Banks in Asia continue to place strong emphasis on entrepreneurs, including UOB, which has launched a networking initiative for knowledge-sharing and collaboration opportunities within the segment.
Members of «The Business Circle» will be able to tap into the bank’s network of entrepreneurs to learn from one another, facilitating cross-industry, cross-border connections and collaborations.
Family firms are a significant contributor to Asia’s continued economic growth, accounting for 34 percent of the region’s gross domestic product, said Frederick Chin, UOB’s head of group wholesale banking and markets.
Having worked with businesses across generations, we know that experience, expertise, and creativity can take any business to greater heights and we want to help them in that process.
In addition to connections, The Business Circle will also run masterclasses and workshops covering topics such as diversification, digitalization, and cross-border expansion.
Overseas trips will also be organized with the first one planned Chengdu and Chongqing in November this year. The trip will allow 50 members to visit Liangjiang New Area’s Digital Economy Industrial Park and Hema, Alibaba’s tech-driven supermarket.
More than 300 business owners attended the launch of The Business Circle yesterday from Singapore, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
