SMBA was formed as a flagship initiative by a team of local business men & women operating SMEs spanning across diverse industries and disciplines. Our community of entrepreneurs are dedicated to uphold the best business practices and ethics, being exemplary luminaries for a new generation of aspiring entrepreneurs to emulate. In line with our mission to promote entrepreneurship among youth talent
s in Singapore, SMBA works closely with local universities and their entrepreneurship clubs such as the NUS Entrepreneurship Society (NES) to facilitate joint projects and events targeted to instill business thinking among the youths as well as support them with advisors, mentors and resources to further their aspirations. At the same time, SMBA has, together with industry partners, spearheaded diverse media platforms designed to recognize excellent business practices amongst local SMEs and to further greater innovation, achieve higher industrial service levels and promote uncompromising business ethics. With a growing number of SMEs being set up in this fast developing economy to cater to ever increasing consumer demands and a rapidly expanding economy, SMBA strives to provide support, resources and a public platform for local businesses to leverage on. One segment that the association works closely with are start-ups ¬with less than 10 years of operations in the market. Often these companies are not given the right amount of media exposure within the economy. However, these are the very structures that provide employment, drive innovation and lend our country a competitive edge against other economies. Our task is therefore to support and grow these companies into robust organizations that can compete and thrive on the world stage - cementing their position of importance in our country. As part of this over-arching initiative, SMBA is constantly driving campaigns to boost the inherent brand power and market presence of the local SMEs - supporting initiatives such as the Promising SME 500. SMBA also creates a network for individuals and companies to exchange valuable insights, resources and ideas to promote synergistic growth within industrial sectors and also across the broader economy.
