SGTUFF
SGTUFF is a Singapore-registered SGTUFF Co-Operative Ltd governed under
the Registry of Co-Operative Societies, Ministry of Culture, Community, and Youth.
OUR ORIGINS
Singapore Tenants United for Fairness(SGTUFF) came to life in February 2020 primarily because the Coronavirus pandemic forced business owners from the Retail, Food and Beverage and Services sectors to come together to discuss how to collectively address the issues faced by tenants in commercial properties. There are now 1000+ verified frontline business owners in our group representing 873 brands in 3,823 retail outlets, occupying 5mil+ sq ft of commercial space with a 29,816 strong workforce.
Our Group has been very active in representing the community on engaging with multiple government ministries like Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Law, working with fellow Trade Associations like Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Restaurant Association Singapore & Singapore Retailers Association and engaging landlords to give feedback and recommendations on what are the short term and long term measures that will address the core issues faced by frontline businesses. We are also part of the Fair Tenancy Framework Industry Committee and Fair Tenancy Pro-Tem Committee tasked to propose Fair Tenancy Legislation for commercial tenancies. SGTUFF has also started multiple community building and self-help initiatives to form new alliances, new ideas and promote synergies amongst frontline businesses.
VISION
The vision for SGTUFF Co-Operative is to be an advocate for frontline businesses on Fair Tenancy and LL-Tenant matters
as well as to leverage collective community scale and synergies to provide both business cost savings to members and stakeholders.
We hope to build our community to include all frontlines businesses in Singapore and to stand as an indomitable force for Fair Tenancy,
symbiotic relationship with Landlords and as an agent of change to revive and rejuvenate Singapore’s image
as a premier shop & dine destination for tourists and travellers.
MISSION
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SGTUFF represents and advocates for frontline businesses (focus on SME and micro and nano-SME) on key common areas of interest especially Fair Tenancy and Manpower matters.
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SGTUFF provides meaningful and relevant activities/services to our community in areas like cost savings on shared services, digitization, legal help, business advisory, business synergy/networking and lease/rental information.
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SGTUFF reinvents frontline business models in Singapore in the pursuit of successful pivoting or driving further growth in so doing, help to regain Singapore’s status as the premier Shopping, Wine & Dine and Services destination in the world.
VALUES
COMMITTEE
TERENCE YOW
Chairperson
After 14 years of corporate MNC experience in Procter & Gamble, Terence founded and is Managing Director of the Enviably Me Group of Companies who is the exclusive distributor of the Melissa brand of fashion footwear in Singapore, Malaysia and India.
He is also the Chairman of Odyssey Dance Theatre, one of the leading local dance companies with over 20 years of history in promoting arts and culture in Singapore.
KINA HUANG
Honorary Treasurer
Kina is a chartered accountant and astute managing director with over 20 years’ experience mainly in Food & Beverage industry. She is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants since 1995 and has been leading the Tembusu Projects group of companies since 2017.
She also volunteers as member, Honorary Treasurer and in her latest post as Lady Vice-Captain in Warren Golf & Country Club Ladies sub-committee since 2014 until now.
KESON LIM
Honorary Secretary
A serial entrepreneur at heart who has acquired businesses across a variety of industries, through which he has gained valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities facing micro and small-sized enterprises.
Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, Keson is also an experienced investor and quantitative fund manager, consistently delivering strong returns for his LPs.
PETER CHEN
Management Committee
Dr. Peter Chen is a NUS Medical School graduate and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). In his professional experience, he spent 3 years in the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Headquarters as a key member of community projects. He worked with Raffles Medical Group as well as Raffles Health Screeners (RHS) as a Physician Leader from 2009 – 2014 . He subsequently founded Crawfurd Medical, the largest medical center in the Marina Bay area, with his partner Dr Nicholas Lin.
Dr. Peter Chen has a keen interest in Anti-Aging medicine. He also believes in managing the external facade and the internal aspects of aging. Thus, he decided to complete his Certificate of Competencies with the National Skin Centre (Singapore). He is also a Certified Anti-Aging physician with the AustralAsian / American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. His other qualifications include laser training in South Korea and hormonal/nutritional medicine in the USA and Australia.
LIK WONG
Management Committee
Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the outdoor and travel goods industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Negotiation, Sales, E-commerce, and Sales Management. Strong professional with a degree focused in Business from Nanyang Technological University.
ELSON LEE
Management Committee
Elson Lee graduated from NUS in 1999 with an Honours Degree in Economics. He joined JTC as their Business Development Officer in 2000.
He founded Refresh Group in 2003.
Refresh Group currently owns and operates 10 retail outlets in Singapore providing Traditional Chinese Medical treatment and wellness services.