Dear Members and Friends

Collaborating is second nature to me and my team and it needs to be for all SMEs. Your fellow member bizzi.co has some thoughts to share on this topic below. bizzi.co is a platform with members from 23 countries on which you can start discussions, explore opportunities to grow and create your own collaborative teams. SICC has done so. Contact my colleague Philip Pang at [email protected] to learn more.

Have another great week ahead.

Warmest regards
Victor Mills
Chief Executive

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As you know, SICC has been putting a lot of emphasis on collaboration as the way to grow and expand your business. The great thing is, you can do this without having to spend a lot of money. Some businesses have looked for and grabbed collaboration opportunities with both hands. They’ve progressed as a result. Others have been pretty passive. They sit back and wait for collaboration opportunities to come their way. They’ll get nowhere. While you don’t have to spend money on lots of new resources, you do have to put in a bit of effort to look for opportunities to collaborate.

If you join a company as an employee, would you be expected do every role on your own? Of course not. You would need to collaborate with your colleagues. That’s teamwork. We at bizzi.co are asking ourselves why so many SMEs are still trying to grow by themselves, without joining hands with other businesses? Whether you are looking to grow your business locally, regionally or globally, collaborate. It’s fast and low cost.

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