Simon de Raadt – Success in Small Business Comes from a Clear Structure

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With a background in Business Economics, IT, and Logistics,</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-de-raadt-%E8%A5%BF%E8%92%99%EF%BC%89-56b0048/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Simon de Raadt</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">has been living in Asia since 2011. He is now Managing Partner of</span> <a href= "https://www.mains-international.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">MAiNS International</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Co-Founder of</span> <a href= "http://www.digidutch.cn/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">DigiDutch</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and investor in Cross-Border solutions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He helps companies understand the whole supply chain, from beginning to end, so that they can add more value in that supply chain.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The starting point of his entrepreneurial success in China has been building an outbound mail solution for one of his customers from scratch. This led him into various businesses related to inbound trading.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>“Be more flexible and accepting of whatever comes on the way. It might not go as planned. But you know, that’s part of the journey.”</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simon de Raadt</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2> <h3><strong>His heart has always been in China</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Simon had always dreamt of living and working in China. While still working a corporate job, he went to China, and the country completely stole his heart. While on holiday, he decided to look for a job. He was fortunate to get one in no time.</span></p> <h3><strong>Becoming a small business owner in a foreign country</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In just six months, Simon found himself jobless. The company he was working for close