by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 26, 2026 | Grant, Starting a Company
For first-time founders in Singapore, the hardest capital to raise is the very first tranche — the money that turns an idea into a registered company with a working prototype. Startup SG Founder is the government scheme built precisely for that moment. It pairs...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 25, 2026 | Grant, Running Your Company
Energy costs are one of the most stubborn line items on a Singapore SME’s profit and loss statement. The Energy Efficiency Grant (EEG) is designed to help businesses do something about it — by co-funding the purchase and installation of energy-efficient...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 24, 2026 | Grant, Tax
Singapore companies expanding overseas often overlook one of the most generous tax reliefs available to them: the Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation, or DTDi. Administered by Enterprise Singapore (with a tourism-sector equivalent under the Singapore Tourism...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 23, 2026 | Grant, Running Your Company
Singapore has spent the last few years steadily lifting the wages of lower-income workers through the Progressive Wage Model and the Local Qualifying Salary. To help employers absorb the cost of those increases, the Government runs the Progressive Wage Credit Scheme...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 21, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Grant, Growing Your Company
Singapore SMEs have their pick of government grants. The three most heavily used are the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) from Enterprise Singapore, the Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) from Enterprise Singapore, and the Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) grant...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Grant, Growing Your Company
Singapore SMEs leave money on the table every year — not because grants are inaccessible, but because founders apply for one grant when they could layer three. Enterprise Singapore, IMDA, MAS, and sector ministries all run overlapping schemes, and the smart operator...
