1. What is AmCham and what does it do?
The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore) promotes the interests of AmCham members in Singapore and the region by providing advocacy, networking, and business insights. AmCham represents an estimated $25 billion of investments in Singapore and the region. Our members comprise of 4,500 executives representing more than 720 companies. We host more than 200 business events a year and foster 13 industry committees to provide our members timely insights into doing business in Singapore and Asia.
2. Can non-American companies join the Chamber? Absolutely. AmCham membership is open to companies of all nationalities – not just American companies, but companies from all around the world who want to take advantage of AmCham’s benefits, networking opportunities, advocacy and knowledge insights. One out of every three member companies are non-American companies – comprising of companies from Singapore and Europe. One in three executive members are Singaporeans.
3. Can a Singaporean SME join the Chamber? Yes. In fact, the SME category is our fastest growing membership sector and we have a special SME committee dedicated to the needs of SMEs through providing informative committee meetings with guest speakers, educational seminars and government advocacy.
SMEs currently comprise of one-quarter of our membership.
4. How do I use an AmCham membership?
We have put together some suggestions on how you can make the most of your company's membership. Click here.
5. What are committees?
AmCham has 13 committees, and they focus on pertinent issues, enable information exchange and help develop advocacy strategies. Our committees hold meetings monthly at the AmCham board room or a member company’s office to network, hear insights from industry leaders and to discuss issues relevant to their sectors. These meetings are complimentary for AmCham Singapore members. Members are notified of committee meetings from e-mail invitations and through our e-newsletters. For more questions about committees, click here.
5. Why do I have to fill up the employee membership form? Filling up the employee membership form will ensure that you receive invitations to exclusive events and committee meetings, as well as our e-newsletters, which contains the latest information and news about AmCham, our events, and our member companies. For a copy of the Employee Membership Form, contact Dorcas Foo at dfoo@amcham.org.sg.
6. What is the Membership Directory? The membership directory is a print publication containing members' listings by company, surname, industry as well as a recap of AmCham news, events, and other useful information. Past surveys have proved that more than 30% members refer to the Directory at least once a month while more than 60% refer to it periodically. The Directory is a quick way to find contact details of members of The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and to find member companies who are offering services. The Directory is distributed to all AmCham members in Singapore, AmChams in Asia Pacific and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
7. When will the Membership Directory be distributed?
The membership directory is distributed in the second half of every year.
8. How does AmCham help advocate on behalf of its member companies? AmCham helps advocate to the U.S. and Singapore government in four major ways:
- We maintain an active dialogue with the Singapore Government on business issues affecting our member companies, implementation of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, protection of intellectual property rights, and regulatory issues. Our annual ASEAN Business Outlook Survey helps shed insights on our members’ issues and concerns on doing business in Singapore. - We discuss issues with the U.S. government and U.S.-based business organizations how legislation affects our members’ abilities to do business abroad . - We write position papers and reports on key issues - We organize business missions to other countries in the Asia Pacific region to inform their governments and local business organizations about our members' regional operations and interests, and to convey our members' views on issues of concern in these countries, as well as our views on regional organizations such as ASEAN and APEC.
9. What are our hours of operation? We are open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
10. Where are we located? We are located at 1 Scotts Road, #23-03/04 Shaw Centre Singapore 228208
12. Which public holidays do we observe? AmCham is closed on all Singapore public holidays. For a list of the public holidays that we observe click here.
13.What information can non-members obtain without cost? We have a library of membership directories from American Chambers across the region and various business magazines. If you are looking for information on trade opportunities, please contact the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. Neither AmCham nor the U.S. Embassy maintain an employment service.
14. Where do I find more information about the Chamber?
You can refer to our corporate brochure below. Click on the brochure for more details.
