Singapore Law - Doing Businesses in Singapore

Doing Business in Singapore

A strategic base to the emerging Asian markets, Singapore is indeed a premier starting point for companies seeking business development in the region. With excellent infrastructure, well-connected air links and an extensive trade network with other economies, Singapore can effectively connect you to the world, opening new business opportunities for you. Being the world’s 2nd most competitive country (Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012) and the world’s easiest place to do business (Doing Business 2012 report), headquartering your businesses in Singapore is the ultimate choice!

Singapore constantly ranks highly on international rankings, where some of the most recent accolades include:

Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012: World’s 2nd most competitive country
Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Asian Risk Prospects 2010: 2^nd most politically stable country in Asia
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2011: Least corrupt country in Asia and the 5th least corrupt in the world
World Economic Forum’s Global Enabling Trade Index 2010: 1^st in openness to trade
World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2011 – 2012: 2^nd best in quality of overall infrastructure

To find out more about doing business in Singapore, visit the following links:

Singapore as a Business Hub

Singapore is well-known for being business-friendly; the government actively seeks to simplify the way for foreign investors who visit Singapore seeking business opportunities. Find all you need to know about starting, sustaining and expanding your business in Singapore. Singapore also has excellent tax benefits for small to medium size companies that set up offices locally. Learn more about Singapore’s Corporate Tax, the available tax rebates and how to file your corporate tax.

Market research is highly important to ensure you correctly identify your customers and their needs as well as differentiate your business from competitors. Knowing Singapore’s economic structure, indicators and statistics provides you a good understanding on the competitiveness of Singapore’s economy. See how you can benefit from Singapore’s network of Free-Trade Agreements.

Refer to this simple 8 step guide for Start-ups and other business-related resources here.

Trade Organizations & Business Chambers

Singapore Government Agencies

Legal Related Institutions