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Membership FAQs
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1. Who are the members of SBF?
All local and foreign companies registered in Singapore that have a paid-up capital or authorized share capital of $0.5 million and above respectively are members of the SBF. Today, SBF has over 15,000 members and these represent the top 20% of companies in Singapore. 14 of the major chambers of commerce and business associations in Singapore are also our constituent members.
2. What are the benefits of joining SBF?
The Singapore Business Federation offers the following services to its members:
 Briefings, Seminars, Conference, Talks and Workshops
Trade and Investment Opportunities
Business Matching
Feedback and Networking Sessions
Meeting with Overseas Delegations
ICC Publications
Business Quotient (BiZQ) Magazine
Display of Products And Brochures At SBF
Market Advisory Service And SME Helpdesk
Biz Exchange (BizX)
Member-mentor-member programme
Please refer to SBF website on "Membership Benefits" for more details.
3. Can companies not covered by the SBF Act join SBF?
SBF Membership is open to any business organization. Companies that are not covered by the SBF Act may join SBF as an Associate Member.
4. When is Subscription fee due?
The annual subscription fee shall be paid to SBF yearly in advance on or before 1st January of every Official Year.
5. How can Statutory Members of SBF get exemption?
On the recommendation of the SBF council and the endorsement of the Board of Trustees, the Ministry of Trade and Industry has enacted the SBF (Exemption) Order to annually exempt from mandatory SBF membership any local or foreign company which satisfies the Council that it did not or does not
have any employees during a specific period. SBF subscription fees is due yearly, a company which qualifies for membership exemption needs to apply for such exemption annually by the stipulated deadline. Exemption forms can be downloaded here
YEAR of
Exemption/
Subscription |
QUALIFYING PERIOD
during which company has
NO employees |
TIMELINE
to submit
Exemption Forms |
| 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2006 |
1 Jan to 31 Dec 2005 |
1 Nov to 30 Nov 2005 |
| 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2007 |
1 Jan to 31 Dec 2006 |
1 Nov to 30 Nov 2006 |
| 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2008 |
1 Jan to 31 Dec 2007 |
1 Nov to 30 Nov 2007 |
| Any Year subsequent to 2008 |
1 Jan to 31 Dec of year
preceding to exemption year |
1 Nov to 30 Nov of year
preceding to exemption year |
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