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In case this can help others, I went over my first posts questions to answer them, now that I have a better understanding of how to do all this and what is required. Reading the ACRA, BizFile and IRAS websites several times will clarify things for you even more, as these are just from my experience ...

Update as promised: Company registration went smoothly, and we were given the option to choose "EPC" on the ACRA website when registering. All endorsements have been made, and the registration approved. Now on to the second step, the employment. Will update again once that phase is over. Just a clar...

In this case, I would file manually so that all supporting documentation could be included By manually you mean go in person to the MOM to file the employment request as opposed to sending it online or via email ? I am in the midst of doing so myself and would like to add a few documents to the sim...

Hey luminouzity,
Looking for a little gem of a coffee/bakery place to get some work done as well in the same areas. Did you find a nice place? ( Starbucks & Coffee Bean get old and expensive after a while ...)

I meant, there are 2 ways a company can be an EPC: has not more than 20 shareholders, and none of the shareholders is a corporation or that is wholly owned by the Government and which the Minister, in national interest, declares by notification in the Gazette to be an exempt private company. Agreed ...

Hey SMS, you indeed missed the "or", it's at the very end of the first requirement :) I was looking at Bizfile's website registration pages, and you can actually pick EPC as a choice for the type of company you want to register, right from the beginning when you pick the company name, so that answer...

If the company is created by PR/SG citizens, he might get an EP, given that the company has a capital, a solid plan and business activity etc, wouldn't he ? More to the point of the thread, there is a monthly meetup, the Web Wednesday (http://www.webwednesday.com.sg/) that would be a good place to s...

That's the bank I'd probably pick as well.
Have a look at the bank account thread (sticky in this forum), there's a very interesting feedback from a SC customer about telegraphic transfers fees and currency exchange.

edited: sorry, didn't mean to mislead in any way, was just sharing personal experience. Apologies..

PEP is not applicable for your case. PTE LTD & EPC are concepts apply in different context, don't messy them together. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by PEP is not applicable ? I already have a PEP...so I don't get what you meant. As for PTE LTD and EPC, from what I read on the ACRA websit...

Heard a PAUL has opened or is about to, now the location slipped my mind but it's somewhere central. Another other very famous French brand of bakery is opening this year, I think it's a Thierry Patisserie. Although I expect their prices to be insanely high, those two being already expensive in Fran...

Thank you

Many thanks for all the replies and the above discussion, it's very useful. I didn't think of reading the PEP's requirements to obtain it, didn't think of that, I was looking at what can and can't be done when you have a PEP and it doesn't say you can't be a Company's Director or Soleproprietor. So ...

Hi, I've been reading through the forum, especially the big two threads on starting a business in Singapore, and they were extremely helpful so thanks to everyone who contributed. I am a PEP holder, currently unemployed, and am planning to be hired as Director for a PTE LTD incorporated by my partne...

Hi,
The first link is not working anymore, any chance someone can find the right url please ?