SME Development in Singapore: Of Entrepreneurship Infrastructure and SME Strategies 191 SME Development in Singapore Of Entrepreneurship Infrastructure and SME Strategies By Tan Wee Liang Singapore Management University Introduction Local enterprises in the form of small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) need to be fostered in any economy. They form the little acorns from which large enterprises and future multinationals grow. There is a need for a vibrant SME sector. Much research has shown these enterprises account for job creation, innovation and entrepreneurship in many economies. Yet they face constraints for their growth depending on the prevailing industrial and market conditions. To develop vibrant local enterprises, there is a need for relevant and appropriate policies to address the needs of SMEs. SME policies put in place in economies do much to help them in their development. Yet the policy offerings whether by way of incentives, assistance, regulations, law, information, are shaped by the state of development the SMEs are in, the desired economic development outcomes in particular the development intentions for SMEs, the environment conditions among other factors. In this paper we examine the environment of SME policies in Singapore and how these policies have developed. This paper begins with a discussion of the SME policies in general introducing the concepts of entrepreneurship infrastructure and SME strategies. It then proceeds to argue that underlying all SME policy offerings is the role of entrepreneurship infrastructures and what they provide. It then proceeds to discuss the entrepreneurship infrastructural provisions in Singapore over time in the third section.