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Frequently
Asked Questions
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- Who is Singapore-Business.com?
Singapore-Business.com is a privately
held neutral business directory service and E-Commerce
enabler.
- What is Singapore-Business.com
trying to do?
Singapore-Business.com wants to provide
local SMEs with an expanded marketing reach but without
the traditionally heavy cost associated. The best approach
is to use the Internet as both a leverage and multiplier
effect for the local SMEs. The issue is then how to
make such an idea both feasible and affordable to even
the smallest SME or startup business.
The answer is logically to provide a
distinct and focussed website whereby new or less Internet
savvy sites could leverage and lean on to achieve a
higher rate of exposure.
The practical path for Singapore-Business.com
would therefore have to be threefold:
- To provide an affordable avenue for
SMEs to have and to advertise their websites in a
very cost-effective manner;
- To provide a distinct and focussed
website to attract and help visitors find the products
and services they want; and
- To assist those SMEs willing to take
a leap from their "brick and mortar" setup
into a "read and click" environment to improve
their competitiveness.
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How could Singapore-Business.com
achieve her mission?
Singapore-Business.com believes
that she should bring the websites of all SMEs (and
later other businesses) in Singapore under one roof
for ease of search and better focus in the promotion
of goods, services and products.
Singapore-Business.com can then proceed
to 'advertise' the smaller local businesses ( including
shops in the HDB estates ) within Singapore so that
locals (and maybe the tourists) can have an easier
time to find the things they want when they want.
Secondly, it would also be a good starting point for
foreign companies wanting to seek business partners
in Singapore.
- What then is the
role Singapore-Business.com to play?
Singapore-Business.com wants to provide
the friendly and practical technical expertise behind
the Internet Learning Curve for the local SMEs. We believe
that this learning process is best done by experiencing
and working on a real-time working model. For this reason,
we provide several cost-effective solutions and gathered
several business associates to ensure that we either
shorten the learning curve or can provide the extra
oversight function so that our clients have a comfortable
ride into the Internet and E-Commerce super highway.
One of these solutions would be the free usage of the E-Commerce software (of which a small charge is levied only when a sales is made). We hope that lowering cost items such as this will speed up adoption of E-Commerce as another way of doing business.
Ultimately, all local SMEs would be comfortable and conversant with E-Commerce and overall Singapore would be in a better position to maintain her competitive edge in the international or regional markets.
- How do I use Singapore-Business.com?
If you wish to refer to our SITE
MAP, you will see that our site, Singapore-Business.com
is divided into several distinct areas, but with each
able to provide a piece of the overall picture on the
business environment in Singapore. The areas are :
- A Business
Directory to provide a quick search of the companies in our database through either business name, products or services;
- A section catering to the education
of business owners, entitled Singapore
SME Owners;
- A section on tools, products and services
a business owner should have to do a good job! This
section is aptly known as The
Boss' Toolkit
- A section catering to the new trend
- people looking to start
business
- A section for Foreign
Business Owners looking to do business in Singapore
or looking to find business associates
But that is not all. The Home Page covers the tools for doing business. There are several resources available for the business owner to cover other aspects of his business life:
QUICK LINKS
- A general business resource area with issues such
as Business Resources
and Business Practices
under Quick Links, Business and Finance ;
- A segment on booking of hotel and vehicles under Quick Link, Bookings
- A segment on Travel Information, such as Flight Details, World Time, Traffic, Parking Charges in the CBD, Weather today.
- A section on QuickLink Community allows you to contribute to the community and also to have your say about things in our community
SERVICES
- A section to let you know all the servcies we provide or could do
MORE SERVICES
- These would be added from time to time, either due to demand or request
- Who can list in
the directory of Singapore-Business.com?
Any and every business registered
in Singapore, regardless of ownership, will be welcome
into the directory. Such business can be either home-based,
corporate offices or even web-based; so long as their
registered address is in Singapore. [ Due to a review
of our directory structure, we are now able to list
both local SMEs and non-SMEs. This would give a more
rounded representation of companies in Singapore. ]
(Foreign businesses may be listed in
our site but we would not be promoting their sites.
Please see Point 12 for details.)
- Can I buy things
at Singapore-Business.com?
Yes, you may. However Singapore-Business.com
does not aspire to be an e-commerce site. Instead, go
to this site
and take a look - it should be seen as a showcase of
what's possible and encourage the SMEs to consider using
a Shopping Cart to help them achieve another revenue
stream. In this way, they can better understand and
experience the Internet and Cyber Shopping on their
own, but with the assurance that Singapore-Business.com
is ready to assist them through the learning curve.
- How can Singapore-Business.com
promote my business for me?
Singapore-Business.com wants to
pull business to our clients' websites. We shall rely
on several avenues to encourage visits - active participation
or promotions by our clients; linkages with regional
or country directories; by our sales-cum-educational
team; by media advertisements, promotions and other
forms of publicity, and by emailing to our opt-in respondents
in our mailing lists. Contact
us for a no-obligations discussion today.
- What else can Singapore-Business.com
do?
Singapore-Business.com can only
do as much as a client is willing to take our suggestions
and guidelines. We have our vision and we want all our
clients to achieve theirs, through the Internet, and
at a cost way below what it would cost were they to
remain with the traditional advertising and promotional
tools. The Internet is here to stay. It is high time
that everyone and every business consider how and what
its impact will be if they are not familiar with it.
- Do you charge for
your services?
Yes we do, but at a very affordable
rate and not for every item. As we are a private commercial
company we do have to cover our costs to ensure the
continuance of our services and to achieve our goals
to finding the things you want an enjoyable experience.
However, as a consultant of Enterprises Promotion Centre
(EPC) we are in a position to assist in applying for
government grants on several issues, including that
of moving into E-Commerce. We could be most happy to
give you more details.
- Why are some of
the businesses I know not in the directory?
We are not exactly a dot com company,
with many investors willing to see if our experiment
will work or not. We are an established, traditional,
and privately funded business entity which try to weave
social responsibility, public education and business
profitability into what we do. So, if you could recommend
any company or business that you know we have missed,
or you could submit their URLs and short descriptions,
we would proceed to list them. Better yet, get them
to visit our site and to make some enquiries. We would
be most happy to answer them and make them our clients!
Thank you for your support.
- How about foreign
companies wanting to do business in Singapore?
Well if these foreign companies
are looking for local partners to start a business,
Singapore-Business.com is a good place for them to find
a potential partner and for free! However, if they are
looking to have local companies seek them out, they
have to list in Singapore-Business.com for a small fee
at the Business Opportunities
site.
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