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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,…
In law the common parlance “FREEDOM TO CONTRACT” means that the Courts will be slow to impose its interpretation about the intentions of parties in a contract, unless the contract is vague. The policy consideration behind this, is to promote commerce. In essence, businesses are encouraged to contract however they…
At the time of writing of this article, Singapore is the 2nd best nation and the top Asian nation, in terms of ‘ease of doing business’, globally. If you do a quick search in Google of the titled question, you will find numerous articles on the subject. In fact, here’s…
Why do diamonds cost more than water? This was the question posed by Adam Smith when he observed that water is actually more essential to our life than a useless piece of diamond, yet a diamond will always cost more than water. The answer lies in what economist call THE…
The year was sometime in the late 1990s. I met 2 business oufits from the UK. They are not your usual large companies, but had less than 10 people with presence both in Europe and Asia. Mr. James Park, is the founder of design powerhouse called JPA Design. They started…