Episode 126: Companies in Emerging Markets, like China

Episode 126 originally broadcast on November 03, 2007

The School of Business for November 3, 2007

Russ and John fill in the gaps as they present the "Not Your Business-As-Usual" School. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week - free enterprise wisdom from Lord John Acton; This Week in Business History relives man toys: things guys like; Navigating Business Jargon - buzzwords and technospeak as Russ plays "stump the publisher" and Dumbest Moments in Business History - Spirit Airlines searches for Jimmy Hoffa.

Christopher Efird of Access America Fund

Christopher Efird, president and managing partner of Access America Fund, joins The BusinessMakers for a thought-provoking conversation about emerging market investing and Alternative Public Offerings (APOs). Efird was a principal participant in the reverse merger of Polish Telephone and Microwave and Vextro de Mexico and, more recently, co-founded the Chinamerica Find, a private equity fund in China. Efird explains the strategy of the Access America Fund, which seeks out companies in emerging markets, then provides a bridge to the U.S. public markets.

WebXtra - Christopher Efird

Flashback - Sandy Levin

Flashback with the BusinessMakers to November 2005 to an interview with Sandy Levin, founder of Import Traders Inc. and a pioneer in overseas manufacturing. Levin, one of the first Americans to visit China in 1974 and to begin trade with Communist China, describes the creativity and tenacity required to establish a business in a government-controlled country. It may have been the wrong product, but Levin bought it. And the rest is history!