Hi guys
My name is Alberto, from Spain(31 y/o). Have been following the forum (specially for ideas on Asian girls when travelling...) for the last 2 years and Im starting to collaborate now...
I have worked as an international business developer during the last years, as an expatriate, in Saudi Arabia, India and China..., currently I have a company dedicated to animal feed for Saudi Arabia. I currently have two business ideas in mind looking to study & (possibly) implement with several partners (friends, work colleagues, RooshV members, anyone reliable...) in order to diversify the risks. The final aim is to relocate myself to SEA:
A) Import handicrafts from SEA: I'm visiting Indonesia this coming July (Surabaya & Yogyakarta) to check possible partners or reliable suppliers....anybody is there or have contacts/info about how the market works? I'm also interested in Thailand or Vietnam to say some.
B) Opening a hostel in Myanmar, Thailand or Indonesia. I have been to these places already. In the case f Thailand, its the last option since there are tons and tons and tons of hostels.
Im more interested in Indonesia and Myanmar but I don't have any experience in the hospitality sector (the idea is just to rent a flat, beds, etc...something very basic for backpackers). The first two barriers I can figure are:
- Corruption (bribing officials to open and keep open the business). In the case of Myanmar I have heard that its corrupt as hell and nowadays the real estate is crazy expensive.
- Necessity of a local partner with a high % share of the business. Maybe this issue can be overcome by using figurehead/front man, some Law Firms in emerging markets offer this service in exchange of an annual fee.
Any ideas or recommendations??? Open to any suggestion, PM are also welcome
My name is Alberto, from Spain(31 y/o). Have been following the forum (specially for ideas on Asian girls when travelling...) for the last 2 years and Im starting to collaborate now...
I have worked as an international business developer during the last years, as an expatriate, in Saudi Arabia, India and China..., currently I have a company dedicated to animal feed for Saudi Arabia. I currently have two business ideas in mind looking to study & (possibly) implement with several partners (friends, work colleagues, RooshV members, anyone reliable...) in order to diversify the risks. The final aim is to relocate myself to SEA:
A) Import handicrafts from SEA: I'm visiting Indonesia this coming July (Surabaya & Yogyakarta) to check possible partners or reliable suppliers....anybody is there or have contacts/info about how the market works? I'm also interested in Thailand or Vietnam to say some.
B) Opening a hostel in Myanmar, Thailand or Indonesia. I have been to these places already. In the case f Thailand, its the last option since there are tons and tons and tons of hostels.
Im more interested in Indonesia and Myanmar but I don't have any experience in the hospitality sector (the idea is just to rent a flat, beds, etc...something very basic for backpackers). The first two barriers I can figure are:
- Corruption (bribing officials to open and keep open the business). In the case of Myanmar I have heard that its corrupt as hell and nowadays the real estate is crazy expensive.
- Necessity of a local partner with a high % share of the business. Maybe this issue can be overcome by using figurehead/front man, some Law Firms in emerging markets offer this service in exchange of an annual fee.
Any ideas or recommendations??? Open to any suggestion, PM are also welcome