SmallBizPod #56 – Asian Entrepreneurship

This week SmallBizPod #56, the entrepreneurs podcast, takes a look at Asian business focusing on the growing economic powerhouse that is India and its new found zest for entrepreneurship. It also examines what motivates British Asian entrepreneurs, celebrates their success and considers the opportunities for partnerships and business creation between India and the UK as a new economic world order takes shape.

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Show Notes

Summary

Intro:

• 00:00 Alex on what’s coming up in the show.
• 1:09 Please, if you have 5-10 minutes to spare, head over to do the SmallBizPod survey and you might end up winning an iPod Touch.
• 2:20 Thanks to Sage for their sponsorship of SmallBizPod.

Features:

• 03:34 Interviews exploring Asian entrepreneurship in India and the UK with Sunil Malhotra, CEO of Idea Farms, Raj Patel MBE, policy director of Make Your Mark, Kamel Hothi, Asian Markets Director at Lloyds TSB which sponsors the Southern Jewel Awards celebrating Asian business success, JA Chowdary, President of the Hyderabad chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs group, and Imraan Ladak, chief executive of DRC Locums and chairman of Kettering Town Football Club.

Comments:

• 31.06 Rowena Mead, inventor and guest blogger on the SmallBizPod blog is going to be featured on BBC2’s Money Programme. Do check it out on Friday 2 November at 7pm on BBC2.
• 32.07 Diarmuid O’Donovan writes to mention that cpdwise.com has been nominated Ireland’s Net Visionary Awards. Check out the site and give him a vote!
• 32.34 Thanks from Andrea for advice for her property letting business in Barcelona.
• 32.53 Thanks to Gordon Graham who writes a great blog on innovation and creates some excellent progressive house mixes!
• 33.30 Thanks to those who signed up to the Frappr map including: Helen Brown from Dublin, Paul Anthony form Northern Ireland and Sam Fisher from Cranbrook.

• 34.11 Music – Old Feelings by Beckett with thanks to Exegene.

Tags: small business podcast, indian entrepreneurship, asian business