You may want to research the fate of LucasArts/ILM in Singapore. There was some rumors about reducing headcount there but it's all hearsay to me. You may be a better judge of poring through news or googling with the right keywords.MographExpat wrote: That is a good question, *why* I would even come to Singapore to do it. I settled on Southeast Asia years ago and determined Singapore had the most opportunity for real growth and first world income, while being in a very strategically useful area. Singapore *was* recruiting heavily at Los Angeles conferences and I met many Singaporean designers. Also, outsourcing is becoming a *huge* issue with the VFX industry, I'd like to head that off at the pass and be able to work in Asia if need be when it inevitably happens to the graphics industry as well. Lastly, just for the adventure, while I'm still young!
Thanks for the heads up! I looked into it and it seeeems like LucasArts (the video game division) was shut down when Disney bough it last year. As far as I can tell though, they just built a huge new building in Singapore for the film and animation divisions, so that seems like a positive development.nakatago wrote:You may want to research the fate of LucasArts/ILM in Singapore. There was some rumors about reducing headcount there but it's all hearsay to me. You may be a better judge of poring through news or googling with the right keywords.
Hmm I'm not sure anymore. I just always assumed I would since my roots are in the US and I want to do business there, but if I'm physically located in SG it doesn't seem to make much sense. I guess that since it seems my residency in SG is at the hands of a capricious system that I would like the option of consolidating back in the US if I can't keep residency. Also I need to research the tax situation of doing business in the US as a foreign company, I don't know much about that.Strong Eagle wrote:I still don't see why you wouldn't want to create an independent SG private limited as opposed to a subsidiary, which will cause you additional tax headaches in the USA.
I'll get hold of my friend and see if he is willing to chat.
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