September 22, 2026
Changing Your Business Name in Singapore
Renaming a Singapore company, LLP or sole proprietorship takes two filings. The approval needed, the $15 fee, the effective date and what you must update after.
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Category: Starting a Company
September 22, 2026
Applying for a New Business Entity Name in Bizfile, Field by Field
A field-by-field walkthrough of the Bizfile name application: application type, entity type, suffix, name review, SSIC codes, the declaration and the transaction ID.
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September 22, 2026
How to Find the Right SSIC Code for Your Business
How to choose the right SSIC code in Singapore: primary versus secondary activity, the codes that trigger licensing or referral, and what a wrong code quietly costs you.
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September 21, 2026
Which Business Names Get Referred to Another Government Agency
Certain words and SSIC codes send your ACRA name application to another agency for approval. Here is the full list of triggers, who reviews them, and how long…
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September 21, 2026
Reserving Your Business Name in Bizfile: Fee, Timing and the 120-Day Clock
What it costs to reserve a business name in Bizfile, who may file it, how long approval takes, how long the reservation lasts, and how to withdraw a…
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September 21, 2026
How to Choose a Business Name ACRA Will Actually Approve
ACRA refuses business names on three grounds. Here is what identical, undesirable and restricted actually mean, the words ACRA ignores, and how to test a name first.
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