Enterprise Leadership for Transformation

The Enterprise Leadership for Transformation (ELT) is a one-year programme that supports business leaders of promising small and medium enterprises to develop business growth capabilities.

The programme helps leaders develop business growth plans that will take their enterprises to the next level. The ELT will be administered by a network of partners including Institutes of Higher Learning, financial institutions and industry experts who understand the unique challenges faced by small and medium enterprises. Eligible enterprises can qualify for up to 90% funding of programme fees.

Programme	Details
Executive Learning	Each cohort will start with a practical and modular executive learning programme to be completed within four months. You can benefit from: Shaping your perspectives to drive continued organisational change, especially in the areas of productivity and innovation Strengthening and adapting your business strategy for long-term growth Learning to identify, assess and develop new market segments to enhance competitiveness in a globalised world Fortifying your foundation on financial metrics to better evaluate business performance Boosting talent management strategies to attract, retain and uplift workforce Identifying strategies to go digital as a key asset for future growth
Business Growth Plan Development	Over the subsequent months, experienced private-sector business advisors and industry experts will guide you through developing a customised business growth plan, catered to your enterprise’s unique needs and challenges.
Market Immersion	You will have the opportunity to go on a market immersion trip to discover regional opportunities, interact with other SMEs and explore potential collaborations. This will be conducted within the one-year programme.

Implementation Support

Upon the development of a business growth plan, you may continue to receive mentoring and support from the ELT partners for implementation.

Alumni Community

As part of the ELT alumni upon completion of the programme, you will be able to continually gain access to networking opportunities and resources from peers and industry experts.

The ELT is suitable for business owners or leaders who have grown their businesses beyond S$5 million, with the commitment to bring their enterprises to the next stage and see through the programme.

You may choose to enrol one other member of the core management team into the programme.

Applicants will go through a screening and selection process administered by our Programme Managers, in consultation with Enterprise Singapore. Successful applicants will be invited to join the ELT.

Note: Foreign enterprises¹ and non-Singaporeans/Singapore PRs may also apply for the programme, but will not be eligible for the funding of programme fees.

To qualify for up to 90% co-funding of programme fees by Enterprise Singapore and SkillsFuture Singapore:
- Be an SME that is registered and physically present in Singapore
- Have at least 30% local equity held directly or indirectly by Singaporean(s) and/or Singapore PR(s), determined by the ultimate individual ownership
- Participant must be a Singaporean or Singapore PR
- Principal participant must be the founder, owner or successor of the enterprise and may nominate one more member from their core management team to attend the programme. Both participants will pay the programme fees

The ELT also qualifies for additional subsidies under the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credits scheme.

¹ A company is considered to be locally owned if it has more than 30% local shareholding. Companies with less than 30% shareholding are considered to be foreign-owned companies.

The ELT will be launched in Q3 2020. If you wish to stay updated on the programme, please register your interest here.

For any enquiries, kindly email us at elt@enterprisesg.gov.sg.