FBA 35: Emerging Markets - Analysing Opportunities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar etc

May 27, 2019

What opportunities are there in Asia’s more developing and emerging markets? What should you consider if you’re looking to open a fitness business in a country like Vietnam, Cambodia or Myanmar?

Jack explores the opportunities and potential pitfalls of jumping into one of Asia’s young fitness industries.

In today’s episode we discuss:

1. How I almost opened a gym in Yangon
2. The benefit of hindsight – what I learned
3. When is the right time to open in a young market?
4. Political and legal instability
5. Vietnam’s – ‘the land of opportunity’ 25 years ago, and still today
6. My observations of the Phnom Penh fitness scene
7. Know what you’re getting in for

 

CONSULTANCY FROM JACK THOMAS

 

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