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Business services in Singapore

Incorporate in Singapore — the cleanest gateway into Asia.

ACRA incorporation, resident director and company secretary, GST and IRAS setup, then the brand and growth engine on top. Divuzl runs it end to end from one portal.

Doing business in Singapore — the essentials

Regulator
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Most common structure
Private Limited Company (Pte Ltd)
Typical time to incorporate
1–3 working days
Minimum capital
S$1
Corporate tax
17% flat, with exemptions for new companies
Consumption tax
GST at 9%
Residency requirement
At least one Singapore-resident director
Currency
Singapore Dollar (S$, SGD)

Rates and thresholds last reviewed 2026-08-18. Regulations change; we confirm the current position before any engagement.

From company registration to your next million users.

Four pillars, 22 services, one team that stays accountable for the outcome rather than the handover.

Business & Strategy

The legal, financial and strategic groundwork — incorporation, compliance, funding and market intelligence.

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Marketing & Branding

Identity, demand and retention — brand systems, performance marketing, SEO, content and customer experience.

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Technology & Development

The product itself — websites, mobile apps, e-commerce and the automation that connects them.

Events & PR

Visibility and credibility — events, exhibitions, press coverage and media relationships.

How we work

01

Discover

One structured conversation to map what your business actually needs. No upsell theatre — if you need three of our services and not twelve, we say so.

02

Plan

A written scope, a timeline and a single named point of accountability before any work starts.

03

Build

Specialist teams execute in parallel — legal, brand, marketing, engineering — inside one portal you can watch in real time.

04

Grow

Compliance calendars, reporting and growth reviews keep everything moving long after launch day.

Watch it all happen in the Divuzl Portal.

Every project, approval, meeting, invoice and compliance deadline — live in one dashboard. No chasing updates over email.

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Starting a business in Singapore — common questions

Can a foreigner own 100% of a Singapore company?

Yes. Singapore allows full foreign ownership of a private limited company with no local shareholding requirement. The constraint sits on the board rather than the cap table: you need at least one director who is ordinarily resident in Singapore — a citizen, permanent resident, or holder of an eligible pass. Founders without a local counterpart typically use a nominee director service to satisfy this.

How long does incorporation in Singapore take?

Frequently one to three working days. Name approval through BizFile+ is often granted within an hour, and incorporation follows immediately once directors and the company secretary are in place. Applications that need referral to another government agency — because of a regulated activity or a sensitive name — can take a few weeks instead.

What is the corporate tax rate in Singapore?

A flat 17% on chargeable income. The effective rate is usually lower, because of partial tax exemption on the first S$200,000 of chargeable income and a separate start-up tax exemption available to qualifying new companies for their first three years of assessment. Singapore also operates a single-tier system, so dividends paid to shareholders are not taxed again.

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