It is nothing new to at least unofficially draft a deal on the golf course or in the sauna. The latter being the more popular option in Finland. Sometimes none of those is an option given the weather, season, or number of people involved. HUONE Kamppi (opening in fall 2018) has a solution for that … Continued
You hear the word ‘sandbox’ and you’re transported immediately to childhood and time spent in the park or the playground building sandcastles or exploring desert islands. You remember all the stories you told and the realms you constructed, the kingdoms that fought off invading hordes, or were home to countless insects. So much was possible, … Continued
HUONE Singapore is competing for the TTG Awards for Best Business Hotel and Best Meetings & Conventions Hotel categories. Show how much you like HUONE by simply voting for HUONE Singapore. Every vote count, we do appreciate your help. Thank you! Vote for HUONE Singapore here.
You’re in a meeting and the phone starts buzzing. You look at the screen to see who it is, and it is an important call. You do not want to disturb the meeting and at the same time, can not talk to this person in front of your colleagues. What do you do? Flee to the … Continued
Administrative professionals are the ones with many names: secretary, assistant, PA, administrator, office manager, right arm…etc. Here is a story from an assistant we know: One of the biggest mistakes I will never forget making as a secretary was to send out a group email with the subject line, “Massage from the Embassy”. At the … Continued
Your company culture is what your company stands for. Many millennials these days look beyond salary and leaves when it comes to looking for a job. They want to join a company that allows them to be successful and happy. Most of us would define a positive company culture as Google. We all want to … Continued
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
Consistently ranked as one of the top MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Events) cities in the world, Singapore is a meeting destination that increasingly attracts business meetings and events. In order to maintain its position as the preferred meeting destination, Singapore is taking the meeting experience to the next level by making available more and … 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
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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It’s been 3 weeks since we opened our doors but somehow it feels just like yesterday. What I remember vividly is how I saw the team come together to run their first and most important event, our Official Opening. During the 1.5 weeks of training, the team was put on a steep learning curve to … 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