PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS GRANT (PSG)

E-commerce is the transaction of goods and services online. An e-commerce website facilitates these transactions with features to accept payments, process orders and engage with customers.

We use WooCommerce, an open-source e-commerce plugin for WordPress.

Yes, you can apply for both PSG e-commerce and digital marketing grant if you have not applied for them before.

Established in 2006, we are a highly competent digital performance marketing agency. After helping you with your e-commerce website design and development, you will need a digital marketing agency to help drive sales for your e-commerce website and that is what we do best.

The process of developing a website takes approximately 4-6 weeks lead time, which may vary depending on the complexity of the clients’ requirements as well as their approval process.

Yes, you can still apply for e-commerce PSG to revamp your existing website, subjected to approval.

• Services include developing and designing eCommerce websites for SMEs that do not have one yet, or who want to revamp their existing one.
• Up to 50% support for this service by pre-approved vendors

The PSG ecommerce grant aids businesses in the creation of their ecommerce websites. SMEs who are looking to start up a brand new ecommerce website or develop their existing one can apply for this grant. Do engage the services of pre-approved vendors to enjoy up to 50% funding for the design and development of ecommerce websites.

There can only be one claim per approved application.

For claims submission, the company needs to ensure:

• Claimant has purchased/leased/subscribed to the solution as
  approved in the application; and
• Claimant has used the solution; and
• Claimant has paid for the solution in full; and
• Claimant has submitted all claim documentation

Disbursements can only be made after the claims have been approved.

Companies should also ensure that there is an existing GIRO arrangement. You may submit your company’s GIRO details through the EnterpriseSG GIRO form.

Click here for a step-by-step guide.

From 1 April 2023, businesses from all sectors can claim up to 50% funding for applications within the grant cap of $30,000 per firm over a period of 3 years (from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026).

For the PSG website grant, you can submit a one-time claim extension before your claim is due in the following steps:

• Login to the Business Grants Portal.
• Navigate to ‘My Applications’ to view all your applications.
• Select the ‘Completed’ tab.
• Click on your project title.
• Click on the ‘Extend Due Date’ button.
• For the Business Improvement Fund (BIF), Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA), you will need to submit a Change Request to extend a claim due date.

Before claiming your PSG web grant, a GIRO account is required. If you do not have a GIRO account, you will need to print and get your bank to verify the completed form. Once verified, mail the original verified form to the agency’s finance department. Download the GIRO form here.

If you are the company’s Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer or equivalent and would like to change your role from Preparer to Acceptor, your Corppass Admin can assign the appropriate e-service role for you. The pplicant company’s Corppass Admin would need to add in the “MTI – Business Grant Portal (BGP)” digital service:

• Login at www.corppass.gov.sg
• Go to ‘e-Services’ -> ‘Select Entity e-Services’
• Type “bgp” in the search bar to the right (next to ‘filter’)
• Tick the box on the left of “BGP”, then press ‘Next’ a. If there is no checkbox to tick, you may skip ahead to Step 7 below.
• Press ‘Next’ and ‘Submit’
• Press ‘Return to Homepage’.

After adding BGP for the company, the Admin would then need to assign it to the relevant staff:

• • Go to ‘e-Services’ -> ‘Assign selected e-Services’
  • Tick the box next to the relevant staff’s name and press ‘Next’.
  • Type “bgp” in the search bar to the right (next to ‘filter’)
  • Tick the box on the left of “BGP”, then press ‘Next’

a. Select the “Acceptor” role.

b. “Authorization Effective Date” can be today.

c. “Authorization Expiry Date” can be left blank.

• Press ‘Next’ and ‘Submit’

If you are unsure of who your Admin is, you may use your SingPass to verify the identity of your entity’s CorpPass Admins and Sub-Admins:

• Go to www.corppass.gov.sg
• Click on ‘Services’ > ‘Find Your CorpPass Admin’
• Login to SingPass
• Enter the company’s UEN
• Click ‘Search’ (the respective admins’ names will be displayed)

Services have to be completed and claims made within 1 year of approval.

No, applicants must be registered as a business entity in Singapore to apply for the PSG ecommerce or digital marketing grant.

The Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) supports companies keen on adopting IT solutions and equipment to enhance business processes. For a start, PSG covers
sector-specific solutions including the retail, food, logistics, precision engineering, construction and landscaping industries. By engaging the services of a PSG pre-approved vendor, you can acquire support in your digital needs including leveraging the PSG grant for ecommerce website development.

Applications are processed about 6 weeks from the submission of all required information. Companies are strongly encouraged to submit their PSG grant website
development applications ahead of time to account for the application outcome and/or processing duration required.