Guides for businesses

Guides for businesses

Navigate the process of starting, running and growing a business with our handy e-Advisers and online guides. Simply answer a few questions about your business and get personalised recommendations for your next steps.

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For starting a business

• e-Adviser for Starting a Business
  For aspiring business owners to find out the next steps to start and register a business.

• e-Adviser for Business Structure
  To help aspiring business owners decide on the business structure that best suits their needs.

• e-Adviser for Home-Based Business
  For aspiring business owners to find out the next steps to run a small-scale business from home.

For business regulations

• Regulatory requirements guides
  A guide with the various regulatory deadlines to comply with.

For government assistance

• e-Adviser for Government Assistance
  For business owners to identify relevant assistance schemes, such as tax incentives, loans, grants, toolkits and programmes.

For skills training

The SkillsFuture for Business User Guide provides business owners with 5 key steps to get started on their SkillsFuture journey. You can also explore skills programmes directly.

• e-Adviser for Skills Training
  For business owners to get personalised recommendations on skills training courses and SkillsFuture initiatives relevant to your business as part of the SkillsFuture Movement.

For licence recommendations

• e-Adviser for Premises Use
  For business owners to check if their premises are currently approved for their intended use.

• Food Services Licence Guided Journey
  A step-by-step walkthrough for food service business owners to apply for relevant licences.

• More Licence e-Advisers
  Browse the full directory of e-Advisers for business owners to find out the licences they need. Select your business sector to find the relevant e-Adviser.

For verifying a licence

• Licence Verifier NEW!
  Find out if a company or person has a licence by doing a search.

For verifying an accreditation

• Accreditation Verifier NEW!
  Find out if a company or person has a Progressive Wage (PW) Mark by doing a search.

For organising events

The Guide for Organising Events provides event organisers with tools to navigate the process of organising events in Singapore such as e-Adviser for Events and Events Proposal Box.

The Events Proposal Box allows event organisers to propose unique event concepts for collaboration with the government, or seek government endorsements for regulatory approvals. Currently, only proposals for Sporting and MICE events are accepted.

• e-Adviser for Events
  Receive personalised recommendations on licences and permits required for your event, and be guided through the application to reduce processing delays.

• Proposal Box for MICE Event
  Submit a proposal for an innovative MICE event that positions Singapore as the choice destination for business tourism. For proposals that include a request for government funding, please find out more about STB’s various assistance schemes.

• Proposal Box for Sport and Fitness Event
  Submit a proposal for a sporting event that could contribute to Singapore’s sporting, social, and economic outcomes, or has potential to showcase Singapore as a sporting event host.

Can’t find a proposal box for your event type? Request for a new proposal box by registering your interest.