Part of the ExpatFinder.com team is now back in Singapore ending a month long trip to Europe working on the new features of your search engine. We take a look this week at fresh news of expat entrepreneurs accross the world!

 

Expats not necessarily first to go in recession

When companies in Asia are forced to reduce headcount, whether an affected employee is local or expatriate has little relevance in deciding which one should be retrenched, according to human resource executives.

William L. Ayers Jr., vice president and business unit leader of career management firm The Ayers Group, said it is the nature of their employment that makes many expatriates in Asia at greater risk of losing their jobs.

Read more from ZDNet Asia

The Secrets of an Expatriate Belgian Waffle-Maker

Waffles originate from Western Europe. Belgian waffles in particular have become renowned since they were first showcased in the world food exposition held in New York in 1964. Their soaring popularity in Korea in recent years has seen a Belgian-run place frequented by many waffle lovers. “Didi’s Gaufres” near Hongik University is run by Belgian Didier Balistaire and his Korean wife Park Se-mi.

Photo: Chosun

The name of the shop means Didi’s waffles, as ‘gaufres’ means waffles in French. There are two kinds of Belgian waffle — Liege waffles of sweet taste and chewy texture, and Brussels waffles of a lighter and crisp texture, explained Balistaire.

Read more from Chosun

Dubai’s first ice cream van

A pair of enterprising British brothers believe they have found a niche in Dubai’s burgeoning market – by importing the concept of the ice cream van to the Middle East.
Dan and Nathen Furlong launched their business venture after visiting their expatriate parents in the emirate and wondering why nobody was offering refreshments in the sweltering desert heat.

Read more from Dubai Life

Expats’ excellent Valley ventures

In days gone by, bright-eyed young Aussies would grab their savings and a backpack and take off to London, where they found jobs in pubs and hunkered down in overcrowded and underheated flats.
Today, another kind of migration is occurring. But this time it is bright-eyed Aussie technology entrepreneurs, who are packing their notebook computers and start-up tech companies to take up residence in the San Francisco headquarters of the global advertising agency Euro RSCG. Located there is the Hot House. The idea of expatriate Australian technology and marketing entrepreneur David Cannington, the Hot House provides start-up companies with a desk, broadband access, telephone line and basic office services for $US600 ($628) a month - a bargain in one of the world’s tightest property markets.
“The challenge for early-stage companies that have moved to the US and want to build a business here is to find an environment in which they can grow,” Mr Cannington says.

Read more from Watoday

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