolio include:
NetApp ASA – Increased Simplicity for Modern Block Storage
Leveraging more than two decades of data storage expertise and more than 20,000 SAN workload customers, NetApp is extending its leadership in NAS and Unified storage with a dedicated block storage line of products, enabling customers to collapse infrastructure silos and simplify their structured and unstructured data environments on-prem and in the cloud.
The NetApp ASA A-Series is a new line of SAN-specific flash storage systems that delivers superior performance, scalability, data availability, efficiency, and hybrid cloud connectivity for business-critical applications and databases. Additional features include:
Six Nines data availability guarantee (99.9999%)*
NetApp ASA delivers industry-leading effective capacity with industry-leading usable capacity combined with NetApp’s 4:1 Storage Efficiency Guarantee*
Building on NetApp’s commitment to sustainability, NetApp ASA delivers up to 50% lower power consumption and associated carbon emissions than competitive offerings
Modern data storage built on all-NVMe performance flash with NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, and iSCSI protocols
Continuous data access to all ASA arrays with symmetric active-active architecture typically found only on the most cost-prohibitive high-end arrays
Storage Lifecycle Program, which offers customers non-disruptive upgrades to the latest storage controller technology every three, four, or five years at no additional cost
Integrated data protection and hybrid cloud connectivity to ensure data is secure and can extend to AWS, Azure and GCP
“NetApp’s latest ASA enhancements provide more flexibility to our existing mission-critical databases and adds data efficiency at a lower price,” said Reinoud Reynders, IT Manager Infrastructure & Operations at UZ Leuven. “The new data availability and efficiency guarantees gives us added confidence that NetApp is also the right partner for UZ Leuven as we scale.”
NetApp Ransomware Recovery Guarantee
The NetApp Ransomware Recovery Guarantee leverages ONTAP’s unique combination of key built-in security and ransomware protection features. ONTAP can automatically block known malicious file types, block rogue admins and malicious users with multi-admin verification, and provide tamper-proof snapshots that can’t be deleted – even by the storage administrator. With ONTAP’s industry-leading autonomous ransomware protection, attacks can be detected, additional snapshots are taken immediately, and recovery can occur in a matter of minutes. Given this unparalleled combination of technologies, NetApp will now warrant snapshot data recovery in the event of a ransomware attack. In the event that data copies can’t be recovered with help from NetApp or partner assistance, NetApp will offer compensation*.
“Today’s modern IT environments are becoming increasingly complex. Coupled with the growing ransomware attacks, organizations in APAC will need to rethink their cyber resilience strategy by placing a premium on data security and business continuity,” said You Qinghong, Solutions Engineering Lead, Greater China, ASEAN and South Korea, NetApp. “With NetApp’s industry-leading ONTAP solutions and our unique data storage portfolio and guarantees, organizations can have peace of mind and focus on driving critical business outcomes.”
In addition to the new NetApp ASA family and the NetApp Ransomware Recovery Guarantee, this launch is accompanied by:
ONTAP One, the most comprehensive all-inclusive and built-in storage software, is now available for all AFF, ASA, and FAS systems. NetApp is also making the capabilities built into ONTAP One available to existing deployed systems under support.
ONTAP May 2023 Release, which improves ransomware protection and management of consolidated workloads.
StorageGRID 11.7 & StorageGRID SGF6112, a new version of the StorageGRID software with advanced capabilities for disaster recovery, updates for security and compliance, simplified user experience and more, plus a next-generation all-Flash object storage appliance with improved performance and density to support rapidly growing performance-hungry object workloads with large amounts of data, including AI, analytics, and data lakes.
NetApp Advance has expanded, growing NetApp’s portfolio of simplified buyer programs and guarantees, which continually evolve customer’s storage environments with confidence.
“This announcement is strategic for NetApp, but also aligns to what ESG is finding within our research, which is that the data center isn’t going away,” said Scott Sinclair, Practice Director at Enterprise Strategy Group. “Data demands are growing every day, players like NetApp recognize this and see the need for innovation everywhere. It’s great to see more storage options from NetApp, the leaders in File, who pioneered the Unified movement.”
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About NetApp
NetApp is a global, cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software, and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloudlike experiences on-premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services, and applications to the right people—anytime, anywhere. Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 – SpeakIn, Asia’s largest digital learning platform for professionals, announced scaling its international presence by opening an office in Kuala Lumpur. The Singapore-headquartered company’s presence will help Malaysian professionals take advantage of 1:1 coaching and group learnings sessions from top global experts including CxOs, academicians, politicians and thought leaders to upskill in leadership, innovation, digital transformation and more.
Commenting on its arrival in Malaysia, Deepshikha Kumar, the Founder and CEO of SpeakIn, said: “Malaysia is indeed truly Asia and we are greatly excited by our arrival in this land of exceptional human talent. We are looking forward to partnering with Malaysia’s progressive organizations and institutions to further strengthen the Malaysian talent pool with global learning that can realize the region’s ambition to build global businesses and products.”
SpeakIn’s arrival in Malaysia will be marked by its flagship series – SpeakIn Open Mic. SpeakIn Open Mic 2023 series is themed on People and everything related to Human Resources across Asia. The Open Mic event will be held, in partnership with Arcc Spaces, on June 8. Arcc Spaces is a network of hospitality and design-led spaces in Asia’s gateway cities.
SpeakIn Open Mic is a successful signature series with events held in Singapore, Delhi and Mumbai. It is an exclusive platform for subject matter experts, HR professionals and everyone connected to the HR ecosystem in Asia to share their stories of success and challenges.
Talking about SpeakIn Open Mic, Ahfaz Ansari, Chief Business Officer Malaysia for SpeakIn said: “SpeakIn Open Mic is known for bringing senior leaders and experts on human resources from across sectors, together for a meaningful dialogue. It gives professionals an opportunity to learn from one another and create solutions to drive positive change in talent management. Open Mic is the first of many opportunities to network with our discerning clients and experts that we will organize in Kuala Lumpur.” Hashtag: #speakin #coaching #malaysia #expansion
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About SpeakIn
SpeakIn is Asia’s largest digital learning platform for 1:1 coaching and group speaker sessions for business professionals. Headquartered in Singapore, SpeakIn has served over 400 enterprise clients and over 1.5 million professionals in 8 countries have learnt on the SpeakIn platform through 1:1 coaching, group speaker sessions and self-paced videos, blogs and podcasts. For more information, visit www.speakin.co.
TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 17 May 2023 –NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the international service of Japan’s public media organization, NHK, will present a collection of news and programs to coincide with the G-7 summit held in Hiroshima, the city now known as a symbol of peace since it’s atomic bomb attack in 1945.
Under its G7 presidency, Japan is slated to host the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima between May 19 and 21. Expected topics on the agenda includes the Ukraine conflict, nuclear disarmament and other pressing global issues. The latest news and on-site reports will be made available on the G7 Summit in Hiroshima 2023 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News page and aired at the top of every hour on NHK NEWSLINE. Viewers can also catch comprehensive coverage and feature stories on NEWSROOM TOKYO and other news programs on NHK WORLD-JAPAN.
In addition to news and documentaries on the theme of “peace and nuclear weapons”, NHK WORLD-JAPAN will showcase various aspects on Hiroshima, including a documentary on world-renowned designer Issey Miyake and travel programs featuring World Heritage sites.
ISSEY MIYAKE The Human Inside the Clothes
[Broadcast; May 27 Sat. 1:10/7:10/13:10/19:10 (UTC)]
Issey Miyake passed away last summer at the age of 84. He was seven years old when the atomic bomb dropped on his hometown on August 6, 1945. Although Miyake rarely spoke about his wartime experiences, it is clear that his designs and work were deeply connected to his experiences that day. Through various interviews and footages, we delve into the memories of this world-renowned fashion designer.
Hit the Road
[Broadcast; May 31 Wed. 1:30/6:30/12:30/17:30 (UTC)]
Hit the Road is the new travelogue featuring Japan’s unique roadside stations, or “michi no eki”, which serve as a source of discovery for local gourmet and cultural information. This month, the program will take viewers on a ride from Hiroshima Airport to the World Heritage Site of Itsukushima Shrine to experience the delicious local fare and warm hospitality.
Visit What’s On NHK WORLD-JAPANforthe broadcast schedule and more information on “Hiroshima – The Road to Global Peace” live and VOD programs.
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About NHK WORLD-JAPAN
NHK WORLD-JAPAN is the international service of Japan’s public media organization NHK. It provides the latest information on Japan and Asia through television, radio and online to a global audience. For more details, visit nhk.jp/world
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – Media OutReach – 16 May 2023 – Nexusguard, a global leader in DDoS protection and cybersecurity solutions, is delighted to announce the launch of a new DDoS scrubbing center in São Paulo, Brazil. The new center will provide comprehensive protection for local network operators and enterprises against DDoS attacks, mitigating the growing threat of cyber attacks in the region.
Powered by the new DDoS scrubbing Center in São Paulo, Nexusguard Bastions enables network provider partners to offer real-time threat detection and mitigation with premium managed service and support.
Juniman Kasman, Nexusguard’s Chief Technology Officer, said, “We are proud to launch our new DDoS scrubbing center in São Paulo, Brazil, to help local network operators and enterprises protect their network, DNS, and applications from cyber threats. Nexusguard Bastions will simplify DDoS operation for the network operator’s technical team, helping them to effectively mitigate the growing threat of DDoS attacks in the area.”
Nexusguard Bastions is a managed DDoS protection service designed for businesses dealing with the impacts triggered by cyber attacks or seeking to add advanced cybersecurity capabilities to their product portfolio. The deployment of Bastions is quick, easy to set up, and simplifies DDoS for network operator’s network and cybersecurity teams.
Highlights of Nexusguard Bastions
Lower TCO
Speed to Market
Proven Business Model
Low Latency
Protection against volumetric, protocol, and application layer DDoS attacks
Flexible deployments: Cloud, On-perm or True Hybrid
Alex Hisa, Nexusguard’s Sales VP, Americas, said, “Our new DDoS scrubbing center in São Paulo, Brazil, will generate significant business value for Network Providers in the region. With low latency, better performance, and reliability for the region, data sovereignty, this new center opens up new partnership opportunities with local partners. Nexusguard is committed to excellence in service with integrity, dedication, and attention to detail.”
The new DDoS scrubbing center in São Paulo, Brazil, is set to launch in the 2023 Q2, and Nexusguard invites Network Providers in the region to contact their team to learn more about how they can benefit from this new center’s services. (https://www.nexusguard.com/NewBrazilPOP)
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Nexusguard
Founded in 2008, Nexusguard is a leading distributed denial of service (DDoS) security solution provider fighting malicious internet attacks. Nexusguard ensures uninterrupted internet service, visibility, optimization and performance. Nexusguard is focused on developing and providing the best cybersecurity solution for every client across a range of industries with specific business and technical requirements. Nexusguard also enables communications service providers to deliver DDoS protection solutions as a service. Nexusguard delivers on its promise to provide you with peace of mind by countering threats and ensuring maximum uptime. Visit www.nexusguard.com for more information.
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 16 May 2023 – OctaFX have prepared an essential guide for traders beginning their Forex journey, followed by a workshop by the professional trader and coach Cikgu Danie.
Beginners in the Forex market often find themselves overwhelmed by the amount of information there is on the subject. It is hard to determine where to start, what to learn, and how to use this knowledge. Below, you will find five essential things you should know about Forex to open your first trade.
To get a more thorough introduction, join the Malay-language workshop by the OctaFX trading expert Cikgu Danie on 19 May 2023. There you will get all the basic knowledge needed to start trading. You will also be able to put it into practice in a trading platform. Workshop participants will get a promo code to double their deposit, a special certificate of attendance, and a PDF handbook full of useful trading tips and essential basics.
5 Forex trading essentials
1. Types of financial assets
There are several types of financial instruments you can trade with almost any Forex broker. Those include currencies, commodities (such as gold, silver, crude oil, natural gas), indices, stocks, and cryptocurrencies. They are typically offered as contracts for difference (CFDs) and mostly represented in pairs, e.g. EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD. Indices and stocks have ticker symbols, such as NAS100 (Nasdaq 100), AMZN (Amazon), and TSLA (Tesla).
2. Market volatility and liquidity
While market volatility is what makes it possible for traders to get profits in very short time frames, it may also lead to sudden price movements in unwanted directions. Be sure to include this risk in your trading strategy and prepare adequate measures to mitigate it.
Liquidity is the ability of a financial instrument to be bought and sold on demand. For example, major currency pairs are highly liquid—it’s easy to buy and sell them without much impact on their price. However, minor and exotic currency pairs typically have less liquidity. Traders might encounter gaps and difficulty in trading them at the desired prices. Therefore, you might want to trade when liquidity is at its highest—when London and the U.S. trading sessions overlap—from 12:00 PM GMT to 4:00 PM GMT.
3. Fundamental and technical analyses
Both fundamental and technical analyses are essential when developing your own trading strategy and determining entry points for your trades. Fundamental analysis serves to evaluate the impact of economic events, news releases, and geopolitical factors on the prices of financial instruments. Technical analysis is used to study historical price data and identify patterns or trends that may reoccur in the future.
4. Leverage in trading
Forex leverage not only increases your potential profits, but also risks. It’s extremely important to use leverage responsibly, as it might quickly magnify your losses should the price go in an unexpected direction. Watch your margin level closely and set Stop Loss orders to prevent the trade from taking too much of your capital.
5. Risk management
Using risk management techniques is crucial in professional trading. This includes setting Stop Loss orders to limit potential losses, determining appropriate position sizes based on your account balance and risk tolerance, and diversifying trades across different assets.
To learn even more about Forex essentials, join the workshop by Cikgu Danie on 19 May 2023.
Hashtag: #Forex #Education #OctaFX
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About OctaFX
OctaFX is an international broker that has been providing online trading services worldwide since 2011. It offers commission-free access to financial markets and a variety of services already utilised by clients from 180 countries who have opened more than 40 million trading accounts. Free educational webinars, articles, and analytical tools they provide help clients reach their investment goals.
The company is involved in a comprehensive network of charitable and humanitarian initiatives, including the improvement of educational infrastructure and short-notice relief projects supporting local communities.
In the APAC region, OctaFX received the ‘Best Forex Broker Malaysia 2022’ award and the ‘Best Global Broker Asia 2022’ from Global Banking and Finance Review and International Business Magazine, respectively.
Through this initiative, the firm will expand its Centre for Innovation and Analytics
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 May 2023 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the launch of a new climate innovation hub in Singapore. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the hub will help Aon’s clients around the world navigate environmental risk and opportunities.
Greg Case, CEO of Aon and Png Cheong Boon, Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board at the launch of Aon’s Climate Innovation Hub in Singapore
Building upon Aon’s longstanding commitment to Singapore, the firm plans to invest over the next 10 years to further enhance its data, analytics, insights and solutions to better advise clients on emerging and evolving risks that are increasingly complex and interconnected. In addition, Aon plans to grow its Centre for Innovation and Analytics (ACIA) in Singapore, which houses the new hub, from nearly 180 colleagues to more than 350 colleagues over the same time period.
The Aon and Singapore Economic Development Board teams at the launch of Aon’s Climate Innovation Hub in Singapore
“Climate change is a reality, not a probability. In 2022, there were $313 billion in total economic losses from natural disasters globally—$299 billion of which was the result of weather and climate events,” said Greg Case, CEO of Aon. “The acceleration of innovation and digitalisation will continue to influence the future of business. We look forward to working closely with the EDB to identify local talent, pursue innovation at scale and develop new solutions that help our clients make better-informed decisions around the world.”
Through this commitment, Aon plans to further advance its capabilities in several areas to help meet the greatest needs that organisations of all sizes face:
Navigating new forms of volatility: model emerging long-tail risks, with an emphasis on climate, and build predictive models and digital solutions.
Rethinking access to capital: develop best-in-class global solutions based on Aon’s capabilities to digest, analyse and innovate leveraging data across the global insurance value chain.
Building a resilient workforce: create scalable workforce solutions through advanced digital technologies and analytics.
Addressing underserved markets: provide access to new solutions to all types of organisations, through rapid deployment and scalable insurance solutions built on digital platforms.
“Singapore is a leading innovation centre and a global leader on climate and resiliency; therefore, it is fitting that we establish our new climate hub here,” said Anne Corona, CEO of the Asia Pacific region at Aon. “Through this hub, Aon will be able to provide better analytical capabilities and solutions, which will allow clients to have greater clarity and confidence to shape decisions that protect and grow their businesses. Aon will bring together the best of the firm and the expertise in Singapore to innovate to address new and emerging risks in climate, ESG, workforce resilience, digital client solutions and other key risk and human capital challenges.”
Through the ACIA, a cornerstone of Aon’s global investment in digital solutions and analytics, the firm:
Builds advanced analytical capabilities, through the combination of leading technologies, extensive data sources and leading data science capabilities.
Designs and develops insightful data and analytics solutions to support Aon’s colleagues and clients globally.
Delivers superior outcomes by accelerating innovation, such as Aon Architect, a patented solution that uses machine learning to help employers design optimal health benefit plans, and Aon’s Operational Risk IQ solution, a scalable analytics platform that helps organisations assess and manage their operational risks.
“Aon’s climate innovation hub will complement Singapore’s growing ecosystem of sustainability solutions providers that can help businesses meet their climate commitments, support their energy transition and explore green growth opportunities. We look forward to partnering with Aon on this initiative and to bring together Aon’s expertise and Singapore solutions providers to develop new and innovative solutions to tackle climate and sustainability challenges,” said Png Cheong Boon, Chairman, EDB.
Aon established its presence in Singapore in 1983 and launched the ACIA in Singapore in 2012. For more information about Aon’s regional headquarters in Singapore, click here.
Hashtag: #Aon
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About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries and sovereignties with advice and solutions that give them the clarity and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their business.
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), a government agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, is responsible for strategies that enhance Singapore’s position as a global centre for business, innovation, and talent. We undertake investment promotion and industry development, and work with international businesses, both foreign and local, by providing information, connection to partners and access to government incentives for their investments. Our mission is to create sustainable economic growth, with vibrant business and good job opportunities for Singapore and Singaporeans.
For more information on EDB, please visit www.edb.gov.sg.
SMEs can now get a suite of corporate services bundled with Cloud Accounting and HR management software at the most affordable prices. Packages start from only $199 annually.
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 May 2023 – HeySara collaborated with OCBC Bank to offer SME customers digitalised corporate services like company incorporation, company secretary and accounting & taxation. By availing this offer, SMEs can start their digital journey smoothly and cost-effectively.
This is part of the Start Digital initiative launched by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), under the SMEs Go Digital programme. Start Digital was first launched in 2019, and extended in 2022 to support more SMEs in building foundational digital capabilities with easy-to-deploy solutions.
SMEs can go digital at a fraction of the cost.
HeySara is a new-generation corporate compliance company that leverages digital technology, while retaining the human touch element to provide the best customer experience in areas of company incorporation, corporate secretary, accounting, taxation, and human resource management.
HeySara is providing their Digital Secretary Solutions along with easy-to-use and affordable cloud services and software under the HeySara – OCBC Start Digital Packs. The packages range between $199 to $599 for the initial 12 months of services.
“We are thrilled to be collaborating with OCBC to offer these Start Digital Packs to SMEs. We believe our all-inclusive packages and yet affordable solutions will certainly help small businesses to take their first but important step towards digital business transformation with greater confidence and ease,” said Mr Ng Su Kai, Founder of HeySara Pte Ltd.
Any local SME with an active OCBC SGD current account can enjoy this offer as a first-time applicant for any one of the Start Digital Packs. To know more about the eligibility criteria, please refer to the full terms and conditions on the OCBC Start Digital website. Hashtag: #HeySara #SME #Digitisation
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HeySara
HeySara is a new-generation, technology-enabled corporate service provider that offers an array of corporate services to small businesses in Singapore. They leverage technology to drive productivity and efficiency in their service delivery for a variety of services such as company incorporation, corporate secretary, accounting & taxation, human resource and work pass services and cloud software solutions. HeySara started its journey in 2019 and has built a base of over 1000 satisfied customers in a short time span of 3 years.