03/03/2025
03.03.03
My colleagues and I received the dreaded news of "𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒎" that fateful year; before CNY to say the least. When our bosses offer to recommend us to some other events company, we (as in my senior executive and I) simply told our bosses we ain't looking for another job cos we are gonna start our .
𝙏𝒉𝙖𝒕 𝒘𝙖𝒔 𝒉𝙤𝒘 𝑹𝙚𝒅 𝑩𝙤𝒙 𝑬𝙫𝒆𝙣𝒕𝙨 𝙋𝒕𝙚 𝙇𝒕𝙙 𝙬𝒂𝙨 𝙗𝒐𝙧𝒏 𝒐𝙣 03.03.03.
It was a smooth as our bosses told us to take all the clients and they will us with our AV requirements. With existing clients, it made the business entry so much easier but it also became a as we serious business development and it hit hard when we lost some clients along the way due to change of person in-charge, etc.
My business partner left after 3 years of partnership & I have ran the business since. It was , but it was indeed . I am grateful for the learning curve and am proud to share some of our over the #22 in operations :-
🏆 Clinched our first million-dollar project within 3 months of business
🏆 Planned and executed Singapore's first Adventure Sports Event
🏆 Clients' journey with us generally last no lesser than 5 years; some exceeding 10 years.
🏆 Created a series of Heritage Festival events for a Govt Agency client
🏆 Pivoted to conducting events training
🏆 Survived COVID-19 (due to the pivoting to training)
I would like to share 3 - which kept me going over the years :-
📌 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 #𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅, #𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 #𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒔.
You DO NOT NEED to build relationships with EVERYONE. I cannot tell you who you should build such relationships. I can only say go with your gut. Stay clear from those whose vibes are not in sync with you. You do not have to ignore them, stay cordial, but you really do not need them to be your BFF!
📌𝑩𝒆 𝒂 #𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 #𝒑𝒂𝒚 #𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓.
I always have the habit of prompt payment with my vendors and also my staff. It was this habit which earned me "brownie points" for future because when there were times I need extra credit terms, I was given extension with no questions asked.
📌𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 #𝒓𝒆𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 #𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔.
We are in business to provide a solution to our clients or potential clients problem. But sometimes we might not have the best solutions or the resources to deliver the best service. At such times, I will politely turn them down and offer to connect them to associates who can take over the project.
From 2025, Red Box Events will focus on and . Plus, I will re-surface Red Box Consultancy as a LLP to take care of training focusing on .
With this new direction, watch this space for more exciting .
Until then, we are happy to celebrate our in business and look forward to !!
