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.

  1. LETTER 002 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.

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  2. LETTER 001 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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