HUDC Singapore

Light on spending, heavy on investment

2012-02-12T10:55:00.002+08:00

Straits Times: Sun, Feb 12
Ms Tan Yang Po, 49, is busy building a portfolio of properties that will generate a stream of passive income through her property investment firm.

She has been conducting property seminars since starting her own property investment company about three years ago and has now ventured into property development. She will soon launch her maiden project Azea Residences in Danga Bay, Johor Baru.

'I just like a good challenge, creating things from scratch. That gives me a lot of satisfaction. It keeps me going. I get scared if I were to do nothing for a while.'

Previously, she ran e-learning systems provider SkyQuestCom with local entrepreneur Richard Tan of seminar organiser Success Resources.

Prior to that, she worked with retail brands and was once director of Yves Saint Laurent Beaute, Asia-Pacific.

'I always knew that to be successful, you have to do what you like,' says Ms Tan.

She has a degree from the National University of Singapore and her family consists of husband Bruce, 56, an operations manager, and three adult children aged 25, 29 and 30...

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