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<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Since the onset of the pandemic, many youths have started new businesses to give back to vulnerable communities, such as those heavily affected by Covid-19. <\/span>Celestina Gimino<\/strong> finds out more from these young entrepreneurs<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”-194px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.7″ min_height=”84px” custom_margin=”-67px|auto||auto||” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”-145px|auto|-100px|auto|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-22px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”52px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=””] Nuriyah\u2019s new satin label for her products. Photo courtesy of Nuriyah Fatin.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”About Us” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”0px|48px” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_translate_linked_phone=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|phone” min_height=”1463px” custom_margin=”-136px||-857px|||” custom_padding=”90px||2px|||” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=””][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate=”0px|-53px” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|desktop” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”27px|0|0px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||0px||true” transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=””][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|79px|104px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”14px|79px|0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|0px||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off”] BY <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Threads By Sabs (Custom Embroidery)<\/b><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”1320px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|-415px||-616px||” custom_padding=”|0px|0px|0px||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”] Ms Nuriyah Fatin, 21, a student at National University of Singapore (NUS), is one of those young adults who started their own business in the past two years, particularly in June 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe were all doing online school, so you\u2019re home all the time with nothing to do, and even jobs were not hiring, so [youths] wanted to earn money and start their own business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n She started <\/span>threadsbysabs <\/span><\/i>on Instagram after her mother started selling masks on Carousell and wanted to move to a different platform to reach a wider audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After some time, the demand for these custom masks began to drop, so she started doing custom embroidery on clothes and totes bags as part of her business.<\/span><\/p>\n Ms Nuriyah also expanded her platforms to <\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/a> and Etsy, where she has a total of 1.4 million likes and 810 sales respectively. Etsy also provides worldwide shipping, allowing Nuriyah to reach a bigger customer base.<\/span><\/p>\n Recently, she launched her own website for <\/span>threadsbysabs<\/span><\/i><\/a> so that orders could be made directly through the website instead of messaging her on Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Artboard-2-1.png” alt=”xia qingling chu opera hua dan wuhan” title_text=”Artboard 2″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”-35px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” min_height=”43px” custom_margin=”-20px||6px|||” custom_padding=”0px||24px|||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”] Nuriyah\u2019s new satin label for her products. Photo courtesy of Nuriyah Fatin.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” custom_margin=”-20px||-1px|||” locked=”off”] As she has not experienced much loss, Nuriyah considers her business to be a success so far, but she still wishes to be able to help more vulnerable communities, such as those under the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS). As she continues to grow her business, she hopes that she would be able to incorporate discounts for those under FAS, to help others in society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMore people are starting businesses for better purposes and not just to make money,\u201d said Nuriyah. \u201cAs compared to older people, younger people just want to do stuff and help people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ background_color=”rgba(102,193,193,0.2)” custom_margin=”8px|||||”] An <\/span>article<\/span><\/a> by<\/span> Guardian<\/b> in 2019 showed that youth businesses have increased from 500 a year in 2009 to more than 4,000 a year. These businesses mainly center around entertainment, food, beauty or technology, where all of them used means of technology and social media to promote themselves.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|79px|17px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”10px|79px|12px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px|0px||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off”] SunnyIsland Store (Silk Masks)<\/b><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font=”Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#233956″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em”] Ms Nicole Liel, 23, a student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), is one of the young entrepreneurs who gives back to society through their start-up. She started SunnyIsland Store during Singapore\u2019s Circuit Breaker (lockdown). Some of her proceeds go to animal welfare organisations such as Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) Singapore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen there are fundraisers for charities, people tend to sell keychains or calendars. But it would make [more] sense to sell products that people need for proceeds to go to charity,\u201d Ms Liel explains the thought process that she had before she started her business.<\/span><\/p>\n She decided to donate proceeds to SOSD due to her soft spot for animals, with the knowledge that animal welfare organisations were also heavily affected by the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n At SunnyIsland Store, Nicole sells silk masks due to the similarities of its properties to the N95 mask. She does not simply resell masks bought from other platforms, but instead researches for materials that would be everyday-friendly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Subsequently, she wanted to make her products more inclusive, especially for Muslims who wear <\/span>hijabs<\/span><\/i>, so she worked with her supplier to have head loops and extra material at the chin area to provide greater coverage for the masks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”0px|79px|17px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”10px|79px|12px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px|0px||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off”] Great Wall Chicken Rice<\/b><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font=”Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#233956″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” min_height=”289px” custom_padding=”||0px|||”] Ms Vanessa Tan, 26, is the founder of Great Wall Chicken Rice. She saw how the prices of Singaporean comfort food such as chicken rice rose due to the pandemic. Though many people are able to have their meals at home, she saw that some workers, such as delivery riders, are facing difficulties eating due to difficult packaging, such as the paper packaging of chicken rice. Thus, she used styrofoam packages to pack her chicken rice and sold them at more affordable prices.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screenshot-2021-06-14-at-18.37.32.png” title_text=”Screenshot 2021-06-14 at 18.37.32″ _builder_version=”4.4.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”-113px|||||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” min_height=”43px” custom_margin=”-20px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”] Ms Tan selling chicken rice to actor Paul Foster at her stall. Photo courtesy of Vanessa Tan.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font=”Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#233956″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” min_height=”288px” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″] Besides this, she collaborated with Redhill Moral Seniors Activity Centre to donate chicken rice to the elderly who live in rented flats, once a week. She explains that it is important to help the pioneer generation as some of them have been suffering throughout this pandemic and would appreciate such services.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOne pack of chicken rice to us is just a meal, but actually to them, it\u2019s quite a lot, because some of them only have one meal per day,\u201d she mentions.<\/span><\/p>\n Her company not only donates food, but also provides job opportunities for those who have recently lost their jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/hypesingapore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/photo-1.jpeg” alt=”xia qingling chu opera hua dan wuhan” title_text=”photo 1″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.7″ custom_margin=”-35px|||||” custom_padding=”34px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat|300|||||||” min_height=”43px” custom_margin=”-20px|||||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone”] Volunteers from Great Wall Chicken Rice giving out packs of chicken rice to the elderly who live in rental flats. Photo courtesy of Vanessa Tan.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font=”Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#233956″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” min_height=”163px” custom_padding=”||2px|||”] She hopes to expand Great Wall Chicken Rice, to open more branches around Singapore, so that she can assist more people.<\/span><\/p>\n Starting a business during the pandemic is no easy feat but yet, it is something that has become common.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||||||” text_font_size=”20px” text_line_height=”1.4em” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”Raleway|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”50px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_5_font=”Montserrat||||||||” header_5_text_color=”#b3b3b3″ header_5_font_size=”14px” header_5_line_height=”0.5em” header_6_font=”Raleway|700||on|||||” header_6_font_size=”16px” header_6_letter_spacing=”5px” header_6_line_height=”1.8em” max_width=”659px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-27px|79px|17px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”10px|79px|12px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px|0px||||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_2_font_size_phone=”25px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off”] Increase of youth entrepreneurs<\/b><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.7″ text_font=”Libre Caslon Text||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font=”Montserrat|600||||||#e02b20|” header_3_text_align=”left” header_3_text_color=”#233956″ header_3_font_size=”24px” header_3_line_height=”1.5em” min_height=”163px” custom_padding=”||2px|||”] According to <\/span>an article from <\/span>The Straits Times <\/span><\/a>about the \u2018Rise of Gen Z entrepreneurs\u2019,<\/span> NTU professors \u201cbelieve the number of Gen-Z entrepreneurs here has grown in the past few years\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n
Celestina Gimino
Publicity Manager
<\/b>Hype Issue #53<\/strong><\/p>\nPublished on<\/h5>\n
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