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As an Asian and a businessman, it would be odd for me to argue that Guanxi is dead. I am shocked there are still many businesses in Asia mistaking the concept of Guanxi as a kind of business or management network. There is actually no way to accurately define what…
I have to credit my friends Kathryn and Kristy @definitionconsulting for teaching me their “So What?” There is news that business travel will not recover until 18 months time, so what? Small businesses are the worst hit in this pandemic, so what? #harrymegan have scandalised the Crown, so what? Vanillalaw…
The businesses you compete with (and we don't mean just the Dyson’s of this world) have considered the next best place in the world to do business - organisations from Dyson to Google are choosing Singapore as their new HQ location, understanding why could be critical to success for mid-sized…
Voted as one of the best places to do business, Singapore shares British DNA in terms of language, law, finance, education and culture. Singapore's Tax System Notably, Singapore offers one of the most attractive tax systems. Corporation tax is 17%, and the government offers significant tax rebates for new companies,…
Medium sized companies that fail to make the most of the digital revolution are being left behind. And I don’t mean the Cloud or a new website – the real benefits of the digital revolution are how we make money from the changes. Think about it, we all know mega…
How some SME’s are benefiting from the digital revolution, offshoring parts of their business, like the Amazon’s and Dyson’s of this world… We’ve all read about mega companies like Dyson and Amazon moving their Head Quarters to Singapore. Zoom also just announced that they’re now setting up a Data Centre…
We are moving from the industrial age to the intellectual age. Living in the intellectual age, we see the rise of creative industries. Theatre, visual arts, cinema, TV, radio, music, publishing, computer games, new media, architecture, design, fashion, advertising, applied arts and innovations are all the more identifiable components creative…
1. Why do businesses merge and acquire? 2. What are the types of mergers and acquisition? 3. Valuation, Valuation and Valuation. 4. What is the process of an M&A? A tale of 2 deals In between the late 2019 and the 3rd quarter of 2020, I was involved in a…
I was introduced to the UK Trade and Investments (UKTI) website by a friend, and if you search “export ready”, the page will offer you tons of information about how you can export goods to another country. You will get the usual information about import and export licenses and taxes.…
1. Protect your business interests with these approaches 2. Non-Compete Clauses In Employment Contracts 3. Protect Your Company’s Intellectual Property We are moving from the industrial age to the intellectual age. Living in the intellectual age, we see the rise of creative industries. Theatre, visual arts, cinema, TV, radio, music,…