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Map Overview of Government Financing Schemes

Different businesses have different needs at various stages of their business life cycle. To facilitate start-ups and SMEs gaining access to financing, several financing assistance schemes are offered by various government agencies, such as SPRING Singapore, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore and Economic Development of Singapore (EDB).

The government financing schemes can be broadly classified into Debt-related, Equity-related, Tax Incentives and Grants and Supporting Programmes for businesses. These are then categorized into the stages of growth.

Map Overview of Government Financing Schemes
The table below shows an overview summary of the government-related financing options available at different growth phases of a business.

	Stage of Business
Financing Schemes	Start-up	Growth	Internationalisation
Debt-Related	Micro Loan Programme	Local Enterprise Finance Scheme (LEFS) Loan Insurance Scheme (LIS) Tax Exemption for Start-Ups	International Finance Scheme (IFS) Loan Insurance Scheme (LIS) Trade Credit Insurance (TCI)

Equity-Related	Start-Up Enterprise Development Scheme (SEEDS) Business Angel Scheme (BAS)	Over-the-Counter (OTC) www.otccapital.com	Enterprise Fund Infocomms Investments

Tax-Incentives	Enterprise Investment Incentive (EII)		Double Deduction for Overseas Investment Development Expenditure (DD) Double Tax Deduction (DTD) Overseas Enterprise Incentive (OEI)
For more details of the above schemes, you can visit
Links to Schemes	EnterpriseOne Portal by SPRING Singapore Financial Assistance Schemes for Enterprises by SPRING Singapore Financial Incentives by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore Infocomm Investments by Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) Singapore Tax Exemption for Start-Ups by IRAS

For brief descriptions of the financial schemes, click on the sub-sections displayed on the left bar.
	Stage of Business
Financing Schemes	Start-Up	Growth	Internationalisation
Grants & Other Supporting Programmes	ComCare Enterprise Fund (CEF) - a Social Enterprise Initiative by MCYS DealFlow Connection - an initiative by Financing Action Crucible, ACE Design Engage Programme - by DesignSinagpore Council, IE Singapore and SPRING Singapore Funding Schemes for Media Businesses - by Media Development Authority iPartners Programme - by IE Singapore Young Entrepreneurs' Scheme for Startups (YES! Startups) - by SPRING Singapore Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme (TECS) - by SPRING Singapore The Enterprise Challenge (TEC) - by Public Service Division The Innovation for Environment Sustainability Fund (IES) - by NEA Tourism Development Assistance Scheme (TDAS) - by STB

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