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
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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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4 years ago, I had an idea. I looked for funding from various sources and started to build a network with a humble attitude. Today we are going international with our concept, HUONE, starting in Singapore (opening Feb 2017). I’d like to share my experiences so far from another point of view: ‘if a company … 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