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...
June 10 Event report: CCIFT – The Legal Environment for Business in Taiwan
What is the legal environment for foreign entrepreneurs in Taiwan like? Pascal Thien-Ah-Koon, an French lawyer specializing in the high tech and telecommunications industries, led a seminar about the legal environment for business in Taiwan at the French Chamber on...
5/25 How to Start a Business in Taiwan Workshop: Summary, Highlight, and Follow up
5.25.event2 1On Sunday May 25th, Enspyre hosted the first How to Start a Business in Taiwan workshop since moving to its current new office. Organized by Anthony Van Dyck, founder of Taiwanese.com, and Elias Ek, the CEO of Enspyre, the workshop lasted for 4 hours, and...
Forced Inefficiencies
A lot of people work very hard to make Taiwan a great place to start and build a business. And it is in many ways, but I think I have found an area where it seems government rules are increasing administrative costs compared to other countries. I want to pick your...
May 21- NTU global MBA speach about leadership
May 21, 2014 - The Global MBA program at National Taiwan University hosted Elias Ek, CEO of Enspyre and Matthew Lee, Taiwanese biotech company OBI Pharma Director of Business Development, for a discussion about leadership. Twenty students from all over the world...
Online Accounting Connecting to Taiwan Banks
I am writing this in the hope that someone will tell me I am badly informed and ignorant. Lately my thoughts have been on accounting systems. For Enspyre I would like to have a bi-lingual (English and Chinese) accounting system. I like the idea of it being accessible...
comments on : Taiwan is the success story not China
When entrepreneurs are looking for a good place to start their business, especially in Asia, the first word coming to their mind is: China. Everybody speaks about China, in the press, on the television, with a cup of coffee, and so on. The entire world says China will...
Comments on: Why Living in Taiwan Drastically Improved my Lifestyle
Many people email us from around the world with questions about business models, wondering if we think it would work here in Taiwan. But those who have not been here before, who only see Taiwan as a stepping stone into Asia and China often ask why they should I choose...
25 May- Taiwantrepreneurs event
Time: Sunday May 25, Noon to 4PMenspyre5 Where: Enspyre office 台北市松山區復興北路181號12樓 12F., No.181, Fuxing N. Rd., Taipei 5 minute walk from Nanking East Road MRT stop Rate: 200 TWD Some refreshments and snacks will be provided. Have you considered starting your own...
Event at the French Chamber of Commerce : Startup business plans and crowd funding
Richard Brown, Vice-President international marketing at VIA technologies, a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, led a conference at the French Chamber about the relevance of writing a good business plan. This event brought tens of entrepreneurs of...