We in HUONE appreciate delicious food. It is essential to us and can simply make or break your day. Taste and aroma can bring up memories, provoke innovation, inspire discussion or simply, make you happy. Food really does not need to be complicated in order to be delicious. Our chef Jay is sharing one of … Continued
If I have to mention my one Achilles heel when it comes to running a business I would surely say ’marketing’. I’m not much of a visual person to determine what looks good and what does not. I don’t see the direct power of various media and how they relate to sales and a success of a business. … Continued
Joewin Tan, CEO of HUONE Singapore sat down with the StyleGuide team and took the opportunity to tell about her successful journey as an entrepreneur. In the interview, she stresses how important it is for her to be thankful and give back to the society. At Huone, whenever we have leftover food, we make it a point … Continued
23 February 2017, with no working capital and a team of passionate individuals who only had a week of training, we opened our doors to a world of (im)possibilities. It was our first event and already we were hosting 300 people, important people who have invested their hard-earned savings, people who have vouched for us … Continued
2017 was a dramatic year. As an immigrant living in Finland, who is so damn proud to bring Finnish awesomeness to the world, witnessing Trump being elected president was cruel. While I see we live in the globalised world, where we are supposed to see a unity in diversity, there are those who feel better … Continued
It was like having that ‘we are ready to fight’ spirit, we were going to give it everything we’ve got. Which was not much. On that first day of operation, 23rd November 2012, we had 2 groups of customers for Pikkujoulu. One was in Kellari room, the other was in Inno room. Half of … Continued
Most entrepreneurs I know are highly motivated and crazy passionate about what they do and they know exactly what they want to achieve. However, what we don’t realise is that sometimes, our tenacious hunger for success and enthusiasm may cloud our judgement when it comes to making business decisions. This makes having a board incredibly … Continued
If it is ever okay? I am currently in Singapore. With my husband and the little one, for 1 month while Finland is having a holiday. Our aims are to guide and monitor that the HUONE standards in Sales, Customer Excellence and other processes here in HUONE Singapore are in tuned with our expectations. Everything … Continued
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Many of you may know, for opening HUONE Singapore and taking steps into the global scene, we needed funding. For the past 1,5 years I have met over 100 investors and pitched countless times. It was a nightmare; some may even say a traumatic experience. I put on a thick skin, went into meeting after … Continued
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Love at first sight with HUONE When I met Evon Söderlund, Founder of HUONE, in Singapore through the introduction of PwC, I saw the answer to what many organisations have been asking for – creative and flexible meeting rooms that promote’s collaboration and productivity. Apart from sharing similar values with Evon, I got very attracted … Continued
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First in the world, HUONE is a hotel that only offers meeting rooms. After its 3 years of startup success in Helsinki, this Finnish innovation is expanding to the top 10 Meeting Cities in the world by 2025, starting from Singapore.
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HUONE is the World’s first Events Hotel, a new service concept that may not be easily understood by its name. Instead of doing the ordinary company showcase video the team behind HUONE decided to innovate. They did an original song, with lyrics stating the company values and music video showing the fun spirit that the … Continued
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Writer: Evgenia Belova (Hostess at HUONE) How does it feel to work in HUONE? I will try to answer this question, at least to myself. Especially since recently I have being really struggling to do so. But first, I will tell something else… Evon is sitting in front of me with a brand new copy … Continued
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As an Asian, I grew up in a hierarchy culture. I am used to taking orders as a child, I do what it is told to me, most of the time. 😉 I have high respect for seniors and those who are higher ranked. Needless to say, we don’t call each other by the first … Continued