After a back injury and a year of unemployment, this Gen Zer went all in on his dream: selling prawn noodles for $5 a bowl in Singapore

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Teo Jun Jie, his partner Soh Ren Jie, and a staff member at Ah Jie Hokkien Mee, a prawn noodle stall in Singapore, work 14-hour days, seven days a week.
Aditi Bharade
After sustaining an injury on the job in 2021, Teo Jun Jie was unemployed for a year.
The Gen Zer took the chance to…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-06-23.
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