Bonny Kross, an artist from South Africa, but with roots from other African countries including Uganda, is the first from Africa to cast his vote in Taiwan, this election 2022. We spoke with him about his journey and his purpose for exercising his right as a newly minted Taiwan citizen. Meanwhile, our friends from Space21 co working space is offering one month free rent for desk space, office address, if you sign up for full year contract. Email me – paolojoseph@gmail.com  Follow Bonny Kross’ IG, to know more about his life in Taiwan as a music teacher. Support this show -   Support ..read more

Our guest for today is Garrick Cheung from Hong Kong, founder of WorkSpace. He came to Taiwan more than a decade ago to help people from Hong Kong set up their companies here in Taiwan. His startup WorkSpace is a co-working space and also connected to his wife's accounting firm for foreigners who wish to set up a company here. Since his co-working space is located in New Taipei City, he discusses why a foreigner should consider this location for their startups. Accounting firm https://www.shop1688.com.tw/aom20210331016/ Co-working space https://www.workspace.com.tw/ Support the show ..read more

This show is to answer your questions about starting up in Taiwan either for business, school, or just hanging around! So, leave your questions in the comments section below. Our topic for today is about a foreigner who started his own Board Game company, we want to learn how he has done it and get to know more about his journey in Taiwan, so far. Let’s welcome Kurt Penny from Canada!  Support the show ..read more

What’s up, what’s down, what is going on around. I am Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com. This show is to answer your questions about starting up in Taiwan either for business, school, or just hanging around! So, leave your questions in the comments section below. Our topic for today is the challenges of banking in Taiwan 1.    Citibank, one of the biggest banks in the US, is no longer operating in Taiwan. They left not just in Taiwan, but other countries too including Russia, Thailand, and the Philippines. So, for all of you Americans to consider, maybe open a Bank of Amer ..read more

What’s up, what’s down, what is going on around. I am Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com. This show is to answer your questions about starting up in Taiwan either for business, school, or just hanging around! So, leave your questions in the comments section below. Our topic for today is the challenges of banking in Taiwan 1.    Citibank, one of the biggest banks in the US, is no longer operating in Taiwan. They left not just in Taiwan, but other countries too including Russia, Thailand, and the Philippines. So, for all of you Americans to consider, maybe open a Bank of Amer ..read more

Elias Ek, Founder and CEO of Enspyre, and author of How to Start a Business in Taiwan, talks about the opportunities for foreigners to invest in local startups in Taiwan as he invites them to attend at upcoming event on June 20th, 6:30pm at FutureWard. The event will have him and other foreigners who have invested in startups in Taiwan that are owned by foreigners and even locals.  To register for this event, go to - https://www.facebook.com/events/1349182355579419/?ti=ls Support the show ..read more

We’re starting a new segment, delivering some news and or insights about the hottest topics for foreigners here in Taiwan. This month of May, is tax filing season so here are some important things that you need to remember.  1.   The government of Taiwan has extended the filing of taxes for individual, business, and property taxes until June 30th, to avoid crowding at tax offices, now that we’re experiencing a surge in the number of COVID cases. 2.   For business owners, you need to file taxes every two months, that is every other month starting January, March, May, July, and so ..read more

Jake Morrison from the US has been living in Taiwan for almost 30 years, and been running his tech company here for 19 years. His focus is converting business opportunities into new products, designing user experiences and then bringing them to life. Morrison has delivered hundreds of projects in health care, FinTech, AdTech, telecom, and supply chain, including challenging high-integrity and high-performance apps handling billions of transactions a day. Morrison finished his Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering from the University of Southern C ..read more

This event is organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a technology research and development institution in Taiwan. ITRI has been organizing these events to foster startup growth.  Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com, and MillionDC Ltd. was chosen to host the event. The guest speakers were Bruce Bateman, Chairman of Innovation and Startup Ecosystem at LITEON, and Melody Ho, Marketing Director of Glia Cloud. Support the show ..read more

This event is organized by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a technology research and development institution in Taiwan. ITRI has been organizing these events to foster startup growth.  Paolo Lising, founder of StartupInTaiwan.com, and MillionDC Ltd. was chosen to host the event. The guest speakers were Bruce Bateman, Chairman of Innovation and Startup Ecosystem at LITEON, and Melody Ho, Marketing Director of Glia Cloud. Since Google joined Safari and Firefox in blocking third-party cookies, people have been speculating on the consequences and seeking out alternative ..read more