Start your business in Singapore.
From the first structural decision to ACRA registration, licences, costs, tax and work passes—clear starting points for expat founders.
From ₹30,000 to a global ‘MOMO’ brand
How two college friends from Kolkata built a food business around a humble dumpling — and turned it into a growing restaurant and packaged-food brand.
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Alpa Parmar: Making AI Work for Small Businesses
The founder of Bots and Brand Works on moving from digital marketing to AI consultancy, starting small, and helping businesses turn new technology into practical results.
Shalima Motial: Building Dream Catchers by Learning to Pivot
The founder and CEO of Dream Catchers on creating platforms for artists, navigating sponsorship and reinvention, and choosing work that comes from love rather than fear.
Can a Dependant’s Pass holder start a business in Singapore?
Yes—but registering a business with ACRA and receiving permission from MOM to operate it are two separate steps.
DP Holder Business FAQs
Clear answers about offices, working from home, hiring, tax, banking, compliance and renewing a business-owner Letter of Consent.
Can a foreigner start a business in Singapore? What to decide first
Ownership is possible for overseas founders, but registration, a resident director and permission to work in Singapore are separate questions.
How to register a private limited company in Singapore: an ACRA walkthrough
A document-led sequence from reserving a name to receiving the UEN and organising the company’s first statutory records.
How much does it cost to start a business in Singapore?
A realistic budget separating government charges from professional services, banking, licences and the cash needed to operate.
Which licences and permissions does a Singapore business need?
How to use GoBusiness to identify approvals based on the actual activity, premises, products and people involved.
After registration: tax, annual filings, hiring and founder work passes
The recurring ACRA, IRAS, CPF and MOM responsibilities a new company should organise before its first year becomes chaotic.
25 Indian-Founded Companies in Singapore to Know
A concise directory of Indian and Indian-origin founders building fintech, healthtech, AI, commerce and deep-tech companies from Singapore.
Built something in Singapore?
We are also publishing honest conversations with entrepreneurs—the first decision, the unexpected cost, the difficult month and the lesson worth passing on.