Standing at Changi Airport, as Ms. Z gazed at the gleaming Singapore entry stamp on her Employment Pass, a scene from ten years ago suddenly flashed before her eyes: the apprentice who once quietly cleaned medical instruments in a beauty clinic now held a passport to the international market.
1. Ten Years of Honeymoon: Practical Experience Builds Professional Barriers
In 2009, at the age of 18, Ms. Z dropped out of school due to poverty and entered the medical aesthetics industry. From the most basic instrument operation to customer service, from product formulation to team management, she spent ten years transforming herself from an apprentice to an entrepreneur.
The medical aesthetics institution she founded in Hangzhou pioneered a “customized service + medical-grade standards” model, serving over 10,000 clients with zero incidents—an industry miracle that made her a renowned figure in the Yangtze River Delta region. “Education is just a piece of paper; client satisfaction is the true diploma,” she often tells her team.
2. Breaking Through to Go Global: Finding Blue Oceans in a Red Sea
Industry data from 2022 stung this pragmatic entrepreneur: the number of medical aesthetics institutions in China had surpassed 100,000, with a clear trend of high-end clients flowing overseas. During her stay in Singapore, she discovered that this popular medical tourism destination lacked Chinese-language medical aesthetics services.
“Just as I saw a market gap ten years ago, this time I saw an even greater opportunity. “Ms. Z decisively chose Singapore as the first stop for international expansion. Its mature medical system and diverse customer base make it the ideal testing ground for building an international brand.
3. Overtaking on a Curve: The Practical Approach to Proving Oneself
Facing the objective shortcoming of having no formal education, our advisory team identified three core strengths:
a decade of industry experience, a proprietary standardized service system, and a replicable business model. The application materials highlighted her team’s training system and customer management system as “soft power,” using detailed customer cases and a business plan to establish a professional image.
After submitting the EP application, the Singapore Ministry of Manpower issued an approval letter within five days, with the reviewer noting, “The applicant demonstrated exceptional industry insight and feasible business strategies.”
Fig./Ms. Z successfully obtained Singapore EP approval. Unauthorized use of this image will be prosecuted!
4. Setting Sail from the Lion City: The New Silk Road Extends from Here
Currently, Ms. Z’s medical aesthetics center is in trial operation in the Orchard Road business district, with clients including Southeast Asian celebrities. What excites her even more is that the establishment of the Singapore company has enabled her to smoothly connect with Japanese beauty equipment manufacturers and Swiss anti-aging laboratories.
“The EP is not the end goal, but the starting point for connecting global resources. “Standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows at Marina Bay, she is planning her blueprint for entering the Dubai market next year.
This success story, infused with the scent of sea breeze, proves: on Singapore’s entrepreneurial stage, practical experience and business acumen are the most valuable “credentials.”
When you arrive with years of industry expertise, we are here to be the bridge builders who help you transform that experience into commercial value.
After all, in this smart island nation, what truly impresses evaluators is not theoretical credentials on paper, but the light of practical achievements.