5 keys to doing business in asean
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What are the business opportunities in ASEAN?
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Why ASEAN?
1 – Massive influx of wealth2 – Technological Leapfrogging3 – Demographic Shifts
Disruption = Opportunities
Make hay while the sun shines…
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Global Small Business
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Expansion has never been easier.
For everyone!
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People now buy on philosophies, not geographies
My Background
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ASEAN
What is ASEAN?
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• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam700 Million people7th biggest economy
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1.‘Cheap’2.‘Behind’3.When Yes means
No
ASEANSingapore
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Product, Process or People
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Product, Process or People
“Trust”
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Someone else already has your customers, distribution etc.
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ASEANAlliances
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The Value Ladder to Trust & $$
ASEANNext Steps – Mergers & Acquisitions
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The Ultimate Alliance
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ASEANNext Steps – Mergers & Acquisitions
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Increase Shareholder Value1 – Size2 – Scaleability3 – Liquidity
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Never been a better time!
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What are the business opportunities in ASEAN?