Getting Started

Last updated on October 24, 2017

Setting Up a Business

Getting Started
  1. How to Choose an ACRA-Approved Name for Your Business
  2. Company Seals vs Rubber Stamps in Singapore: When to Use What
  3. 8 Tips on Choosing the Best Virtual Office in Singapore for Your Business
  4. How to Open a Corporate Bank Account in Singapore
  5. How to Decide and Change Your Financial Year End (FYE) in Singapore
  6. 7 Start-Up Grants for Singapore Entrepreneurs (and How to Apply)
Incorporation and Formation
  1. Incorporation: How to Register a Company in Singapore
  2. Guide to Registering a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in Singapore
  3. Why and How to Set Up a Subsidiary in Singapore (with FAQs)
  4. Setting Up a Company Limited by Guarantee in Singapore
  5. Why and How to Set Up a Branch Office in Singapore (with FAQs)
  6. Starting an Exempt Private Company in Singapore: Benefits and Process
  7. Offshore Company: What is It & How to Set Up One in Singapore
  8. Trading Company in Singapore: Why and How to Set Up One
  9. Special Purpose Vehicle: Do Singapore Start-Ups Need One?
  10. Shelf Company: What It Is and How to Buy One in Singapore
  11. Registration and Compliance Fees for Singapore Companies
  12. Registering a Business in Singapore: Do I Need to and How?
  13. Forming a Sole Proprietorship in Singapore
  14. Forming a Partnership in Singapore
Setting Up Other Business Structures
  1. Deciding Your Business Structure: A Sole Proprietorship, Partnership or a Company?
  2. Why and How to Convert Your Singapore Sole Proprietorship into a Pte Ltd Company
Setting up a Business for Foreigners and Foreign Companies
  1. Redomiciliation: Why and How to Convert Your Foreign Company into a Singapore-Registered Company
  2. Singapore Representative Office: How Can a Foreign Company Set Up?
  3. Singapore Entrepreneur Pass: Who is It For? How Do I Obtain One?
  4. How Can Foreigners Set Up Businesses in Singapore?
  5. Foreign Companies Setting up in Singapore
Applying for Business Licences
  1. Legal Checklist for Setting Up a Restaurant in Singapore
  2. How Businesses Can Import Food into Singapore
  3. How to Apply for Halal Certification for Your Singapore Restaurant
  4. How to Apply for a Liquor Licence to Sell Alcohol in Singapore
  5. Applying for a Public Entertainment Licence: An Essential Guide
  6. Payment Services Act Licensing Guide for Fintech Businesses
  7. Do You Need a Licence to Sell Home Bakes in Singapore?
  8. Want to Busk in Singapore? Here's How to Get Your Busking Licence
Legal Documents
  1. Guide to Writing Website Terms and Conditions in Singapore
  2. Do You Need a Partnership Agreement When Setting Up?
  3. Do You Need a Shareholder Agreement When Setting Up?
Office Rental
  1. How to Resolve Commercial Lease Disputes in Singapore
  2. Moving to a New Office: A Legal Checklist for Singapore Businesses
  3. How to Change the Registered Address of a Singapore Company
  4. Guide to Common Commercial Lease Terms in Singapore
Industry Tips
  1. Legal Tips: Starting an Online Business in Singapore