January 1, 2010 marked our first anniversary. I can’t believe it’s been a year already.

Time really has flown by in a flurry of new ideas, new clients, and new colleagues. They came from all quarters: ex-clients, word-of-mouth referrals from clients, colleagues, friends, journalists and partners, through the IPRS, every avenue imaginable.

I’m delighted to share that all within one year, we have built a company with a team of dedicated consultants, signed 20 client agreements and reached our target billing of a million dollars. We have gained the trust of leading global companies headquartered in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. Together with our partners across the region, we have managed projects for them not just in Singapore but also overseas including in India, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Australia, and Switzerland.

I do believe we owe our growth to so many people so I am taking this opportunity to express our sincerest gratitude to:

• Our Clients for finding us and choosing to work with us even though we are a young team.
• Our Colleagues for all your efforts, commitment and contributions that have carried us forward.
• Our Media contacts for having faith in a new organization and for helping us build our credibility within the industry.
• Our Partners both in PR and in other industries for supporting us in our projects, by sharing your clients and expertise with us, and for believing we had the capabilities to execute to your standards.
• Our Suppliers for making sure we had our news clippings in the morning, ensuring our server was backed up, carrying water bottles up the flight of stairs, and for countless other things.
• Lastly, our Families and Friends for believing we could be successful at a time when businesses were closing down, budgets were being slashed, and people were being laid off all around us.

The year ahead looks very promising. We’ve continued to make improvements to our processes and systems, selecting technologies that will improve our efficiency and effectiveness. I am confident that with your continued support, Rice will keep growing from strength to strength.