Sim Teow Song was born in Dong Cheng, Chao An in 1904. The Sim family was a well off family. At the age of 18, Sim Teow Song was forced to leave his hometown. He travelled through Singapore to teach in central region of Sarawak. Then he went to Singapore again to seek for a better livelihood. Coincidentally at that time, the company belonging to Tan Kah Kee was looking for a bookkeeper, and since Sim had the experience in doing book keeping, he was given the job.
Later on, Sim started off a business partnership with his friends in Singapore. The business required him to travel frequently between Kuching and Singapore. In 1939, he established a shop by the name of “Tai Moh” at Carpenter Street. The shop was supplying products to Singapore. During the second world war, his import export supplying business with his partner was greatly affected. After the war ended, the business in Singapore was forced to end. Sim then re-established Tai Moh Enterprise and turned it into the first joss stick shop in Kuching.
大茂公司
1904年，沈兆松出生于诏安东城，沈家是当地的名门望族。18岁那年，沈兆松被迫离乡，辗转经由新加坡到砂拉越中部任教，然后又去了新加坡谋求生计，适逢陈嘉庚的公司正物色记账员，沈老有这方面的经验，就这样在陈嘉庚手下任职。
后来，沈老先是在新加坡和朋友一起创业，业务上需要经常来回古晋和新加坡两地，因此他随后于1939年独资在亚答街创办“大茂”，作为新加坡方面的供应商。二战时，他和合伙人的进出口贸易受到惨重的打击，战后新加坡方面的业务也因故被迫结束，沈老集中火力经营大茂公司，并转型成为古晋最早的香烛专卖店。
