WHERE can I go for advice or financial assistance on branding? What sort of help is available?

The BrandPact programme launched by Spring Singapore and IE Singapore provides brand training, assessment and resources to meet companies' brand development needs.

You can attend workshops to learn about branding and how to build a strong brand. A list of the workshops and seminars can be found on the websites of Spring and IE Singapore.

You can also do a self-assessment at www.bizenquiry.gov.sg/toolkit/ie_new/start_assessment.asp to find out about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that your brand faces.

Where do I go to bid for state contracts?

I own a young company providing information technology services and I'm interested in bidding for government contracts. How do I get started? What prerequisites do I need to have?

You will need to sign up as a GeBIZ Trading Partner at the GeBIZ portal (www.gebiz.gov.sg).

GeBIZ is the Singapore Government's one-stop e-procurement portal where all the public sector's invitations for quotations and tenders are posted. You can search for government procurement opportunities, download tender documents and submit your bids online.

For tenders worth more than $70,000 in value, companies may be required to have valid Government Supplier registration as one of the evaluation criteria for the tender.

If the Government Supplier registration is required, it will be stated in the tender notice and documentation.

Answers provided by Spring Singapore.

For more information, please go to www.business.gov.sg.

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