How to host a Business

Centrally located in Asia, Singapore is a safe country boasting efficient and reliable infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and sound connectivity for travel from all over the world to their island home. It provides a stimulating environment being a city full of excitement, and entertainment and being endowed with a vibrant cuisine delighting all visitors whether it is for business or pleasure. Complementing all this are the multitude of award-winning venues making it the ideal location to host your next business conference.

Choose from an array of venues

The venue selection is critical for a business conference as the delegates must have an exceptional experience from this offsite conference. The location, setting, facilities and support systems must be available at the chosen venue, which should also provide space for fellowship and networking during the conference. Find the best for your unique requirement from those available such as exclusive five-star hotels in Singapore to unconventional to eco-friendly venues and more. There are many venue platforms to choose from.

Rely on the experts

Winning accolades such as Asia’s Top Convention city for nearly two decades by the International Congress and Convention Association and many others, Singapore not only has the right venue for your Business Conference they also have the know-how to plan such events from small to mega-events of world-class standards. This means there is a host of professional event planners you can rely on who would bring their expertise, and wealth of experience and be strong collaborators to ensure the quality and expectations of your event are met to your satisfaction.

Suppliers and Vendors

When hosting an important Business Conference details must be handled meticulously such as stationery, souvenirs, refreshments, sound systems, entertainment, printers and much more as the conference details are finalised. As the conference host it is important to have suppliers and vendors with a proven record to attend to these critical factors so that the conference can run smoothly without any setbacks and all attendees are happy to put in their best performance and thinking caps during the conference. Many well-reputed vendors and suppliers are available in Singapore having the ability to take care of all your needs for the conference.

Team Building Activities

As you plan the Business Conference, don’t fail to build in that element of fun so that the conference is not termed as all work and no play. Just as much as working hard during conference hours build in time to let the group relax and enjoy the camaraderie by using one or more activities such as adventurous, educational, insights into culture and history, social responsibility, learning various skills etc. These activities can be running a hawker stall by conference delegates building bonding whilst serving the community, having a thrilling sailing experience and learning about kopi (local name for coffee) as against speciality coffee such as the speciality coffee served at the restaurant of Grand Park City Hall. The team of delegates will bond better and will have memories to last a lifetime.

Some useful tips when doing events in Singapore

Check about insurance coverage for the Business Conference

If you intend to bring any conference-related material check whether such is permitted and if any taxes are levied on the same

Check whether any item you intend to bring over to Singapore is a prohibited item as you are responsible to the company for which the event is organized

BEiS (Business Events in Singapore) encourages events of quality in Singapore and offers customized support such as sourcing venues, arranging business partners etc as assistance for eligible companies. Check whether your Conference falls within this sphere and if so whether you like to receive the support of any kind from the local body in Singapore.