Letters from the neighbourhood
Letters from the neighbourhood.
Plain-English notes for the people who run Singapore's small businesses. Real clauses, real deadlines, decoded one letter at a time.
- 2 JUL 2026
Spot the scam: the invoice that isn't.
The three tells that give away a fake-invoice scam, the two-minute check that catches it, and what to do if the money has already moved. A plain guide for SMEs.
Read the letter - 18 JUN 2026
The tender grew a requirement. Here is the two-week version.
A tender now asks for Cyber Essentials and the closing date is close. What the clause means, what compresses into two weeks, and what to send the buyer meanwhile.
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