by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 4, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
It is common — and entirely sensible — for founders to start signing supplier contracts, leases and even employment offers before the Singapore company is formally incorporated with ACRA. But who is bound by those contracts? And once the company exists, can it adopt...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 4, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Foreign companies looking to establish a presence in Singapore face a structural choice that will shape their tax bill, liability exposure and ongoing compliance burden for years to come: incorporate a subsidiary, or register a branch office. Both are recognised under...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 29, 2026 | Starting a Company
VCC Singapore — structure, setup and operations — Complete 2026 guide Raffles Corporate Services works with a panel of corporate and employment law firms; this article is general information, not legal advice. The vcc singapore (Variable Capital Company) is a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 29, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
A registered trade mark in Singapore gives a company the exclusive right to use its brand on the goods and services for which the mark is registered. Without registration, you are relying on the common-law tort of passing off — slower, more expensive and far harder to...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 26, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
Joint ventures sit between two extremes: at one end, a simple contractual arrangement where two companies agree to share a project’s revenue and costs; at the other, a separately incorporated Singapore Pte Ltd in which both partners hold shares. Both are called...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 25, 2026 | Running Your Company, Starting a Company
The EntrePass is Singapore’s bespoke work pass for foreign entrepreneurs who want to set up and run an innovative business in Singapore. It is not the right pass for someone who simply wants to relocate and work — that’s an Employment Pass. The EntrePass...
