Singapore Business Federation

More companies intensifying overseas expansion efforts after ‘better-than-expected’ 2025: panel

Singapore SMEs should also look into making sustainability a core part of their strategy as it helps with saving costs

A larger share of businesses anticipate worsening conditions (37%) rather than improvement (14%) in 2026.

Singapore firms call for cost relief, manpower support in Budget 2026: SBF survey

Manpower costs, uncertainty in external demand and rental costs are weighing down businesses

Entreprenuer Goh Mui Wi (right), who runs several dining concepts in Singapore, hopes to expand her business in Thailand.
BRANDED CONTENT

Expert guidance, business insights, wide network: How companies can navigate new markets more easily

Expansion overseas may seem a bold move but the Singapore Business Federation helps home-grown companies find their footing amid complex laws, local practices and shifting customer demands

Flora Lee, managing director of Millennium 3 Building Products, says one of the comments she received from a judge in the 2024 E50 awards was to consider expanding the company overseas.
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS

Taking growth overseas: Millennium 3 builds on E50 lessons to expand abroad

The raised-flooring specialist is fifth in this year’s Enterprise 50 awards, its best showing yet

Acting Transport Minister and Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow (left) and SBF vice-chairman Andrew Kwan. Siow says the release of the ESR's mid-term report will provide a chance to discuss proposals with stakeholders and hopefully secure funding support.

Economic Strategy Review aims to give mid-term update, ‘get some funding’ for early ideas

The committees will consolidate ideas and put up final recommendations by mid-2026

There is increased confidence in India’s economic potential among Singapore businesses, notes SBF.

SBF’s new Singapore Enterprise Centre in Bengaluru to help SMEs expand into India

The international centre is expected to engage more than 470 companies over the next two years through various initiatives

The China International Import Expo in Shanghai in 2024. It is the world’s first import-themed expo held at the national level.

SBF to lead 57 Singapore companies to take part in 8th China International Import Expo

Since 2018, local firms have generated over S$533 million in trade value by participating in the fair

VolunteerInc has helped Coface establish a partnership with Allkins Singapore to support senior beneficiaries on a long-term basis.
TAKING HEART

SBF initiative VolunteerInc helps companies kick-start their corporate volunteering journey

The SME-focused programme provides easily accessible, ready-to-use resources, training and frameworks

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) provides course fee subsidies, absentee payroll support, and an Enterprise Credit to defray training costs.

Investing in skills: How can businesses make training pay off?

Without opportunities to transfer skills to the workplace, the value of training quickly dissipates