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Franchising & Licensing Asia 2009
This year’s Franchising & Licensing Asia (FLAsia 2009) will be held from 15-17 October 2009 at Level 4, Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre. Asia Business Investor attended last year’s event and was impressed with the number of new franchise opportunities at the event which is one of the largest in Asia. Since its [...]
1Oct2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
Singapore Entrepreneur Cris Lim, Co-Founder of MyWobile Talks to Asia Business Investor About his Start-up
Today’s guest of The Asia Business Investor Podcast, is the one of the co-founders of MyWobile, Cris Lim. myWobile is a Singapore based startup that provides location based services for mobile phone users. myWobile is also part of Azione Capital’s portfolio where the venture capital firm provides the startup with the necessary facilities to help [...]
4Sep2009 | Editor | 1 comment | Continued
Seven Common Myths About Franchising Debunked
These are the seven most common myths about franchising that every prospective investor should consider. 1. All Chain Restaurants are Franchises Whenever people see a chain restaurant, they always assume it is a franchised unit. However, there are two business models that these chains commonly use. The first involves selling franchises, and the other involves [...]
24Aug2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
NexCen Brands Opens Marble Slab Creamery Store In Asia
NexCen Brands, has opened the first Marble Slab Creamery franchised store in Asia. The new store opened in Singapore under an existing master franchise agreement with Thirtythree Private Limited of Singapore. This agreement, signed in February 2009, provides for the development of at least eight ice cream concept franchised stores in the Republic of Singapore [...]
1Aug2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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 vying for the title, each of whom had already been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The [...]
1Jun2009 | Editor | 1 comment | Continued
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 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
27May2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
27May2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
25May2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
24May2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
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 [...]
24May2009 | Editor | 27 comments | Continued
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 [...]
20May2009 | Editor | 1 comment | Continued
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. [...]
20May2009 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued
