Looking into the internal organization of the business, developing products, perfecting a service and doing a market study for your offers are important steps to do before embarking on a business endeavour. However, equally vital is the meticulous attention that you give in fulfilling all the requirements of company incorporation. This involves gathering and submitting the needed legal documents as well as appointing the company’s personnel requirements in accordance with the set rules and regulations.
One major requirement is registering the business with ACRA or the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. Start by registering the business name which should be free from offensive language and not in any way identical or very similar to any of the existing registered business names. Minimum paid-up capital is set at 1SGD.
It’s a must that there’s at least one shareholder who can be a local or foreign individual. Aside from this, there should also be at least one director no younger than 18 years old and a company secretary to be appointed and employed within the first 6 months of the incorporation. Specifically for the director, he or she should be a resident, defined as a Singapore citizen, a Permanent resident, or an EntrePass, Employment Pass or Dependent Pass holder.
Foreign nationals interested to form any kind of enterprise in Singapore are very much welcome. There are just a few factors that have to be considered: (1) must be at least 18 years old; (2) must have no record of bankruptcy; (3) either a Singapore permanent resident or an EntrePass holder. In relation to the third item, an option is to appoint a local resident director. Multinational companies wanting to set up a branch in Singapore are required to appoint two local agents who are classified as Singapore residents (see description of Singapore resident above).
Hiring a business services firm to fulfill the requirements in the company incorporation process is mandatory for foreigners. These firms posses the necessary knowledge and networking skills to carry out the said tasks. Local business owners can also take advantage of the expertise of these firms, allowing them to focus on the other important facets of the business.
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I was performing regularly at a local venue when the owner decided not to pay license fees to the performing rights organization, which meant I could no longer play cover songs, but could still play originals. This motivated me to rework my old songs and write new material, leading to the culmination of this album.
Written as a tribute to Bluegrass music in general, this song was rewritten in honor of Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass. The first and last verses are comprised of Monroe's song titles.
Originally a folk love song I wrote many years ago, it started as a solo lead vocal, but is now a duet with new lyrics and an old-timey sound.
I discovered some broken glass eyes in a local antique shop next to a small sign advertising “Broken Eyes $15/ea.” Although there is no direct connection between the eyes in the store and the song lyrics, I liked “Broken Eyes” and wrote the song around that phrase.
The title track was originally an unsuccessful attempt at a call-and-response gospel. It had many titles prior to "White Turtle Dove" including: "White Silk Love", "Might Be Love", and a friend even suggested that it should be about the late Michael Jackson with the title "White Silk Glove". As a final disclaimer, "No Doves where killed, maimed, or insulted (I hope) during the production of this album. The dove appearing in this work is fictitious. Any resemblance to real Avialaes, living or dead, is purely coincidental".
In many traditional bluegrass songs, it seems to be the female that ends up dying due to some illness or a bad turn of events. I recorded a alternate version of this song with a twist to that theme where the man dies; however, you will have to wait for the next album to hear that version. This journey ends with the traditional female dies scenario.
A remake of a tune on my first album (rereleased in 2014 under the new title "A Fine Place to Start"). The song was always a bluegrass song, even back when I was not playing bluegrass. I'm happy it has found its true home on this album.
The Chorus came to me in my sleep; or more accurately, as I awoke. Originally, the song was recorded with the alternate ending of the lover escaping with his life, the woman being shot and buried under the floor, as the cabin burns down around her. Perhaps this alternate and more explicit version will be on my next project, but for now you can rest assured that in this version, she makes it out alive. As for the Cabin, well..you'll just have to listen to find out.
Inspired by the 5 tones "D E C C G" used along with hand symbols by aliens to make contact with humans in the 1977 movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".