The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) welcomed the recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and looks forward to helping Singapore businesses leverage this agreement to achieve commercial benefits.The 15-member RCEP agreement will create the world’s largest free trade area, accounting for US$21 trillion, or...
Google, the Economic Development Board (EDB), the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) have announced Skills Ignition SG - A Grow With Google Program in support of the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package. A new jobs and skills training initiative for...
This article was contributed by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). It is the time of the year again – Corporate Income Tax (CIT) filing season for the Year of Assessment (YA) 2021 has begun. Before you jump right into it, check out...
New research found that 91% of Singapore employers – the highest globally – struggle to keep employees engaged in their duties, with more than half saying boring and inefficient office tasks are the primary obstacle to productivity. The report by Laiye, an intelligent automation solutions provider, surveyed 1,300...
Xero has announced the launch of the Xero Responsible Data Use Advisory Council dedicated to educating and empowering small business owners on responsible data use. The inaugural group of Council members, who come from the small business community and industry experts around the world,...
Global small business platform Xero has revealed that a total of S$4.1 billion worth of invoices were paid late to small businesses in Singapore in 2018. Data from the platform also indicated that last year only 39% of payments to Singapore small businesses...
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will extend and enhance its Mediation Promotion Scheme for three years, which will see an increase in funding from $5,500 to either $10,000 or $12,000 for each mediation case, and allow parties to claim for mediation-related agent fees.
This article was contributed by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) As the year comes to a close, companies are gearing up for the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) filing for the Year of Assessment (YA) 2023. In this article, the Inland Revenue Authority...
DBS has approved over 3,500 loans totalling over SGD 1.1 billion for micro and small enterprise customers during the COVID-19 period, under Enterprise Singapore’s financing schemes. This accounts for eight in ten of all Government-assisted SME loans that the bank has approved between the...
Veritas Technologies has announced new research that indicates half of consumers (49%) think it's the responsibility of the organizations that store their information online to delete it when it's no longer needed. They're also prepared to vote with their feet if businesses don't cut back on...