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S$209,000 before 1st cup sold: Amacha founder, 35, breaks down costs of opening a shop in S'pore
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Gawain Pek , as published by Mothership
· September 27, 2026
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Before the first cup of tea is even brewed and sold, S$209,000 would have to be spent just to get a store up and running, from paying rent to setting up the point-of-sale system. This figure was shared by local food and beverage entrepreneur Sebastian Ang in a Sep. 26 Instagram video. Ang also f...
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Key points This figure was shared by local food and beverage entrepreneur Sebastian Ang in a Sep. Before the first cup of tea is even brewed and sold, S$209,000 would have to be spent just to get a store up and running, from paying rent to setting up the point-of-sale system.
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What is this story about? Before the first cup of tea is even brewed and sold, S$209,000 would have to be spent just to get a store up and running, from paying rent to setting up the point-of-sale system. This figure was shared by local food and beverage entrepreneur Sebastian Ang in a Sep. 26 Instagram video. Ang also f...
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