
Interview with WooGo Juice
What is WooGo Juice?woogojuicelogo A Californian smoothie shop founded by five "brothers" with a selection of tasty smoothies and a unique brand philosophy that attracts customers near and far. Being crazy and having fun is their motto, and what defines WooGo is their...

VC Policy forum – boost new ventures, revive Taiwan venture capital
On August 5th (2014), “Taiwan Startup and Venture Capital Policy forum (2014台灣創業與創投政策論壇)” took place in Taipei, aiming to boost new ventures and revive the venture capital environment in Taiwan. The event was held by ITRI TechVenture Club (工研院科技新創俱樂部,...

Taipei City Government DOED Helps Foreign Entrepreneurs
Up until a few years ago an entrepreneur in Taiwan who were lacking in their Chinese language abilities had quite a challenge. Information was hard to get and even harder to understand. And if you were a foreigner, many programs that were open to local entrepreneurs...
Competing with former employee
A couple of years ago Enspyre had a sales person who told us he wanted quit. He said that his health was deteriorating and he needed rest. Looking at him I could believe him. Later we found out that he had started a competitor to Enspyre. Our lawyers told us we had...

International Pitch Competition: GlobalTiC 2014
GlobalTiC (國際創新創業發展協會, https://www.facebook.com/GlobalTiC.Association?fref=nf) is a non-profit organization that every year organizes an International business plan competition called the Talentrepreneur Award. This year (August 18-21) they had teams from twelve...

Taipei City Commissioner Encourages Foreign Entrpreneurs
Just a quick note, we will follow up with a proper article later. I had a great meeting with Commissioner Chi-jui Huang of the Department of Economic Development. We talked about Taipei City as a great place to invest and build a business, how foreigners coming to...
Four Foreigner Writers in Taiwan: Book Discussion and Signing at APEX Bookstore
If you ever feel that business talks can't be honest and open, or that profound thoughts on literature can't be close to life or remotely interesting, you are mistaken. Remarks made by the foreign writers in Taiwan during the July 19 book discussion and signing such...

How to fill out a fapiao/invoice/發票
So you set up your company and finally you get your two booklets of fapiao (Taiwanese uniform invoices, 發票, Fāpiào) from the tax office. It is all in Chinese and they do not come with instruction manuals so what to do? Let's see if we can talk you through it. There...

Sunday 29 June – How to Start a Business in Taiwan – books available in Kaohsiung
For the second time since publishing our book, Enspyre How to Start a Business in Taiwan packed our suitcases and set course towards Kaohsiung. This time to lead a seminar at the WuNan bookstore (http://www.wunanbooks.com.tw/). After 1 hour 30 on the fabulous high...

Taipei City Government reaches out to foreign entrepreneurs about grants & subsidies
The Taipei City Government wants to invest in foreign and immigrant entrepreneurs with a sound business plan. For the right project they can provide grants, subsidies, consulting, mentorship and provide incubation services as well. The Department of Economic...