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Enterprise Singapore
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-01)
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters230 Victoria Street, Level 10, Bugis Junction Office Tower, Singapore 188024
1 Fusionopolis Walk, #01-02 South Tower, Solaris Singapore 138628
Employees1.4k Employees[1]
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Trade and Industry
Websitewww.enterprisesg.gov.sg
Agency IDT18GB0001K

Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Government of Singapore. It was formed on the 1st of April, 2018, to support Singapore small and medium enterprise (SMEs) development, upgrade capabilities, innovate, transform, and internationalize.[2][3] It also supports the growth of Singapore as a trading and startup hub, and continues to be the national standards and accreditation body.

History

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Enterprise Singapore was formed through the merger of International Enterprise Singapore (IE) and SPRING Singapore. It is an integration of IE Singapore and SPRING Singapore’s functions.[4] SPRING Singapore was responsible for helping startups and SMEs in financing, capability and management development, technology, and innovation.[2] It was the national body for standards and accreditation, responsible for helping companies achieve international standards and conformity requirements.[5]

International Enterprise Singapore promoted international trade and helped Singapore companies expand internationally.[6]

On February 5, 2018, Singapore's Parliament passed a bill to officiate the new statutory board. During the second reading that occurred on the same day, the Minister for Trade and Industry, S. Iswaran, said, "The goals of capacity building, innovation and international expansion are deeply intertwined and reinforced one another. A company must innovate and deepen its capabilities to successfully expand into overseas markets. Equally, venturing overseas will itself create the scale, impetus and opportunity for businesses to gain new capabilities and expertise… so it is necessary and timely to merge the functions and operations of IE and SPRING to form Enterprise Singapore".[3]

Responsibilities

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Developing trading cluster

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The agency attracts global commodity traders to establish their global or Asian home base in Singapore. Singapore is currently the trading hub of the three clusters of metals and minerals: agri-commodities, energy, and chemicals.[7]

Quality and Standards

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Enterprise Singapore governs the national standards of Singapore. Through the industry-led Singapore Standards Council, it administers the Singapore Standardization Program, which develops and promotes standards to meet industry needs and government policy objectives.[8] The Council consists of representatives of various stakeholders including industry representatives, professional bodies, trade and consumer associations, academia, and government agencies. It develops a consensus-based Standards in Singapore and promotes them to be accepted and adopted by stakeholders.[9]

The agency is also the national accreditation body. Enterprise Singapore manages the Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC)[10] that looks at developing and managing accreditation schemes to support Singapore’s strategic initiatives such as market access, security, safety, and health.[11] It also manages the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Compliance Program that ensures facilities’ processes and laboratory studies meet international standards. Studies conducted in Singapore under GLP complaint conditions have been accepted in more than 30 OECD and non-OECD countries.[12]

Support for businesses

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Enterprise Singapore supports enterprises of all sizes and stages of development, including startups, SMEs, and large corporations.

  • For startups, it partners with incubators, angel investors, and government agencies to develop the startup ecosystem in Singapore through the slew of programs managed by Startup SG.[13]
  • For SMEs, it provides assistance in improving business capabilities through various grants and programs, as well as access to technology and research institutes. It also supports SMEs that expand overseas through tax deductions, grant funds, the Plug and Play Network, and 22+ Free Trade Agreements.[13]
  • Large corporations receive assistance from Enterprise Singapore in expanding their global market reach and source new opportunities. There are also initiatives such as the PACT program where they lead smaller companies in joint projects.[13]

Internationalization efforts

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Enterprise Singapore has built a global network for SMEs.

Overseas markets

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Enterprise Singapore maintains overseas centers in various markets to support the internationalization of Singaporean businesses. There are a total of 36 overseas centers in 21 countries. China alone hosts 9 of them. These centers are clustered in the geographical regions of Southeast Asia & Oceania, North & South China, East & West China, North and South Asia, Middle East and Africa, North America & Europe, Emerging Europe, Latin America, & the Caribbean.[14]

Plug and Play Network

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When it launched in 2018, the agency established a Plug and Play Network with nine partners distributed across six countries.[15]

The network offers several key services: conducting targeted market research, maintaining a global database for overseas partner matching, facilitating business connections between suppliers and distributors, and assisting with workspace solutions.[16]

Bilateral Business Forums

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Business Forums are organized for delegates and officials of both Singapore and partner countries to discuss business partnership opportunities, domestic opportunities, business trends and future directions. Thus far Enterprise Singapore has organized Business Forums with India,[17] Latin America,[18] Bangladesh,[19] Germany,[20] among others.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Enterprise Singapore Employee Directory".
  2. ^ a b Yahya, Yasmine (2017-09-05). "IE Singapore, Spring Singapore to merge to better help local firms go global". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. ^ a b Heng, Janice. "IE and Spring merger timely, given global changes: Iswaran". The Business Times. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. ^ Chuang, Pek Ming (2018-04-03). "Enterprise Singapore: One-stop help hub". The Business Times. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  5. ^ "ESG". Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  6. ^ "International Enterprise Singapore". Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  7. ^ "Commodities trading". Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. ^ "Singapore Standardisation Programme". Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  9. ^ "Standards Development". Enterprise Singapore. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  10. ^ "Accreditation". Enterprise Singapore. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  11. ^ "Other accreditation schemes". Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  12. ^ "GLP Compliance Monitoring". Singapore Accreditation Council. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  13. ^ a b c "Enterprise Singapore formed to grow stronger companies". Enterprise Singapore. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  14. ^ "Overseas Centres | Enterprise Singapore". www.enterprisesg.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  15. ^ "Enterprise Singapore formed to grow stronger companies". Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  16. ^ "Plug and Play Network". Enterprise Singapore. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  17. ^ "India-Singapore Business Forum promotes opportunities for holistic growth and partnership - Singapore Business Federation | Apex Business Chamber". www.sbf.org.sg. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  18. ^ Luo, Stephanie (2017-09-30). "S'pore, Latin-American and Caribbean businesses in tie-ups". Enterprise Singapore. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  19. ^ "Speech by Minister Lim at the Bangladesh-Singapore Business Forum". www.mti.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-08-02.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ Shiao, Vivien. "Singapore firms to partner German firms in manufacturing push". The Business Times. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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