Turn Taiwan into a Knowledge Economy
What happened last week in the Valley? People that follow the news in the Silicon Valley are accustomed of technological breakthroughs from the most potent and innovative companies on earth. Last week the buzz was about something else. Facebook chief executive Mark...
Laurent Renard, CEO of TORO about Taiwan’s hardware culture
We met last week Laurent Renard, French entrepreneur currently running TORO Ltd., successful software company specialized in mobile developments, smartcards and Near Field Communication (NFC). Laurent arrived as an expat 9 years ago, working for FIME, a French company...
Outlook on Taiwan’s Economy
Pretty good news for Taiwan's economic situation. The Department of Investment Services, running the Invest in Taiwan Bureau, yesterday published its outlook on Taiwan’s Economy. After a recovering year 2012, Taiwan is expected to experience sustained GDP growth for...
Taipei Book Fest
Guest speaker: Elias Ek Date: April 21st Event: Taipei Book Festival (free event) Venue: Huashan Culture Park, Taipei Elias and the How to Start a Business in Taiwan team attend on Sunday the second Taipei Book Fest, to introduce How to Start a Business in Taiwan....
AMCHAM EVENT IN TAICHUNG
Date: March 26th Location: Hotel One, Taichung City The American Chamber of Commerce in Taichung (AmCham Taichung) hosted its March Dinner Meeting. The author of “How to Start a Business in Taiwan”, Elias Ek, serial entrepreneur, and co-founder and CEO of Enspyre,...
NTU STARTUP DAY
Date: March 9th Location: Taipei International Convention Center, Taipei 101, Xinyi Road, Taipei. Language of the event: Chinese/English We attended last Saturday NTU’s Startup Day. Hosted by the National Taiwan University Entrepreneur Association, exhibiting 32...
March 24 Taiwantrepreneurs Meet
Date: March 24th Location: Toast Bar & Bistro Elias gave a speech at the first Taiwantrepreneurs Club Meet hosted by Taiwanease.com, making Taiwan easy!, in 2013. More than 50 people from a wide range of backgrounds attended the event. We met English teachers,...
5 Dos and Dont’s of Starting a Business in Taiwan
The Dos and Dont's of Starting a Business in Taiwan. Do 1) Know the different business entities Inform yourself on the subtle differences of each type of business entity. You might prefer a Company Limited by Shares if you wish your company to go public, or a Company...
Finding and renovating an office in Taipei
Enspyre moved into our first office in 2002. It was about 20 ping (1 ping = 3.3 m2 = 35.5 sqft) inside and cost us NTD25,000 per month. It lasted us until 2005 when we moved to a place that was 36 ping and cost us a bit more than 50,000 in rent. It was a nice short...
2013 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
How to Start a Business in Taiwan was first launched at the Taipei International Book Exhibition 2013. The Book Exhibition was a three day event, and played host to a wide variety of authors from the four corners of the globe. Ek’s How to Start a Business in Taiwan...