Franchise Interviews
Helping Singaporeans Speak Good English
Since 1981, Veta, Asia’s largest Spoken English Training Academy, has successfully trained more than 2.2 million students in over 200 centres all over India, owing to a simple yet comprehensive course materials taught by specially trained faculty. Eager to expand in South East Asia, Amoha Education (P) Ltd., owner of this illustrious English training brand. It opened an international office in Singapore in early 2008 and was fittingly awarded the International Franchisor of the Year Award by FLA in 2009 – an astonishing achievement for a company that made a foray into Singapore not more than a year. Franchise Asia spoke to Mani Rajagopalan, Director of Amoha Learning Solutions (P) Ltd., to learn more about Veta’s ambitious overseas expansion plans.
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DyueMall.com – THE LARGEST ONLINE HYPERMALL IN MALAYSIA With A Personal Touch
DyueMall.com (Dyue or Joy in Mandarin) illuminates the deep aspiration of Xavier Tan, Managing Director of DyueMall.com, has for his stakeholders. His keen observation on the dilemma faced by merchants, entrepreneurs and customers in the daily business world was the inspiration to create the ‘joyful’ online shopping environment for all to prosper. Franchise Asia gets to know more on how this online marketplace is different from others out there.
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Strengthening MFA From The Top
After spending almost 14 years on the franchisor’s side, Sofia Leong Abdullah took the CEO’s hot-seat at MFA in July this year. For someone who had acquired first hand experience of the Malaysian franchising scene from being an EXCO member of MFA and from representing renowned international franchisors, she could well be the best person to give MFA the push to become an aggressive franchise association in South East Asia. Franchise Asia caught up with her at FIM2010 to find out her plans for MFA.
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From Parents to Franchisees
Fascinated by the vast improvements demonstrated by their children enrolled in Little Neuro Tree – Singapore’s 1st Multi-Language Brain Development Programme for children aged three months to six years old – drove three parents to spread the programme’s benefit in the best way possible – by becoming Little Neuro Tree franchisee themselves. Franchise Asia spoke to Ivy Lim, one of the partners of Little Neuro Tree (Hougang Centre) to find out want made this child development programme so different and her mission as a franchisee to promote it.
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Incorporating the Best Preschool Practices For Your Child
Kinderland is a leading provider of quality infant and child care, bilingual preschool education and premiere student care for children two months to 12 years of age. Kinderland’s child care franchise in Siglap, owned by Janet Ho, is one of the best performing franchisees for the Kinderland brand. From a humble initial enrolment of 20 children, Janet’s efficient operational framework, consistent strive to add value to the brand and love and passion for nurturing children has resulted in a successful franchise business, and also the Franchisee of the Year Award 2009. Franchise Asia did a quick interview with Janet Ho to find out what it takes to excel in this field.
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