Setting up business in Singapore - Revision history

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‎Register online for your business

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‎Applying for GeBiz

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‎Register online for your business

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‎Choose A Place Of Business

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‎Register online for your business

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‎Meet The Eligibility Requirements

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‎Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities

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‎Choose A Place Of Business

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 It will take maybe 2 hours or so if you are slow at filling out forms.
 After that, you should also go to your medisave/cpf and register as selfemployed.
-You will also receive a large letter in the mail confirming your successful setting up of the company in a few days time, along with some spam mail from printers and other unsavoury sorts.
+You will also receive a large letter in the mail confirming your successful setting up of the company in a few days time, along with some spam mail from printers and other unsavoury sorts. Congratulations! Now you have a company!
 == See also ==

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 Applying for Gebiz allows you to bid for quotes released by the statutory boards. Before becoming an approved supplier you cannot see the quotes so you should sign up once you have a company. You can do it online via email or fax. If you followed the steps above and registered your sole proprietorship successfully, you will have no problem getting approved as a supplier, and it will only take 3 or so working days.
-And yes, there is no point 2b in the signup form, although there's a point 2a. These bureaucats can't count. Its perfectly normal. Do not worry about it.
+And yes, there is no point 2b in the signup form, although there's a point 2a. These bureaucrats can't count. Its perfectly normal. Do not worry about it.
 * http://www.gebiz.gov.sg/

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 *[http://www.business.gov.sg/EN/StartingUp/RegisterYourBusiness/GettingYourBusinessRegistered/regbiz_prepare.htm Preparing To Register]
 It will take maybe 2 hours or so if you are slow at filling out forms.
 After that, you should also go to your medisave/cpf and register as selfemployed.
-== Links! Guides! ==
+Applying for Gebiz allows you to bid for quotes released by the statutory boards. Before becoming an approved supplier you cannot see the quotes so you should sign up once you have a company. You can do it online via email or fax. If you followed the steps above and registered your sole proprietorship successfully, you will have no problem getting approved as a supplier, and it will only take 3 or so working days.
 * [http://www.business.gov.sg/EN/StartingUp/RegisterYourBusiness/ Business.gov.sg: Starting up a Business]
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 * [http://www.guidemesingapore.com/company-setup/c312-singapore-company-registration-details.htm Guide on registering a company]
-== Preparing to Register ==
+=== Grants ===
 Business.gov.sg has a directory where you can search for [http://webapps.business.gov.sg/eospatwo/ProfilerGovernmentAssist.aspx Govt Assistance for Startups]

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 == Register online for your business ==
 It will take maybe 2 hours or so if you are slow at filling out forms.
 After that, you should also go to your medisave/cpf and register as selfemployed.
 == Links! Guides! ==

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	Businesses doing graphic design, cake baking, sewing, etc, do not require application to the home office scheme as they are not very disruptive/noisy so you are exempt!		Businesses doing graphic design, cake baking, sewing, etc, do not require application to the home office scheme as they are not very disruptive/noisy so you are exempt!
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		+	*[http://www.ura.gov.sg/dc/dcu/sbg.html Small Business Guidelines]

	== Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities ==		== Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities ==

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	''Sole-Proprietors, Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) and Limited Partnerships (LP): You must appoint a local manager if none of the owners registering is “ordinarily resident” in Singapore.'' - this just means you can do it only if you are singaporean.		''Sole-Proprietors, Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) and Limited Partnerships (LP): You must appoint a local manager if none of the owners registering is “ordinarily resident” in Singapore.'' - this just means you can do it only if you are singaporean.
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		+	*[http://www.business.gov.sg/EN/StartingUp/RegisterYourBusiness/ChooseABusinessStructure/regbiz_type_soleprop.htm How to Register Your Business]
		+	*[http://www.acra.gov.sg/SoleProprietorship_Partnership/Know+More+About+Sole-Proprietorship+Partnership.htm What You Need to Know About Sole-Proprietorship & Partnership]

	== Companies ==		== Companies ==

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 "Before you register for a sole-proprietorship, partnership, LLP, or an LP, you must first ensure that you have paid up your Medisave liabilities or have arranged for payment by instalments.  You can find out your outstanding Medisave liabilities from CPF Board’s website. You also need SingPass to login to your CPF account. SingPass is available to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, Employment Pass holders and Dependant Pass holders over 15 years old. You can get your SingPass over the counter or online."
-[https://www.cpf.gov.sg/cpf_trans/ssl/SE_Liab/Seliabintro.asp Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities]
+*[https://www.cpf.gov.sg/cpf_trans/ssl/SE_Liab/Seliabintro.asp Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities]
-[http://www.acra.gov.sg/SoleProprietorship_Partnership/Useful_Information/Medisave+Contributions.htm ACRA on Medisave Contributions]
+*[http://www.acra.gov.sg/SoleProprietorship_Partnership/Useful_Information/Medisave+Contributions.htm ACRA on Medisave Contributions]
-Not quite sure why they require this part in the process!
+Not quite sure why they require this part in the process! Maybe someone can explain this?
 == Register online for your business ==

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	[https://www.cpf.gov.sg/cpf_trans/ssl/SE_Liab/Seliabintro.asp Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities]		[https://www.cpf.gov.sg/cpf_trans/ssl/SE_Liab/Seliabintro.asp Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities]
		+	[http://www.acra.gov.sg/SoleProprietorship_Partnership/Useful_Information/Medisave+Contributions.htm ACRA on Medisave Contributions]

	Not quite sure why they require this part in the process!		Not quite sure why they require this part in the process!

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 Residential flats or properties can only be used under the Home Office Scheme (HO)."
-Businesses like graphic design, cake baking, seamstress, do not require application to the home office scheme as they are not very disruptive/noisy so you are exempt!
+Businesses doing graphic design, cake baking, sewing, etc, do not require application to the home office scheme as they are not very disruptive/noisy so you are exempt!
 == Check Your Outstanding Medisave Liabilities ==