Entrepreneur

Robin Ong

Andy Keong

Wulandari Prasetyo

Theresia Setiabudi

Tess Dela Cruz

Steve Hernandez

Company name

Spordesign Media Pte Lte

Whoah Foods Pte Ltd

Finansi Company

Majalah Majalah

Halamanan Plant Shop

Singapura Tech Philippines

Type of business

Design consultancy, training & education

Restaurants

Business financing

Periodicals distribution

Plant shop and landscaping

Training schools and colleges

Country

Singapore

Singapore

Indonesia

Indonesia

Philippines

Philippines

Year established

1989

1992

1997

1967

1984

1993

Current number of personnel

20

500

5

300

10

300

Current Operations

Business life cycle stage (current)

Expansion (5)

Expansion (5)

Establishment (4)

Maturity (6)

Maturity (6)

Possible decline, possible exit. Need to relaunch (7)

Estimated annual revenues (current)

$3,600,000

5% contraction in sales

Estimated annual profit before tax (current)

$500,000 (14%)

profitable, 5%

very profitable

profitable

profitable

Profitable

Annual sales of $100 million or less than 200 staff

Small Enterprise

Medium Enterprise

Small Enterprise

Medium Enterprise

Small Enterprise

Medium Enterprise

1997-1999 Crisis

Business life cycle stage in 1997-1999*

Growth (3)

Growth (3)

Start-up (2)

Establishment (4)

Establishment (4)

Growth (3)

Estimated annual revenues

$2,700,000

$5,000,000 to $7,000,000

No revenue

High revenues

Sales dwindled

double-digit growth (30%)

Estimated annual profit before tax

($1,000,000)

$120,000 (2%)

close to bankruptcy

profitable

breakeven

Profitable

2007-2009 Crisis

Business life cycle stage in 2007-2009

Expansion (5)

Expansion (5)

Growth (3)

Establishment (4)

Expansion (5)

Expansion (5)

Estimated annual revenues

$3,000,000

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Undisclosed

Estimated annual profit before tax

$200,000 (7%)

Profitable

very profitable

profitable

profitable

profitable but low