SBF works in close partnership with TACs in our key roles as bridge, facilitator and enabler to support the business community in Singapore.
Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs) play important roles as multipliers and conduits to help companies in their respective sectors, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, with their business transformation and growth. TACs also play a catalytic role in bringing multiple stakeholders together to pursue common goals for mutual benefits.
SBF aims to be an effective aggregator and enabler in bringing TACs together as One TAC community and building a strong TAC ecosystem in Singapore to better support the wider business community through a 3 “Cs” approach.
Connect | A more connected community will allow more opportunities for collaborations and facilitate cross-sharing among TACs. SBF seeks to create a vibrant TAC ecosystem by widening the network of TACs working together. |
Cultivate | To better support businesses that TACs represent, SBF seeks to work with and help TACs to build up their own internal capabilities, to uplift and strengthen themselves. |
Collaborate | TACs can become stronger and more effective by working together. SBF seeks to enable collaborations and bring TACs together to do things jointly. |
SBF works with and supports TACs who are Associate Members of SBF through a three-pronged strategy:
Join SBF as an Associate Member
TACs interested to join SBF as an Associate Member can click here.
List of TACs that are Associate Members of SBF
Overview
On 5 September 2017 at the official opening of the SBF and SBF Foundation offices, SBF announced the formation of the TAC Alliance, comprising 31 Singapore-based TACs and business groups as founding members and signatories of a TAC Compact. An SBF-led initiative, the TAC Compact aims to unify Singapore-based TACs into an alliance, working together as strategic partners and collaborators to further the interests of members and facilitate the growth of the business community.
Since its formation in September 2017, the TAC Alliance has worked on various initiatives to uplift the effectiveness of TACs. As the operating environment businesses continues to evolve, it is opportune for the TAC Alliance to re-calibrate to see how it can continue to be an effective voice for businesses. This was reflected in a survey conducted in September 2021 where TAC Alliance members highlighted the need to focus on capability development within TACs as well as organising the TAC community to better amplify the voices of businesses as one TAC community.
SBF is working with the TAC Alliance members to revamp and refresh the TAC Alliance.
More details of the TAC Alliance 2.0 coming soon.
Overview
The TAC Roundtables is a newly created structured platform for TACs to network, exchange views, and co-create action-oriented outcomes that like-minded TACs could take forward as a collective voice. Through the roundtables, TACs can:
The topics of discussion for the roundtables shall align with how businesses can capture growth opportunities and areas that TACs need to scale-up and reskill to stay relevant and be effective enablers of industry transformation.
Roundtables Conducted
TAC Roundtable on Digitalisation (9 February 2022)
SBF partnered SGTech for the inaugural TAC Roundtable which focused on the important topic of “Digitalisation”. Attended by more than 30 TAC leaders, the half-day session comprised two breakout discussions on “Adopting Advance Technology for the Industry” and “Digital Transformation of TACs”.
Arising from the roundtable, SBF and SGTech will jointly set-up three workstreams in 2H2022. These are:
If you would like to have a copy of the summary report or with to know more about any of the three workstreams, please contact the Membership and TAC Engagement team using our Enquiry Form.
TAC Roundtable on Sustainability (20 April 2022)
SBF partnered the European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and Global Compact Network Singapore to conduct the TAC roundtable on Sustainability. The roundtable was attended by more than 30 TAC leaders who contributed invaluable insights on unlocking green value chain opportunities and building enterprise capability for Singapore’s green transition.
Please click here to download a copy of SBF’s policy paper titled “Sustainability in Business, Sustainability as Business: Green Growth Opportunities for Singapore Companies”.
Overview
Initiated by SBF, the OneTAC SG App is a “For TACs, By TACs” tool that aims to bring TACs to learn, share and connect.
Objectives
SBF aims to foster a more connected community that TACs can mutually benefit from by leveraging one another’s strengths and resources. The OneTAC SG App can:
Who is it for?
The OneTAC SG App is for all TACs in Singapore and their secretariat staff. SBF is offering complimentary use of the App for all TACs and their secretariat staff for one year.
If you would like to find out more about joining the OneTAC SG platform, please contact the Membership and TAC Engagement team using our Enquiry Form.
The TAC knowledge series brings TAC secretariats together to learn and gain insights on common and foundational issues faced by TACs. The three-part knowledge series is organised jointly by SBF and Enterprise Singapore.
Two sessions were conducted on "Governance, Risk and Internal Controls" and "Cybersecurity and Data Protection" in May and September 2022.
Upcoming Run
More details on the upcoming run on “Human Capital Development - Attracting and Retaining TAC Secretariats" will be shared shortly.
To provide feedback on the TAC knowledge series including the topics that the series could cover, please contact the Membership and TAC Engagement team using our Enquiry Form.
Overview
Digitalisation is a key enabler for business growth. To help businesses with their digital journeys, TACs must also digitalise and adopt solutions to remain relevant. Jointly led by SBF and SGTech, the Digitalisation of TACs (Digi-TAC) Programme aims to support Trade Associations and Chambers (TACs) to be digital at the core.
Digi-TAC will support TACs in two areas:
To make this transition easy for TACs, a list of pre-approved solutions and training courses will be curated. The solutions are assessed to be market-proven, cost-effective, and supported by reliable vendors. Eligible TACs can tap on Digi-TAC for funding support to offset the costs of adopting these pre-approved digital solutions and training courses, up to a prevailing grant cap per TAC.
Programme Period and Funding Support
Digi-TAC is supported by Enterprise Singapore. Eligible TACs can apply to participate in Digi-TAC from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2025. Applications will be evaluated and are subject to approval.
The grant amount allocated to each TAC is $60,000 throughout the three-year programme period, with an annual grant cap of $30,000 per programme year. Eligible TACs will have their annual grant cap refreshed at the start of the next programme year (1 August of every year).
TACs will receive 70% support on qualifying costs throughout Digi-TAC.
Eligibility
TACs can apply for Digi-TAC if they meet the following criteria:
List of Pre-approved Solutions and Training Courses
Click HERE for the list of pre-approved solutions and training courses.
Apply
Submit your application by following three simple steps:
Step 1: Access the list of pre-approved solutions and training courses and identify relevant solutions and training courses that best suit your TAC’s needs.
Step 2: Get a quotation from the pre-approved vendor you have chosen.
Step 3: Click HERE to fill-up and submit the completed application form.
Upon receiving the application and supporting documents, SBF will verify the information furnished. If the application and documents are in order, we will notify you of SBF’s acceptance of the application via email. Thereafter, it will take about 8 weeks to evaluate the application.
If you are a vendor or a training provider and would like to find out more about becoming a pre-approved vendor or having a training course placed under the pre-approved list, please write to cfp@sgtech.org.sg.
If you are a TAC and would like to find out more about applying for Digi-TAC, please contact the Digi-TAC Team using our Enquiry Form.
Overview
Honing relevant leadership skills will prepare current and future leaders to lead and propel their TACs and the industries they represent forward. Led by SBF, the TAC Fellowship Programme (TFP) for leadership development aims to upskill TAC secretariat leaders and groom promising senior secretariat staff to build up the pipeline of next generation of leaders for TACs. The TFP will provide existing and future TAC leaders with a fellowship award as well as put them through a specially designed TAC Leadership Development Programme (TLDP).
Participating TACs can nominate suitable secretariat leaders at the Executive Director and Director levels as well as capable and talented senior Secretariat staff who demonstrate the competency to move up to these levels for the TFP.
Programme Period and Funding Support
The TFP is supported by Enterprise Singapore.
Eligible TACs can nominate suitable secretariat staff to join the TFP from 1 August 2022 to 31 July 2025. Nominations will be evaluated and are subject to approval by a panel. All approved nominees will be known as TAC Fellows and will be put through the TAC Leadership Development Programme (TLDP).
Upon completion of the TLDP, the TAC Fellows will each receive a Fellowship Award of $5,000 in cash. TAC Fellows will be required to serve a one-year service period at the nominating TAC.
TACs whose nominated candidate is accepted as a TAC Fellow can receive subsidy of up to 90% for course fees for TLDP as well as 90% funding for the Fellowship Award. TACs are required to bear the balance costs and all CPF-payable levied on the Fellowship Award.
Eligibility
TACs can nominate secretariat staff to join the TFP if they meet the following criteria:
To be nominated to join the TFP, the secretariat staff must meet the following criteria:
TAC Leadership Development Programme
The TAC Leadership Development Programme (TLDP) is a 6-month part-time programme jointly delivered by SBF and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) to develop TAC Secretariat leaders and build up the next generation of TAC leaders. Through TLDP, participants can gain new insights and skills to uplift his / her competencies and capabilities as a TAC leader.
The TLDP is a three-stage programme comprising 8 modules and totalling 50 training hours. Please see details below.
Stages | Modules | Description | Duration |
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Stage 1 Introduction | 1 | Roundtable Discussion on Mega Trends, Opportunities & Threats, and Future of TACs | 6 hours |
2 | Design Thinking Workshop | 17 hours | |
Stage 2 Knowledge Building Modules | 3 | Leadership and Strategies | 4 hours per module |
4 | Members, Board & Stakeholder Management | ||
5 | Marketing & Public Relations | ||
6 | Human Capital | ||
7 | Business Model & Value Creation | ||
Stage 3 Mentorship and Capstone | 8 | Capstone Workshop (Group Project and Mentorship) | 3 hours |
2 hours |
Apply
Nominate your staff to join the TFP by following two simple steps:
Step 1: Check if your TAC and the staff you would like to nominate meets the eligibility criteria.
Step 2: Click here to fill-up and submit the completed application form.
Upon receiving the application and supporting documents, SBF will verify the information furnished. If the application and documents are in order, we will notify you of SBF’s acceptance of the application via email. Thereafter, it will take about 8 weeks to evaluate the application.
To find out more about nominating your secretariat staff for the TAC Fellowship Programme (TFP), please contact the TLAP Team using our
Enquiry Form.