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FLA SINGAPOREONLINE NEWSLETTERISSUE 8: March/April 2015

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29th FFM Course

Venue: 50 Market Street, #10-01

14th – 15th May

9am – 5pm

Fees: Member: $550. Non-Member: $650

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UPCOMINGEVENTS

DEAL HUNTER – Business Matching Program

IE Singapore and FLA, together with its member consultants, have

launched a business matching program overseas for Singapore

companies. The subsides allows for up too 70% of the cost to

participating companies

Donna Lee, Chair, FLA Singapore

[email protected]

I welcome on board our newly elected FLA Exco Members for 2015

who themselves are renowned and well established in their own

area of expertise.

Our Newly Elected Exco just had its first meeting for the year and

have finalised our Strategic FLA Plan 2015. There will be having

many exciting activities and events lined up for all our members.

FLA will continue to work closely with various government bodies

who are our partners to assist our members growth and

internationalization. The exciting FLA Asia Exhibition and

Conference in October 2015 will be a great venue to source for

potential franchisees internationally.

There will also be several franchise-matching events in various

countries throughout 2015. Opportunities for further branding for our

members are also in the pipeline. More information will be released

in the near future regarding this high value add branding endeavors.

2015 will see continued opportunities to network, exchange business

ideas, explore areas for co-operation, and create business

networking opportunities locally and globally for our members.

Affiliations and co-operation with relevant organizations to enhance

value creation that is beneficial to all parties involved will be

important.

Overall, FLA is also a platform for our members to obtain exposure

and learn from other franchisor’s experience, attend educational

activities to further franchising/licensing know how and best

practices, be updated on what is happening in the franchise industry

globally, just to name a few.

We look forward to see more of our members and new members

embarking on the franchising, branding and licensing growth journey

together with our Association in 2015 and beyond.

Thank you and have a great year ahead.

SoulKids – Best in Class

That SoulKids has been awarded "Best in class " for Life Skills in

Harpers Bazaar March edition? Well done!

Dear FLA Members, Partners and

Friends,

Thank you for your continuous

support for FLA Singapore. I would

like to thank the 2014 Exco and Sub-

Committee Heads for their dedication

and good work done. We are thankful

for our FLA Advisors who continue to

contribute in many ways for the good

of the Association. Not forgetting our

members who came forward to

volunteer and contribute their time as

well.

Wee Nam Kee flagship store

That Wee Nam Kee is opening its first Japan flagship store with a

local franchise partner in June? We gathered it is a 2,500 sqf

outlet! More news soon!

MEMBERS NEWS

The Franchising and Licensing Association expresses

condolences and gratitude to Mr Lee Kuan Yew

AEC Seminar


23rd May

3pm – 5pm


Franchise Negotiations


24th May

9am – 12pm


Letter from FLA Chair

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Introducing 2015 FLA Executive CommitteeElected FLA 2015 Executive Committee

FLA held its 21st AGM on the 13th of March

and welcomed its newly elected committee

for 2015.

Karen Eidsvik, the outgoing Chair gave her

final speech to the members and informed

the members that the association is in good

hands. She thanked the outgoing executive

members, Mr Christopher Gay, Director,

Andersen’s Ice Cream Singapore and Mr

Desmond Peh, CEO, Just Education

Singapore, for their years of service and

wished them well in their future business

endeavours.

She also thanked the incoming executive

members, Mr Andrew Lee, CEO, Zingrill

Holdings Singapore and Mr Andrew Khoo,

Director, ABR Holdings Singapore for their

willingness to serve the association.

The secretariat and the board would like to

thank Karen Eidsvik for her wonderful tenure

as FLA Chair

Position Name

Chairman Donna LeeCEOKinderGolf Pte Ltd

Vice-Chairman

Andrew TjioeExecutive ChairmanTung Lok Millennium

Honorary Secretary

Li DongFranchise Manager7 Eleven, Cold Storage

Honorary Treasurer

John OngCEOFT Consulting Pte Ltd

Member Bobby OngManaging DirectorAuto Saver Pte Ltd

Member Albert KongCEOAsiawide Franchise Consultants Pte Ltd

Member Andrew LeeCEOZingrill Holdings Pte Ltd

Member Low Cheong KeeCEOHome Fix - DIY

Member Alex ButtPresidentSignarama Singapore

Member Andrew KhooDirectorABR Holdings Ltd

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Fundamentals of Franchise Management

(FFM) - 29th Intake (14th – 15th May 2015)

Fundamentals of Franchise

Management (FFM) is the first

foundation course on franchising by

Franchising and Licensing Association

(FLA) Singapore. FFM will introduce

participants to multidisciplinary areas

involved in the franchising practice.

Using lectures, case studies and

assignments, FFM will provide

participants the necessary theories,

background information and practical

learning experiences for their executive

responsibilities.

FT Consulting, together with

Franchising and Licensing Association

(FLA Singapore), will conduct the

course.

Topics covered the key areas of:

• Understanding the Franchise

Business

• Franchise Manuals and Marketing

• Legal and Commercial Framework of

Franchising

• Financial Considerations in

Franchising

. Using case studies and real world

examples, together with active

participation and discussions, the

course proved to be time and money

well spent for the participants.

Expanding Internationally through Franchising

International law firm Bird & Bird recently conducted a seminar on the hot

topic of Expanding Internationally through Franchising and Related Models,

in conjunction with the Franchising and Licensing Association (FLA)

Singapore. The successful seminar saw a turn-out of over 60 participants

from across various sectors, including the F&B, education and the hospitality

industries. The event was kick-started by an opening address given by Mr.

Alban Kang – Managing Partner of ATMD Bird & Bird Singapore, and Mr. JJ

Lavigne – Executive Director of FLA Singapore.

Brand protection expert, Ms. Lorraine Anne Tay (ATMD Bird & Bird,

Singapore), shared on the legal strategies for brand protection and gave her

insights on the importance of management and protection of intellectual

property as companies expand internationally. Mr. Graeme Payne (Bird &

Bird, London) – who regularly advises on franchising issues – went on to

illustrate the various structures and mechanisms which can be adopted by

business owners in their international expansion through franchising,

touching on the different franchising and management models available.

Another area of concern for business owners is that of dispute resolution for

franchising and related arrangements. Mr. Boey Swee Siang (ATMD Bird &

Bird, Singapore) – who has more than 15 years of experience on civil

litigation and international arbitration – took the floor and highlighted the

various possible areas of dispute which can arise in a franchising

relationship,

The final segment of the seminar was a lively and engaging panel discussion

chaired by Dr. Mark Abell (Bird & Bird, London) – who is recognized as an

internationally renowned franchising guru. The other members of the panel

were Ms. Lee Lin Li (Tay & Partners, Malaysia) and Dr. Sven-Michael

Werner (Bird & Bird, Shanghai).

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Deal Hunter Program to Tokyo, Japan with FT Consulting (Singapore & Japan)

FLA Singapore is proud to announce

the launch of our advertising media

platform .

FLA’s Website and Newsletter is the

premier platform for franchise

marketing in Singapore and Asia.

With over 80% of business decisions

now being made online, now more

than ever, when it comes to marketing

your franchise, you simple cannot

afford to do it wrong.

Our newsletter reaches out to over

2000 contacts and our website is the

only official source of franchise news

and information in Singapore.

If you want to expose your franchise

to the Asian market. Advertising with

FLA Singapore is the best option

Advertising with FLA is restricted for

members. Rates start at $800 for 6

months and $1,500 for 1 year.

Banner requirements:

1000px (w) by 480px (h)

FLA Advertising

On the 3rd of March, FLA and FT Consulting

Singapore and Japan, conducted its first

ever DEAL HUNTER program in Tokyo. 7

Singapore Companies in total went for the

deal hunter trip.

IE Singapore and FLA Singapore together

with the DEAL HUNTER program gives

Singapore Franchise Consultants subsidies

for business matchmaking overseas. They

interview prospective franchisees and

recommend a short list of supposedly

compatible Singapore franchise. They would

prepare meetings with investors looking to

invest in a franchise with quality Singapore

companies looking to expand their portfolio

of business through franchising.

Visit our FLA Facebook page and website

galleries for more images

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FLA Members Interview : Mr Eric Lim, Director, MyGym Singapore

FLA: Good morning Eric. You are the CEO of my Gym. Can you tell us a bit more

about My Gym?

Eric Lim: My Gym Children Fitness is probably one of the biggest child fitness

centre in the world. My Gym is about 30 years old and spreads over 30 countries,

and over 300 outlets in the world, It is ranked #1 in the children fitness arena

under the Franchise 500 worldwide. So actually what we do is providing programs

for kids from 6 weeks old all the way to 13 years old. We provide fitness programs

like gymnastic but in a fun way, we do music and movements, we do swinging but

focusing on a few areas of development. For example, hanging. We do hanging on

high bars, hanging on a ring, or put them on a balancing bean so the kids get a

feel of balancing while developing their motorskills. We provide fitness programs

like gymnastic but in a fun way, we do music and movements, we do swinging but

focusing on a few areas of development. For example, hanging. We do hanging on

high bars, hanging on a ring, or put them on a balancing bean so the kids get a

feel of balancing while developing their motorskills.

FLA: Were you yourself a devoted athlete or gymnast when you were young?

Eric Lim: I used to do a lot of sport in my young days. I was a national dragon baot

rower. I may have stopped but my teammates then are still rowing!

FLA: Don’t you want to resume?

Eric Lim: I don’t think I can because it is really taxing, very tough, but a very nice

sport that teaches perserverance in our young days and develop great team spirit.

My Gym does these things too…

FLA: So how do you get involved in My Gym, knowing that you used to work for a

large IT company?

* Rest of interview can be read in our website at:

http://www.flasingapore.org/interviews

In order to offer FLA members, the

government sector and investors a

more comprehensive understanding

on the franchise industry in

Singapore, FLA launched a nation-

wide study retail survey (building up a

massive database with over 17,000

retail

outlets) covering 100 shopping malls,

all the existing MRT/LRT stations and

Bus interchanges in Singapore. The

sample population excludes the

stores that scatter across streets,

residential areas, hospitals, hotels,

office buildings, etc. Then FLA filtered

out the franchise brands and

produced analytic summaries that are

condensed in that neat little survey

report.

S$85 for non-members.

Free for all 2015 members.

Contact 6333 0292 to receive

your free digital copy or to

order one.

FLA 2014 Survey Report is on sale!

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FLA would like to welcome Ms.

Michelle Kwok to our fraternity. She is

FLA’s new Industry Development

Manager and will be taking care of

Membership, Events and LEAD.

Michelle graduated with a hospitality

& tourism management honours and

given the passion for events

management, Michelle joined a local

event company upon graduation to

learn the ropes of managing different

types of events. She then moved on

to a career in a local association

where she is part of a team that

organises awards for the SME

community. After gaining

understanding of the SME community

and with the interest to assist

companies in internationalisation,

Michelle took on the role of helping

companies with their overseas

expansion mainly through trade fairs

participation.

CEO Luncheon: Hosted by Ms Elim Chew, founder of 77th

Street Label @ I’m Kim Korean BBQ, her latest business venture and first foray in F&B

A few times throughout the year, FLA will

hosts a CEO luncheon with a guest whospeaks on topical issues of interest. Theassociation has attracted a host of keypersonalities to date including localrestaurateur Mr Andrew Tjioe, ExecutiveChairman, Tung Lok Group, who is alsothe Chairman of the RestaurantAssociation of Singapore as well as MrSean Flynn, EVP of SilverneedleHospitality.The first CEO luncheon of 2015 washosted by Ms Elim Chew, Founder of 77thStreet and winner of numerousentrepreneurial accolades. The topic forthe luncheon was on the future of retail inSingapore as well as her experience ingrowing brands in Asia. During herremarks, Elim discussed her future plansfor her expansion into China and 77th

Street group upcoming initiatives. Inparticular, she outlined her ideas about therole that Hong Kong and Singapore willplay as China continues to open up itscapital markets and internationlise therenminbi.During the Luncheon, we also met up withnew members like Mr Alvin Tan fromSureClean Singapore, and Mr TommyGan from Daekyo Eye Level. Familiarfaces like Ms Yvonne Chia from Home-FixDIY and Ms Lorraine Tay from Bird & BirdLaw Corporation also graced the event.

New FLA Secretariat

Ms Michelle Kwok, FLA, Industry

Development Manager (LEAD &

Capabilities)

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FLA WELCOMEs

NEW MEMBERSOF MARCH

2015 !!

iBosses iBosses provides entrepreneurship education, development and

investment. Its mission is to nurture, groom and grow successful entrepreneurs via

iBosses Global Platform with one objective:

Turn your Passion into Success.

Contact: Doreen Koh

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ibosses.com

Contact: Esther Lim


Website: www.leapschoolhouse.com.sg

ThinkersBox Started in 2006, ThinkersBox specialises in Cognitive Development for

children aged 5-12 years old. Our focus is on building and improving key intellectual capabilities

that will help each child to maximise their potential within and beyond the classroom.

Contact: Eric Tan

Email:[email protected]

Website: www.thinkersbox.com

Leap School House LEAP foregrounds the need to build in our children, the

need to see learning as a process of exploration. At LEAP, we believe that active learning

emphasises the premise for the formulation of ideas and thinking to take place. When young

children are allowed to see their learning experiences as integrative and inter-woven with their

surroundings, a new domain of understanding will begin to take shape.

GameWare Pte Ltd GameWare's vision is to make shooting and fighting in

computer games a reality. We intend to do so by developing a suite of electronic-packed

wearable gaming devices that integrate with mobile applications to enable game play in real-life

never like before. We dream about being about to sword fight like ninja, and being able to

perform all the possible Jutsu. Fight like one of the Spartans

Contact: Jacqueline Ng


Website: www..igameware.com.sg

Saybons We started Saybons with the objective of making French food affordable and

accessible to everyone. We have packed the goodness of French food into convenient

takeaways, one that allows you to enjoy on the go, in your office or in the comforts of our cafes.

We hope everyone in this time-pressed world can enjoy French goodness without fuss

Contact: Ian Choo


Website: www.lsaybons.com

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Countdown with us to

FLAsia 2015

Franchising & Licensing

Asia (FLAsia) 2014 was a

great success! This year we

are delighted to announce

that we will be welcoming a

record 300 international

fracnhises and brands to the

show this year, from 22

countries all over the world.

FLAsia 2015 will be the

most exciting franchising

and licensing exhibition thus

far, showcasing numerous

international business

concepts. Stay tuned for

updates

Admission Policy

Open to Business / Trade

Visitors, and Individuals

Seeking Business and

Investment Opportunities.

Free admission by Online

Pre-registration or Onsite

Registration. Minors below

the age of 16 will not be

permitted entry.

On-site registration is open

each day during the show.

All visitors must wear an

event badge to enter the

exhibition hall.

For more information:

Michelle Kwok@ FLA (Singapore)

PHONE: +65 6333 0204FAX: +65 6333 0962

EMAIL: [email protected]

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BUSINESS FOCUS

Join us in Jakarta, Indonesia, 29th

– 31st May 2015, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends anddevelopments in franchising!!Thousands of your peers will bethere...shouldn't you?

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

Franchise companies, small andmedium-sized enterprises andinvestors who are keen andserious about franchising andlicensing into Indonesia.

Visitor Profile

• Entrepreneurs who are looking for new prospective business opportunities

• Businessmen and professionals who intend to become an entrepreneur

• Franchisors and license consultants

• Professional management consultants

For more information:

Michelle Kwok@ FLA (Singapore)PHONE: +65 6333 0204

FAX: +65 6333 0962EMAIL: [email protected]

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Calendar of Events

2015 FLA CALENDAR

APRIL 23rd FLA Workshop – AEC Seminar

24th FLA Workshop - Franchise Negotiations ( Scotwork Asia)

MAY 11th FLA Best Practice Workshop – IP Consult Session (IPOS)

14th - 15th 29th FFM (Fundamentals of Franchise Management)

18th - 19th Deal Hunter - Bangkok

28th - 29th Deal Hunter - Myanmar

29th – 31st IFRA Indonesia Franchise Show

JUNE 5thFLA Workshop - Leveraging Your Business (JPL Wong Business Consultantcy)

11th FLA Workshop - GST Workshop for SME's (GST Acedemy)

12th - 14th Philippines Franchise Show

25th CEO Luncheon (For Members only)

JULY 3rd - 5th Macao Franchise Show (Visit)

9th 30th FFM (Fundamentals of Franchise Management)

23rd FLA Best Practice Workshop – Regional IP Requirements in Franchising

AUGUST 6th CEO Luncheon (For Members only)

14th FLA Best Practice Workshop - Licensing vs Frachising Seminar

SEPTEMBER 3rd - 5th Shanghai Franchise Show

12th - 14th Indonesia Franchise Show (REED)

16th FLA Networking @ Penny Black

17th – 19th Deal Hunter - Bangkok

OCTOBER 20th Deal Hunter - Abu Dhabi

29th - 31st FLAsia Show –IMAP

30th - 31st FLAsia Conference

30th - 31st 31st FFM (Fundamentals of Franchise Management))

NOVEMBER 24th - 26th Abu Dhabi Food Only Franchise Show

DECEMBER 4th - 6th Hong Kong SME Expo (Visit)

Jan-16 13th - 15th HKTDC Licensing Show

20th - 23rd IFA Convention and Exhibition (Visit)

FLA Secretariat

Jean-Jacques Lavigne (Executive

Director):


Tel: 63330292

Glendon Cheok (Operations

Manager):


Tel: 63330281

Judy Ong (Accounts

Executive):


Tel: 63330292

Michelle Kwok (Industry

Development Manager):


Tel: 63330281

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