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One partner, zero surprisesโ€”so you can focus on building your business.

โ€œI'm just running my business out of my flat; I don't need to register anything.โ€ ๐Ÿค”Sound familiar? We hear this misconce...
13/08/2026

โ€œI'm just running my business out of my flat; I don't need to register anything.โ€ ๐Ÿค”

Sound familiar? We hear this misconception all the time! Even if you operate from your living room, Singapore has specific rules you need to follow.

Depending on your hustle, youโ€™ll fall into one of two categories:

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ: Best for consulting, design, or e-commerce. You can hire up to 2 non-resident employees, but strictly no client visits or signage.

๐Ÿง ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ-๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ: Best for hands-on work like baking or crafts. Usually requires no prior approval, but ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† people who live in the flat can work there.

โš ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต: Either way, you STILL need to register with ACRA and grab any special licences required for your industry!

Not sure which scheme fits your SME? Read our full breakdown here: ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”— https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/business-licences-permits-singapore/

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!From humble beginnings as a small trading port to todayโ€™s vibrant global business ...
10/08/2026

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

From humble beginnings as a small trading port to todayโ€™s vibrant global business hub, Singaporeโ€™s journey is a heartfelt story of tenacity, vision, and boundless spirit.

As Singapore celebrates 61 wonderful years of independence, Lionsworld is deeply grateful to have walked alongside so many entrepreneurs as they build their dreams here since 1982. To our cherished clients, valued partners, and the wider business community: Thank you for letting us be a small part of your journey and for contributing to Singaporeโ€™s remarkable growth.

Wishing each and every one of you a joyful and meaningful National Day, filled with pride, togetherness, and heartfelt celebration.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ! ๐Ÿฆ

Got your ACRA certificate? ๐ŸŽ‰ Congrats โ€” but your startup journey doesnโ€™t stop there.Your new UEN makes your business off...
06/08/2026

Got your ACRA certificate? ๐ŸŽ‰ Congrats โ€” but your startup journey doesnโ€™t stop there.

Your new UEN makes your business official, but it doesnโ€™t automatically let you sell food, run a home business, or import goods. You may still need extra permits.

Before you officially launch, ask yourself:
๐Ÿ›’ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น
โš™๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€
๐Ÿ“ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ

Spend 5 minutes figuring this out now to save yourself major headaches later.

Check out our full guide to see exactly what licences your business actually needs! ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”— https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/business-licences-permits-singapore/

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:Most work pass rejections aren't complicated.They come from the same 5 mistakes, ...
03/08/2026

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:

Most work pass rejections aren't complicated.
They come from the same 5 mistakes, over and over.

Mistake #2 catches people off guard the most โ€” it's usually something founders are already doing, not something they forgot.

โ‘  EP/S Pass transfer assumptions that backfire
โ‘ก A payroll habit that stops working from July 2026
โ‘ข Job ad rules most people learn the hard way
โ‘ฃ What a Dependant's Pass really allows (and doesn't)
โ‘ค Compliance that doesn't end once the pass is issued

Good news: all 5 are easy fixes once you know them.

Ready to dive deeper? Swipe through for highlights, then access the full guide here: https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/hiring-foreigners-singapore-work-pass-guide-founders/

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€: How many manpower quotas does your company have? Most people say o...
27/07/2026

๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€:

How many manpower quotas does your company have?

Most people say one. The answer is actually three โ€” and all three apply at the same time.

โ‘  The Dependency Ratio Ceiling (varies by sector)

โ‘ก The S Pass sub-quota sitting inside the DRC

โ‘ข Source-country caps most founders don't know exist

And from July 2026, even your local payroll structure affects the calculation.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full guide here: https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/hiring-foreigners-singapore-work-pass-guide-founders/

Stop! ๐Ÿ›‘ Before you write that job description or set a salary band for your next foreign hire, you need to answer one cr...
21/07/2026

Stop! ๐Ÿ›‘ Before you write that job description or set a salary band for your next foreign hire, you need to answer one critical question: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

Pick the wrong one, and you're looking at an instant rejection, a wasted 14-day job advertising window, or a contract you'll have to painfully renegotiate later.

We've broken down the exact blueprint Singapore founders need:

๐Ÿ”น EP vs. S Pass vs. Work Permitโ€”which fits your role?
๐Ÿ”น Salary floors (and the big baseline changes coming in Jan 2027!)
๐Ÿ”น Quota limits and monthly levy exposure
๐Ÿ”น The hidden "special passes" most startups overlook

Don't guess your compliance. Tap the link below to read the full founder's guide and hire with confidence! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— Read the guide here: https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/hiring-foreigners-singapore-work-pass-guide-founders/

Attention, Singapore founders! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ If you are putting together salary packages for upcoming EP or S Pass hires, keep a cl...
16/07/2026

Attention, Singapore founders! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ If you are putting together salary packages for upcoming EP or S Pass hires, keep a close eye on the calendar. Those offers expire! โณ

MOM's new baseline salary floors take effect on ๐Ÿญ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ:

๐Ÿ”น ๐—˜๐—ฃ (๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น): Rising from S$5,600 to S$6,000/month

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€ (๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น): Rising from S$3,300 to S$3,600/month

(Note: Financial services rates are even higher!)

โš ๏ธ CRITICAL DETAIL: These are just the base floors for the youngest candidates. The thresholds scale up significantly with age. If you budget to the absolute dollar today, you could face a major compliance roadblock or rejection at renewal.

Save yourself a painful renegotiation later. Start building the 2027 thresholds into your offer letters now โ€” do it before renewal pressure hits! ๐Ÿ’ผ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Get the full breakdown of current vs incoming work pass rules here: https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/hiring-foreigners-singapore-work-pass-guide-founders/

Heads up, Singapore founders! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ The ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† (๐—Ÿ๐—ค๐—ฆ) has increased to S$1,800 a month.Hereโ€™s the change yo...
14/07/2026

Heads up, Singapore founders! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ The ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† (๐—Ÿ๐—ค๐—ฆ) has increased to S$1,800 a month.

Hereโ€™s the change you need to know: any local employee earning below this ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฌ.๐Ÿฑ, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ.๐Ÿฌ, toward your foreign worker quota. ๐Ÿ“‰

If youโ€™ve been relying on part-time or lower-paid local staff to clear your S Pass or Work Permit entitlements, your foreign hiring headroom could shrink overnight. Don't wait until your next application gets hit with a surprise rejection! โŒ

๐Ÿ‘‰ See how MOM calculates your quota here: https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/hiring-foreigners-singapore-work-pass-guide-founders/

Are you mixing up ๐—ฆ๐——๐—Ÿ and ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—š on your payroll? You aren't alone. Plenty of new Singapore founders do. But getting it wro...
07/07/2026

Are you mixing up ๐—ฆ๐——๐—Ÿ and ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—š on your payroll?

You aren't alone. Plenty of new Singapore founders do. But getting it wrong means either overpaying from the company's pocket or incorrectly docking your team's salaries. ๐Ÿ›‘

Here is the quick breakdown every SME employer needs:

๐Ÿ’ผ ๐—ฆ๐——๐—Ÿ (๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐˜†) = ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜.
You pay this on top of salaries for all employees, local and foreign. It's 0.25% of their gross wage, with a minimum of $2 and a maximum of $11.25 per month.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—š (๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€) = ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†.
You deduct this from your local employee's pay and route it to the appropriate community fund based on their NRIC (CDAC, ECF, MBMF, or SINDA).

Both are submitted together in a single CPF EZPay transaction each month. ๐Ÿ’ป

๐Ÿ‘‰ Clear up the confusion and read our full breakdown here: https://www.lionsworld.com.sg/sdl-shg-contributions-singapore/

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