Guides
Practical guides for owners moving from founder-run to professionally run.
How to corporatise a family business: the 7 stages
A practical guide to corporatising a family or founder-run business: the seven stages from Foundation to Capital-ready, what to formalise at each, and in what order.
SOP template for SMEs: how to write procedures people actually follow
A simple SOP template for small and medium businesses, plus how to choose which procedures to write first, keep them short, store them in one place and get staff to use them.
Board resolutions and a board calendar for private companies
How private and family companies can run a simple board calendar, write clear board resolutions and keep a resolutions register, with Malaysia and Singapore pointers to check with your company secretary.
Succession planning for family businesses: key-person risk in practice
A practical way to find and reduce key-person risk in a family business: map the roles only one person can do, score deputy readiness, and plan the handover before it is forced on you.
Management accounts every month: what banks and investors look for
What to include in monthly management accounts for an SME, how to produce them on a fixed timetable, and what banks and investors check first, from cash forecasts to covenants.
How to build a business case for a new market: NPV, payback and scenarios explained simply
A step-by-step guide to building a business case for entering a new market, with NPV, payback, IRR and downside, base and upside scenarios explained in plain English and a worked example.
E-invoicing in Malaysia and Singapore: what SMEs need to do now (2026)
Malaysia's MyInvois exemption is now RM3 million and Singapore's GST InvoiceNow requirement reaches all GST-registered businesses by 2031. Who is in scope, the key dates, and a 12-step readiness checklist.
What Mula OS does: a corporatisation system for family businesses
Mula OS takes a family or founder-run business from 'everything runs on the owner' to a company with records, rules, monthly numbers and formal governance. Here is what is in it, how it works and who it is for.
Mula OS vs EOS software: Ninety, EOS One and Bloom Growth
An honest comparison of Mula OS with EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) software: Ninety, EOS One and Bloom Growth. What each does, what it costs for a 10-person team, and when to use which, or both.
Mula OS vs Scaling Up: Scoreboard, Align and Rhythm
How Mula OS compares with Scaling Up (Verne Harnish's Rockefeller Habits) and the software built for it: Scaling Up Scoreboard, Align and Rhythm Systems. Costs for a 10-person team and a clear recommendation.
Mula OS vs SOP software: Trainual, SweetProcess, Process Street and Scribe
Comparing Mula OS with SOP and process documentation tools (Trainual, SweetProcess, Process Street and Scribe) for small and family businesses in Malaysia and Singapore. Published prices, what each does, and which to choose.
Mula OS vs DIY templates and hiring a consultant
Three ways to corporatise a family business in Malaysia or Singapore: build it yourself with Notion or spreadsheet templates, hire a consultant (with Singapore's EDGE Grant), or use Mula OS. Costs, trade-offs and a recommendation.