Our Work

We support and kick-start your business expansion in Japan and Singapore (SEA) through our personalized business development and market access services. We take care of your on-location operational tasks, provide you with market intelligence and connect you to the right people.

Some of the things we do (well)

Operational Business Support (Japan/Singapore), Product Marketing & Business Development, Preparation of Market Entry, Marketing & Logistics Concepts, Trade Fair Exhibition Support, Business Creation & Representation, Business Partner Networking, Coaching & Training, Initial Business Set-up, Business Communications & Public Relations.

Philosophy

PlusConcept (Asia) Ltd. has been created out of the need for hands-on operational support and cost efficient services for small and mid-sized business and individuals who wish to expand or invest into Asia. Our focus is on simply getting your job done.
Keeping things simple and straightforward for you is our prerogative. Trust and loyalty are key ingredients of our success - so is our solid and proven network.

We do have the highest quality expectations first of all towards ourselves, our teams, staff and management. The same goes for our partners, who have been for many years active in the relevant product lines in the markets. The quality expectation towards our traded products goes without saying.

The Difference

Consider us part of your team! When you work with us, you will notice the simplicity of getting your job done. We take pride in true professional services, and our working relationship is personal. You can trust our unbiased advice and independent execution of your needs in the markets. We do not overcomplicate issues, but offer you the most straightforward solutions for you to set foot in Japan and Singapore. Our on the ground presence, deep understanding of local markets and business will give you the maximum return for simple inquiries and short visits. Our extensive network in the markets provides you with quality choices. We understand your need for information and guidance in unfamiliar territories, therefore we are open and approachable for providing support for all issues and inquiries you might have.

Experience

Our experience in the region reaches back as far as 20 years, when the interest in the market - especially China - awakened. Our working experience spans early Joint Venture setup and negotiations in various industries as well as a solid restructuring and change management experience with multinational corporations. We have been successfully implementing work for local and multinational companies working with cross-cultural teams.

Pricing

Talk to us about more details. We will offer you a competitive pricing matching your needs and the value you will receive. This could be a simple per task fee, a monthly retainer or a yearly fee to access our ad-hoc advisory services, market intelligence and coaching.

Markus Kaub Founder and Managing Director

PlusConcept is run by and involves many great, motivated and inspired people from all backgrounds. The common denominator is to provide great service, a pragmatic, straight forward business approach striving to get things done and implemented and to reduce complexities. PlusConcept staff value honesty, trusted relationships and integrity.

PlusConcept has been created by Markus Kaub. Markus is a dynamic operational management, business development and marketing specialist with a strong Asia focus. He has more than 15 years of business experience with Fortune 500 corporations and entrepreneurial startups. He has an active international working experience spanning Germany, Japan, China, Singapore and Australia. His solid cross-functional and multicultural business understanding helped him to successfully implement new businesses and operations across multiple industries. Markus is using his skills or combining business and entrepreneurial creativity with a strong drive to implement. A career shaped by restructuring is providing the philosophy and drive to run businesses in an efficient, cost-efficient and unbloated way.

“I would like to thank Markus Kaub of PlusConcept for his exceptionally
superior service. I have been attempting to run a business in Japan
since 2001. After eight years and tens of thousands of dollars spent
on dozens of other companies and attempting to partner with a dozen
different people who promised the moon and delivered nothing,
PlusConcept accomplished in months what I had been attempting for
years.

If you are looking to set up shop in Tokyo, PlusConcept will do it for you, period. PlusConcept has been a true business partner for me in Tokyo.
Markus will analyze your business completely and get you set up as a
live operation ready to do business in Japan. I recommend PlusConcept
as the best company in Tokyo for setting up a business in Japan.

Business Development

Supporting the development and growth of your business is our priority. Our wide and trustworthy network will help you to get your business off to the right start, connect to the right contacts and market your products and business. We offer market entry assistance especially catered to SMEs to get established and realize their marketing potential in the unique complex but highly attractive market. We will enable you to get an effective on-location overview during a visit to Japan by preparing a powerful agenda to give you the best market overview catered to your company and to meet potential key-contacts from customers, partners, vendors and trade organizations.

Market Intelligence

Providing up to date market information, trends or just feedback on product or business ideas from the market. We are able to put your ideas in a local perspective. We are able to provide you with the statistics and feedback you need to be successful. We analyze your localization requirements. If you want to be prepared for your own activities in Japan, we will coach you on how to conduct business and adapt to life and work in Japan. This can be done online, remotely on demand or through half and full day seminars. We provide a direct link to the markets in Asia and on location resources in Singapore and Tokyo.

Operational Business

We offer a task related support approach. We pride ourselves to be your trustworthy and reliable partner to carry out operational tasks on your behalf without high initial startup cost. This is supported by a simple and transparent fee structure, which generates significant savings in comparison to travel or hiring local staff in Japan. Especially in this business field our loyalty and commitment towards our clients has the highest priority. For established businesses, we offer our extensive experiences in corporate restructuring and change management, to implement changes in your organization or be the sparring partner to your current management team to achieve changes. On the staffing side we are able to take up management or project roles on an interim basis and or place the right staff in your organization.

Looking to introduce your products and services to Asia? Interested to expand your presence in Tokyo or Singapore? Exploring trusted partnerships for your business? Feel free to get in touch with us, we are always happy to help and interested in supporting great people, products and businesses in the region.
Drop us a line, call, discuss.

Product Trading

We explore opportunities for your products in the Japanese and Asian markets. We identify the right approach and channels or alternatively work on the branding and localization. Being on location we have the advantage to source the right products for you from Japan or connect you the best business partner. Our intra-region connections offer great trading opportunities with the right partners. Designer items, luxury goods, wines and luxury travel services are only some of the successful items in our portfolio.

Real Estate Services

Our experience in the Japanese and South East Asian Real Estate will be your benefit if you are looking into investing or into real estate related business concepts. Our knowledge and network will enable you to source the right properties for investment, residential living or business. We can guide you through the financing and loans available. Our main focus are properties for purchase, however we also help our clients lease for commercial and residential properties.

Integrated Concepts

Whilst providing short term business development and distribution concepts, we keep the long term view in mind. We are experienced in integrated sales and logistics concepts, as well as in the establishment of local business operations. In an integrated approach with our our clients and partners, our customers are able to set-up their own sales and logistics platforms in Tokyo and Singapore - giving you control over your channels and marketing.