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China’s Cao Dewang Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009

Cao Dewang, Chairman of Fuyao Glass Industry Group, has been named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 at an awards ceremony held in Monte Carlo. Cao was picked from among the 43 entrepreneurs [...]

admin | June 1st, 2009 | Continued

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BizChat New Zealand - We Interview Ben Kepes a New Zealand Entrepreneur

We interview Ben Kepes from BizChat, a new start-up from New Zealand. Ben has co-founded an on-line community for small and medium-sized businesses in New Zealand. Ben shares his views on starting a business, entrepreneurship and financing start-ups in New Zealand.
Key areas we cover include:

Starting the BizChat on-line community and the needs it serves for [...]

admin | May 27th, 2009 | Continued

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Middle-East Investors Looking at South East Asia Business Opportunities

Middle Eastern investors are increasingly looking to Singapore and other South-east Asian nations for deals as financial ties grow between the two regions.
So says Standard Chartered (Stanchart) Bank’s group head for origination and client coverage, Mr V. Shankar.
Stanchart is well-positioned to become a leading player in this area. In the past year, it has advised [...]

admin | May 24th, 2009 | Continued

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Fadzuli Wahab, A Young Singaporean Entrepreneur

An interview with Fadzuli Wahab, a young Singaporean entrepreneur. Fadzuli soap business and web ventures have a focus on meeting the needs of Singapore’s Islamic community.
The interview, which is available in audio format covers:

How he started a unique soap business with $30
Moving into the Internet Business
What’s a Muslim Businessman all about.
His future plans.

Details on Fadzuli’s [...]

admin | May 20th, 2009 | Continued

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Dubai’s Entrepreneurs to Receive Government Assistance

The Dubai Government plans to help provide small businesses that have been hit by the credit crunch with access to short-term loans.
The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) is working with the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance to decide which companies will qualify for short-term loans.
The amount of funds available – to be [...]

admin | May 18th, 2009 | Continued

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InterContinental Group Continues Taiwan Expansion

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today signed a management contract with Taiwan-based E United Group to manage a 650-room Crowne Plaza Kaohsiung E-Da World. This latest addition to IHG’s portfolio, slated to open by end of 2009, will be the first managed Crowne Plaza hotel in Taiwan [...]

29May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wendy’s Brand Signs Development Agreement in Singapore

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. today announced a development agreement with Kopitiam Investment Pte Ltd, to build and operate Wendy’s(R) restaurants in Singapore. Kopitiam Group is scheduled to open the first of these restaurants in late 2009, and plans to build more than 35 Wendy’s restaurants throughout the country over the next ten years.
“We are pleased to [...]

27May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Dubai Entrepreneur - An Interview with Anilesh Kumar

Asia Business Investor interviews Anilesh Kumar, an integrated marketing agency entreprenuer from Dubai.
Anilesh’s company works with many of Dubai’s leading IT companies as a key consultant for on-line marketing strategy and communications. In the interview we discuss the business opportunities in Dubai today and how despite the downturn in property there are still plenty of [...]

25May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Major China Expansion Planned for Dunkin Donuts

Dunkin’ Donuts, a USA based coffee and baked goods retail franchise, is aiming to open 150 outlets in mainland China in the next decade. Mercuries & Associates, which runs 15 Dunkin’ Donuts stores in Taiwan and owns the franchising rights for Shanghai, is set to open 100 locations in Shanghai.
A further 50 shops are due [...]

24May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Shanghai Entrepreneur, A Dutch Designer in China

When Julie van Beek moved to Shanghai four years ago, she had a hard time finding tasteful clothes that fit.
Standing 1.7 meters, the Dutch designer, who wears an average European size 36/38, found most clothes here were too small, and often too short at the arms and legs.
“They are either not my size or not [...]

20May2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Illka Gobius, Public Relations Entrepreneur in Singapore

An interview with Illka Gobius, an Australian public relations agency enterpreneur based in Singapore.
We discuss the challenges of the PR business in Asia, digital PR and making a success in Singapore.
Could you start by telling us about Verve?
Verve is a public relations consultancy. Our core competency is messaging. That is, we build messages about our [...]

28Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Fashion Threads, An Interview with Vikram Gandhi

In episode 9 of the Asia Business Investor Podcast we head to Surat in India.
We talk to Vikram Gandhi, a fashion entrepreneur from Surat in India. Vikram is CEO of Multifabrics Corp which is a leading manufacturer of various kind of fabrics for the fashion industry.
The podcast covers the challenges of setting up and running [...]

19Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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China Franchise Expo 2009

China Franchise Expo 2009 is China’s premier franchise expo showcasing hundreds of franchise concepts, and it is also an important annual event sponsored by China Chain Store & Franchise Association (CCFA), managed by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Beijing Sub-Council (CCPIT Beijing).
Franchising companies exhibiting at China Franchise Expo 2009 come from various [...]

5Apr2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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