Mighty Glory Corporate Solutions

20/10/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄.⁠
𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝗦𝗧 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗦.⁠
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For businesses, the real preparation is not just whether the software is InvoiceNow-ready.

The accounting process behind it has to be ready too.

That means making sure sales and purchases are recorded correctly, non-InvoiceNow transactions are captured properly, and corrections or credit notes flow through as intended.

Timing also matters. Invoice data must reach IRAS by the earlier of the GST return filing date or the statutory filing due date. Businesses that file early therefore bring that submission point forward.
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𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮.⁠
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.⁠
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Before your implementation date, check the process — not just the system.

𝗣.𝗦. “Your deadline” in the last slide means the InvoiceNow implementation date stated in IRAS’ letter to your business.

19/10/2026

💼 Planning wage increases for 2027? Check the available support before calculating the full cost.

Singapore's National Wages Council recommends wage increases of 6% to 8% for lower-wage workers earning up to S$2,800 monthly, with the actual recommendation depending on business performance and prospects.

📑 The guidelines are advisory, but mandatory Progressive Wage Model and Local Qualifying Salary requirements still apply where relevant.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 (𝗣𝗪𝗖𝗦) 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. However, new wage increases must generally meet a S$200 minimum to qualify, and payouts are made the following year.

🧮 Wage planning also needs to consider productivity. With structured employee training participation falling from 52.6% in 2024 to 48.1% in 2025, businesses should examine what prevents staff from attending training.

For eligible courses and employees, Absentee Payroll funding can help offset wage costs during training.

𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀.

If your payroll costs rise next year, what changes in your operations could help support those higher wages? 🤔

Reference:

Channel NewsAsia
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/salary-guidelines-lower-wage-workers-ai-6469841

Lower-wage workers earning up to S$2,800 a month should get wage increases of 6 to 8 per cent, depending on how their employer has performed.

19/10/2026

🪟 When customers stay indoors, their spending doesn't necessarily stop. It changes direction.

As haze continues to affect Singapore, some businesses in the western region are feeling the impact. A children's clothing shop reported a 70% drop in business over two weeks, while some hawker stalls experienced sales declines of up to 80%.

🛒 Yet demand is rising elsewhere. Local retailers reported October air purifier sales at more than six times September's level, while air-conditioner sales increased by over 30% year on year.

The same disruption can reduce demand for one business while creating opportunities for another.

🍝 For shops and eateries relying heavily on walk-in customers, the immediate challenge is cash flow. Rent, wages and other commitments continue even when daily takings fall sharply.

Delivery, takeaway and online ordering may help reach customers staying indoors, but the additional costs must still make commercial sense.

💡 The question is not simply how to attract customers back, but how to reach them when their routines and spending priorities change.

Business owners should also consider how long their cash reserves can support operations if the disruption continues.

Reference:

Channel NewsAsia
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-western-region-daily-routines-psi-businesses-6469406

Singapore's west has seen some of the highest haze readings in recent days, but experts say this may not continue as the situation remains dynamic.

16/10/2026

📱 A scam can begin with a message that looks harmless — and end with an unauthorised payment.

Singapore's GovTech and Google DeepMind are developing AI technology to detect scam patterns directly on Android devices and warn users in real time, without sending private conversations to external servers.

🪴 The technology is still being developed, but the approach highlights something important: 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.

For businesses, consider a staff member receiving an urgent message supposedly from a director, asking for a supplier payment to be made to a new bank account.

Even if the message looks convincing, the payment should be verified through an independently established contact channel.

💡 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.

A simple independent verification step could prevent a costly mistake.

Reference:

Channel NewsAsia
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/govtech-google-deepmind-ai-scam-quantum-sicw-6455621

Organisations will also receive funding through a new grant to protect against quantum threats.

15/10/2026

🌏 ASEAN has a huge consumer market. But expanding across the region is not as simple as entering one big market.

PM Lawrence Wong has called for ASEAN to work towards a more integrated single market to remain attractive to investors.

🧗🏻‍♂️ For Singapore SMEs, the challenge is practical. Selling to customers in Malaysia, Indonesia or Thailand can involve different regulations, payment arrangements, logistics costs and administrative requirements.

𝗔 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

Greater regional integration could reduce some of these barriers over time. But businesses planning to expand still need to assess each country's operating requirements, actual costs and potential profitability.

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁.

Reference:

The Business Times
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/asean-needs-come-together-single-market-continue-attracting-investments-pm-wong

He also notes at DBS forum with the bank’s CEO Tan Su Shan how firms can manage AI’s impact on jobs and operations Read more at The Business Times.

14/10/2026

🔐 Cybersecurity is no longer just about stopping an attack. It is also about detecting threats before they cause damage.

Singapore's new cybersecurity strategy will use AI to strengthen cyber defence, alongside a new protective domain name service designed to block connections to known malicious websites.

The shift towards earlier detection matters for businesses of every size.

🧱 𝗔 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. Businesses also need to know whether their systems are being updated, who has access to sensitive information, how suspicious activity is detected and whether operations can recover after an incident.

For SMEs, this does not necessarily mean investing in expensive AI security tools. It means ensuring that basic safeguards are maintained and that someone is responsible for checking whether they actually work.

𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗧 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲.

Reference:
Channel NewsAsia
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/shanmugam-cybersecurity-strategy-csa-ai-6452641

To prepare for AI-enabled cyber threats, Singapore will seek to act earlier, at national scale and at the speed of malicious attackers, says Senior Minister K Shanmugam.

13/10/2026

𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀.⁠
𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀.⁠
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💼 In many SMEs, ownership, authority and practical control sit with different people.⁠
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A majority shareholder may own most of the company on paper. A director may manage the business without owning shares. A staff member may control key systems, information or relationships without formal decision rights.
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The risk appears when those boundaries are unclear.

🔓 Access can exceed authority. Informal habits can override defined roles. Accountability becomes harder when nobody is certain where one person’s authority ends and another’s begins.
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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.
𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆?

13/10/2026

🔎 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗔𝗜: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 | 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 / 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗠𝗚𝗖𝗦 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 #𝟱𝟱

Growth brings opportunities, but also challenges.

This issue looks at cash flow and profitability, business governance, and AI adoption risks — connecting recent Singapore developments with practical insights for business owners.

📖 Read the latest issue:

https://mailchi.mp/8289cccf0de7/mgcs-news-17456259

12/10/2026

Are your employees spending too much time on work that takes them away from their main responsibilities? ⌛

PCF Sparkletots is investing $20 million in staff development over three years, while also changing how administrative tasks are handled.

Under its more centralised approach, routine enquiries about uniforms and grocery delivery scheduling can be handled by designated personnel, freeing teachers and principals to focus on their core responsibilities.

💡 The lesson extends beyond preschools.

In many businesses, experienced employees spend valuable time chasing documents, coordinating schedules or handling routine enquiries — work that could be reassigned or streamlined.

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀' 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆. 💼 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱.

When skilled employees spend less time on routine administration, they have more capacity to contribute where their expertise matters most.

Reference:

Channel NewsAsia
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pcf-sparkletots-preschools-early-childhood-education-teachers-6450081

Teachers will have their administrative workload reduced and get a checklist for supporting children with diverse learning needs.

09/10/2026

🀄 𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Singapore F&B businesses are finding new ways to attract customers beyond their usual dining experience.

Yum Cha is introducing mahjong sessions during its quieter Friday afternoons, while Chin Mee Chin Confectionery has collaborated with a bookstore to organise an art and book fair.

What makes these ideas interesting is how businesses can generate additional revenue from resources they already have — premises, staff and operating hours.

For a restaurant with its kitchen running and employees already on duty, attracting customers during quieter periods can help existing resources generate more income without a proportionate increase in costs.

💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀. If a promotion requires extra manpower, space or marketing expenditure, those costs must be weighed against the revenue it generates.

The question is whether the activity makes better use of existing capacity — and leaves the business financially better off.

Reference:

Channel NewsAsia
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mahjong-dim-sum-promotion-marketing-fb-restaurant-cafe-customers-6435986

Facing weaker consumer spending and higher operating costs, some operators are trying new ways to build customer loyalty.