As part of idisav’s interview series on joint ventures, Thomas Cremona had an opportunity to meet with Welbee’s CEO, Jonathan Shaw, for his thoughts on joint ventures, including those in which he had participated prior to his current position. Biography Jonathan Shaw’s business career has encompassed multiple interests from promoting events including co-founding Teatru Unplugged,Continue reading “Jonathan Shaw’s thoughts on joint ventures”
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Michael Debono’s thoughts on joint ventures
As part of the idisav’s interview series on joint ventures, Thomas Cremona had an opportunity to meet with Executive Director at Debono Group, Michael Debono, for his thoughts on joint ventures. Biography After having completed his studies in the UK and China, Michael joined the family business, Debono Group, best known as the Toyota peopleContinue reading “Michael Debono’s thoughts on joint ventures”
Let’s talk about joint ventures
On numerous occasions, various parties may consider collaborating to form a “joint venture” to accomplish certain business goals which may be too challenging to attain independently. The joint venture may be described as a partnership, collaboration, agreement, consortium, franchise representation, a company (with multiple significant shareholders), and a host of other descriptions when more thanContinue reading “Let’s talk about joint ventures”
A Maltese business risk currently ignored
Malta has achieved stellar growth over the past 10 years, aided by the rise in the number of non-Maltese persons choosing to commence working on the Maltese islands. Though it begs the question, that what if that population rise was reversed and the expatriates listened to the colloquial “go BACK to your country”, and theyContinue reading “A Maltese business risk currently ignored”
What happens when a joint venture is unable to make a decision?
Whilst joint ventures aim to pool the resources of the various parties for a greater outcome, they do have their challenges. In this scenario we will consider a joint venture that has achieved relative success over the last few years though has now reached an impasse. Agreement When forming a joint venture, within their agreementContinue reading “What happens when a joint venture is unable to make a decision?“
Clauses to consider for a joint venture agreement
Whilst many business owners are familiar with the technicalities of a joint venture, this may cause them to become lax when setting up a new joint venture, especially when with partners outside of their normal operations. Pre-joint venture In the early stage of the joint venture one may argue whether there is actually a needContinue reading “Clauses to consider for a joint venture agreement“
Why I liquidated two companies and sold one?
A brief overview of the thought process to decide to liquidate two companies and sell one