GFA062. Thanks everyone for being here with me today on episode 62 of Global From Asia podcast, had fun meeting David Hehenberger from Fat Cat Apps on his first ever trip to Hong Kong last week, got his company setup and HSBC account approved, good job man! Took a photo with him at the Azure Restaurant on top of Hotel Lan Kwai Fong I’ll put that on the show notes of today’s episode at GlobalFromasia.com/episode62.
Choosing Asia or Silicon Valley for Your Business with Phil Wickham
GFA060. Thank you everyone for tuning in on episode number 60 of the Global From Asia podcast – I am without a passport right now – always makes me nervous every year as I am renewing my CHINESE VISA !! They hold your passport for a couple weeks, so I am locked down from traveling and hope I get passed. Always wonder what they do while they are processing it, doing some background checks?
Getting an Apple iOS Developer Account Set up in Hong Kong (DUNS number)
There have been questions about how to register a iOS mobile app with a Hong Kong company. I went through this process for my startup Social Agent over a year ago and it was a very painful process with limited information online, so let me take the time to share the process here to save the headache.
Investor and Venture Capital (VC) Environment in Hong Kong with Tytus Michalski
GFA059. Welcome to episode 59 of Global From Asia podcast – Thanksgiving is coming up, I honestly forgot until I received 2 invites for turkey dinner from 2 friends – trying to decide which one to take up on the offer.
Should I Set Up an Offshore Company?
love hearing from listeners and readers of Global From Asia. While on the Hong Kong MTR the other morning I received an email from a reader that is facing a predicament:
Selling a Hong Kong Company
Hot off the press (and more press) my startup Social Agent has just been acquired by Unchained Apps Ltd. You can read all about those details in the press release, today I want to use this as a chance to explain the various ways a company can be sold, specifically for a Hong Kong company.
Merchant Account Comparison
Getting a merchant account in Hong Kong, or anywhere in Asia for that matter, is a massive headache! Here at Global From Asia, we are working hard to keep an up to date list of providers who offer merchant accounts for Hong Kong based companies.
Hong Kong Company Setup & Upkeep Costs: Audits & Accounting
Confused how the yearly audits and accounting processes work for a Hong Kong company? Today we dig in to the nitty gritty of Hong Kong company setup and upkeep.
How Is Occupy Hong Kong Affecting Business
I have been contemplating if I should say anything about the Occupy Central protests that have been happening in Hong Kong for the past couple weeks, but as a podcaster and blogger about Hong Kong business, how can I possibly continue to keep my mouth shut?
Hong Kong Science & Technology Park Programs And Incentives with Andrew Young
GFA054. The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park is a beautiful and massive tech center in Hong Kong, and he welcomes anyone visiting HK to visit. I’ll put some photos on the show notes so check them out on the show notes
Why Merchant Accounts Are Hard To Get in Hong Kong with Jon from Paymentwall
GFA051. Thank you everyone for taking the time out of your busy today to list – Global From Asia episode 51 – Just had a jam packed day in Hong Kong today – saw the new Ferris Wheel they installed and took a quick photo of it I’ll put in the bottom of the show notes – A bystander didn’t do the best job in the photo and my face is pretty dark but if you wanna check it out go to the bottom of the show notes in globalfromasia.com/episode51.
Tax Audits and Accounting in Regards to a Hong Kong Limited Company with Fion Sen
GFA050. Thank you everyone – hitting a small milestone episode #50 , thanks for following along and listening again. Working hard on the book – calling it Hong Kong Supercharged – and its over 150 pages now…. deep into company setup and operation here so I hope people like it once I release in …a month or so? Still too early to promise a release date.
USA Government Programs for Exporting & Selling American Products Internationally with Bryson and Paul
GFA049. On the show 2 US government gurus dealing with helping businesses export and sell American goods abroad, Bryson Patterson from U.S. Small Business Administration and Paul Bergman from US Department of Commerce. I learned a ton, and even if you’re not American – you can get some of these benefits if you sell American goods abroad
Differences between Hong Kong Domestic and Offshore BVI, Seychelles Company with Fion Sen from Bridges.hk
GFA047. Wondering between Hong Kong and offshore BVI corporate structures? I still worry about being a US citizen and this topic of offshore BVI structures, but Fion does put me at ease a bit in the interview – so let’s listen in.
Overview of Cyberport Hong Kong ICT Hub with David Chung
GFA045. Thank you everyone for tuning in – episode 45 I’m in Beijing right now helping out for a Startup weekend here and Techcrunch event. Been quite busy lately, have been getting shows lined up in more payment services, auditing process in Hong Kong, both from listener feedback!
Overview of Getting Job Placement in Hong Kong with Justin Leung
GFA043. Thanks for tuning in again, I’m recording this after taking a midday hike in Nanshan Mountain – in late July. I wanted to clear my head a bit and get some sun – but that was a bad idea – got a little dizzy towards the top and luckily I could grab a gatorade from a vendor on the mountain (yes, in China they have vendors – with humans inside, on the tops of mountains!)
Chinese Law in International Business & Trading with Huiying Zhang
GFA040. Thank you everyone for tuning in – I’m recording today’s intro on July 4th here in China – I’m still a proud American- which can be hard without fireworks and campfires and barbecues like I remember back stateside!
Process of Opening a HSBC Hong Kong Bank Account with Christopher Moore
GFA037. Welcome everyone to episode 37 of Global From Asia! middle of June here and father’s day just passed. A special one for me as its the first time I’m a father on this special holiday. And gave my dad a long distance call – for all those global business owners like me – I know one of the hardest sacrifices is being away from friends and family! But the amazing benefits and experiences of international business is an amazing upside as well.
Selling, Transferring, or Closing Your Hong Kong Company w/ Sunny Wong
GFA033. In depth talk about closing, transferring, or selling a Hong Kong limited company, the thought process of evaluating assets + liability, and hidden gems
Worldpay Merchant Account Application Process & Fees w/ Marie Bosch
GFA031. Offshore merchant account? Today is all about how Marie is applying, the application fees, and getting setup.
Bitcoin For Cross Border Businesses in Hong Kong w/ Larry Salibra
GFA027. Welcome back everyone to Global From Asia, episode 27. It has been raining for about a week straight here in South of China and even had some hail come down on Sunday night with minor flooding.
Hong Kong Needs Stripe Merchant Account Services
GFA026. As a Hong Kong business owner, accepting credit cards online is a crucial piece! We need Stripe in Hong Kong. With limited options for accepting credit cards online, especially in many of our e-commerce and technology startups!
Hong Kong Programmer & Tech Scene with Chris Li
GFA025. Thank you for tuning in to another Global From Asia show! Finally in shorts and flip flops here in South China as its warming up finally from an abnormally longer cold streak! So I’m in an extra good mood recording this intro – and I’m also excited as we get into today’s episode!
Getting a Hong Kong Credit Card
GFA023. Today we are bringing back Chris Gormley, who was on the show back in Episode 9 on B2B Global Business, he has always been a reference point for me and others when getting credit cards in Hong Kong . This podcast may sound a bit dry talking about interest rates, accounting, grace periods, and bank statements – but I believe its extremely eye opening for those doing business overseas.
Managing International Cashflow & Business Lessons with Attila
GFA021. Today’s episode is at the tail end of my 1 month USA road trip (sorry I missed last week, too much traveling!) and I was able to get some juicy inside information about how my friend Attila runs his international business, dealing with international banking, cash flows , import and export headaches for consumer electronics in and out of China, and some business lessons with business partners. Enjoy!