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Throwback: Benny Se Teo: First A Businessman, Then A Social Entrepreneur

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The sharing session by Eighteen Chefs’s Mr. Benny Se Teo was insightful, and I distilled five perspectives. For instance, “If patrons come to Eighteen Chefs because it is a social enterprise, I will not be happy”, Mr. Teo mused. “They should be coming for the food, for the location, for the ambience”. Continue reading →

Benny Se Teo: First A Businessman, Then A Social Entrepreneur

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“To have a million-dollar food and beverage (F&B) enterprise”, Mr. Benny Se Teo shared right from the get-go, “one needs to start with a billion dollars”. Speaking at “In Search of Purpose” – a session organised by the Central Singapore Community Development Council – his point was clear. The F&B industry is hard, and as a social entrepreneur the founder and CEO of restaurant chain Eighteen Chefs has to possess the business nous. Hearing his experiences in person for the first time, I was most struck by Mr. Teo’s pragmatism. Continue reading →