entrepreneur
The Driver's Seat -- Company Types & Capitalization
December 4, 2008
By Terrie Lloyd
What type of company is best when starting up in Japan and how much capital should it have?
Probably the two most common questions asked by foreign CEOs wanting to establish a presence in Japan are what type of corporate structure they should use and what the capitalization should be.
High Expectations
November 4, 2008
Michael AlfantBy Darius Jones
When opportunity knocked Michael Alfant took notice, building success from scratch not once, but twice.
Web Development: New Breed
November 4, 2008By Michael Condon
J@pan Inc takes a look at some of Tokyo’s most exciting Internet innovators:
Kristopher Tate, Eric Young, Andrew Smith Lewis, Taisuke Fukuno, Marc Wesseling, Michael Sheetal
Finding a Customized IT Solution in Japan
November 4, 2008
Vincenzo LufinoBy Simon Shida
Now that IT has become such an integral part of business activity, it is important to find the right IT solutions for your business. We talk to Ecotech Japan—a company that can offer just that.
Message from the Publisher
August 31, 2008
Terrie LloydBy Terrie Lloyd -- The apparent lack of desire by Japanese youth to become entrepreneurs. -- There is much that can be done, and in fact, is being done, to encourage entrepreneurship as a career. Ranging from universities to tax breaks for venture capital, there are many changes taking place in Japanese society as the authorities start to realize they have to do something. A quick look through the METI website lists many press releases on what the government is doing to support new business owners.
You know it don’t come easy
August 31, 2008
By Hugh Ashton -- Surviving entrepreneurs tell us about turbulent times -- Any successful business has faced pitfalls along the way, but for entrepreneurs and small-to-medium sized companies, these mistakes can prove fatal. Those who have survived tell us their story.
Diamond Dealer
August 31, 2008
By Peter Harris -- Tokyo diamond broker Mark Willis and his unique business model of serving the expat community -- Like so many long-term residents in Japan, Mark Hiroshi Willis’ first job here, back in 1991, was teaching English. Although he enjoyed the job, Willis was a qualified gemologist and had always known that his professional future lay with diamonds.
Foreign Entrepreneurs: Taking advantage of the ‘Gaijin Factor’
August 31, 2008
By Dave Mori, President of the Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo -- How being a duck out of water can actually help you succeed -- When I first moved to Japan just 6 years ago, I was dismayed to discover that many of my Japanese friends didn’t know what an entrepreneur was. As a student I had heard compelling tales of Japan’s terrific entrepreneurial growth in post-war Japan and I couldn’t understand how entrepreneurship had seemingly disappeared from the Japanese way of life.
From start-up to IPO: New Zealand’s most successful entrepreneur
August 31, 2008
Tim WilliamsBy Chris Betros -- Tim Williams of ValueCommerce fame speaks about his new venture -- New Zealander Tim Williams, struck gold with Internet marketing company ValueCommerce, and is now launching his latest venture—an online wine and lifestyle portal.
Terrie's Job Tips -- Limited Japanese Ability - Part Six: Entrepreneurs
March 19, 2008In the last of our profiles of people who have become successful in Japan without speaking fluent Japanese, we cover entrepreneurs. Now I realize that I've skipped R&D professionals, English professors, golf course designers, sports coaches, priests, and no doubt a slew of other professions. However, I hope that by picking up on multinational executives, Geeks, and now entrepreneurs, that I have been able to establish a pattern for creating a successful career despite some obvious handicaps - a pattern that not only works in Japan but also in other countries as well.




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