40 Local Home Based Businesses In Singapore To Support

Table of Content

• Sabo Sia: Spinning smoky claypots of chicken rice & torched mentaiko salmon at Yishun kopitiam
• Hiring an assistant is not allowed
• Dao by Dorsett AMTD Singapore: City & ocean views in one
• Accounting – a Robotics Accounting Firm
• Examples of permitted home-based business activities:
• Tips to Start A Home-based Food Business in Singapore

Was first conceived in August 2020 by Genevieve Lee, the runner-up of Masterchef Singapore 2018. Specialising in sourdough bombolonis filled with unique flavour combinations, Genevieve initially started out baking at home and selling her bombolonis online. We understand that marketing is one of the most crucial aspect of a business, and home business is no exception. You want more people to notice your business and increase your traction. Sadly, home businesses are not allowed to put any marketing material on their front door.

Hence, you shouldn't be producing your goods in large volumes and requiring vans/trucks to make bulk deliveries. Your business must adhere to the Singapore Food Agency and Fire Safety and Shelter Department requirements too. Your Singapore corporate service provider can walk you through the process.

Sabo Sia: Spinning smoky claypots of chicken rice & torched mentaiko salmon at Yishun kopitiam

The SFA has directed the business to suspend its operations, and is investigating the case with the Ministry of Health. Ms Sandra Sim, a former restaurateur who runs Ladyboss Dining Club, a private dining business, and also sells food for delivery and takeaway, has taken the food safety course. Although there have always been small-scale home food businesses here, they mushroomed after the coronavirus pandemic hit. Out-of-work or furloughed Singaporeans turned to selling food cooked from home because of the low barrier to entry.

She gave the testing facility a 14-day-old batch, and the report said the product was safe for consumption. There must be no advertisements, signages, or posters displayed at the residential premises. The premises must still remain as a residential dwelling and you are reminded to be considerate of your neighbours. URA will NOT ask for sensitive personal information relating to your accounts, such as your Singpass ID/password or your banking ID/password. As a safeguard, all official SMSes sent by URA will not carry clickable links. Use our feedback form to report any suspicious SMSes supposedly from URA.

Hiring an assistant is not allowed

They are not permitted to allow third parties to operate business in their residential premise and no non-resident employee is allowed to work in the residential premises. Unlike other businesses in this listicle, Dochi Dochi moved from a home-based business to a physical outlet because Stephanie’s grandmother had dementia and would sometimes eat the customers’ orders. Moving the business out of their shared home made it much more practical for Stephanie to run her business. As your business grow, more supply of raw materials is needed, and your house just don’t have enough space to store your raw materials. However, you are still not allowed to put your raw materials, especially if you are staying in a HDB flat, on the common corridor and block people’s pathway.

You need to decide what works best for your business, factoring in location and delivery costs. To maximize your delivery trips, consider offering group buys or having delivery to specific regions on specific days. You would likely cook a lot more as a home based chef than you would normally for your family’s personal consumption. As such, you may end up needing industrial scale cooking utensils, some of which can be procured at specialised retailers like U-Save.

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One of the biggest benefits is the ease in engaging customers directly especially for any customisations. However, taking orders via this option is only viable if you are dealing with small orders. Furthermore, please be aware that you are not allowed to use paid advertise as a home based business. So, this is where Can Eat Singapore comes in, as we have a good social media reach with our multiple platforms and can create awareness for your product without breaking the law. This means that when they want to start their company, they usually already have the majority of the necessary equipment and experience.

Finance executive Roger Tay usually checks out reviews for new home-based businesses before ordering from them. "My customers give the dips to their children, and when I launched the dips, I could say they had a two-week shelf life if stored in the fridge," she said. The Singapore Food Agency has directed the business to stop operations, and is investigating the case with the Ministry of Health.

Since starting a home-based business will be a sole proprietorship entity, the company registration in Singapore will be an easy and straightforward process. At 3E Accounting, we can have your business up and running within a day or two. A home-based business is a small-scale business that is run within the confines of your home. Since it is home-based, a business that is done from home is usually a one-person show. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the trend shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon for small businesses to start at home.

Before you can sell, you’ll need to get extra licenses, checks, and promotion plans in place. On the other hand, the spokesperson said licensed food businesses such as restaurants and food manufacturers are not limited in their scale of production, and can conduct their operations and business on a larger scale. Ms Tay said some home-based food businesses require customers to sign forms acknowledging that they are not licensed by SFA to sell food, and that consumption is therefore at the customers’ own risks. RAS noted that while home-based food businesses prepare and handle food to be sold to consumers - similar to restaurants and hawkers - they are not subjected to the same licensing requirements or inspections by SFA.

Afterwards, she moved to France and graduated from a French culinary school specialising in French pastries. Burgers by Danny OneStar started out when Iqbal decided to sell burgers online. In the past, home-based businesses may have seemed insignificant to businesses with physical stores, but today, these humble businesses have blossomed into a force to be reckoned with in Singapore’s F&B stage. Many Singaporean are losing jobs, and retail business are taking a direct hit to their precious revenue. With the economy going downturn, Singaporeans are scrambling for quick jobs and Singapore government starts rolling out many financial aid schemes to help lessen the citizens’ monthly burden. This situation, in turn, promote the increase of budding home businesses in the country.

With different freshly made pasta and sauce options, cooking for Italian food night doesn’t have to involve the same old pre-packed pasta and processed cans of sauce from the supermarket. The RAS is a food and beverage association with more than 500 members, representing close to 800 brands including restaurants, caterers, fast food outlets and food courts. A bakery based in your own home is all the more reason to ensure the cleanliness of your baking environment. Make sure your food preparation surfaces and equipment are cleaned and sanitized before and after every session. If you visit the restroom or handle waste products while baking, do wash your hands after as well. Also, don't bake or handle any baked goods when you're feeling unwell.

Examples of permitted home-based business activities:

The Gemini Stones sells affordable pieces that are lovingly handcrafted with different gemstones and crystals. Made with low sugar and no preservatives, you can enjoy their dessert flavours to your heart’s content, without doing that much damage to your waistline and blood sugar levels. Their “Calamunchsi” cupcakes are also a fan favorite, and worth a try if you love tangy citrus flavours.

Currently, home-based food businesses are allowed to operate from Housing Board flats and private homes as long as operators stick to the SFA's guidelines for food hygiene practices. The agency encourages people who handle and prepare food to attend a food safety course at an approved training provider. SFA administers a Points Demerit System for food retail businesses, which is used to manage the suspension and cancellation of licences for food safety infringements. All licensees and their food handlers have a responsibility to ensure that the food sold is clean and safe for consumption. They must observe good personal hygiene and food safety practices at all times.

As opposed to the brick-and-mortar shops of the not-so-distant past, buying from home businesses has since become commonplace among Singaporeans – and for good reason. Besides supporting these humble side hustlers, you can also shop to your heart’s content while in the comfort and safety of your own bed. Mr Chong said he maintains kitchen hygiene standards that are comparable to those in commercial premises, consistently monitors the temperature of his fridges and keeps his wares in high quality dry food storage. This includes billboards or signs outside your living space and social media. Even though you are starting a home-based business, the business must still be registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority .

"With no licences to obtain, the cost of entry is very low," she wrote, adding that other costs saved include rental as well as fire-safety and exhaust provisions. In her opinion piece, RAS' Ms Tay said that "the unregulated sub-sector is very tempting" to food and beverage entrepreneurs, and could perpetuate a "downward spiral for accountability" in the F&B industry. "We are all passionate about what we do and want to ensure our consumers get the best," she added. "To be a sustainable sub-sector, it needs to be supported by a robust licensing regime, so that it will not in the long run implode due to low barriers of entry and unaccountability."