Synopsis
Theo Paphitis follows the fortunes of brave and bold British companies trying to expand in three of the world's most dynamic emerging markets - India, Brazil and Vietnam.
- Programme: Theo's Adventure Capitalists
- Episode: 1: Vietnam
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2010
- Business & Management
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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More clips from 01: Vietnam

Business in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Business in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo gets advice on operating a business in Vietnam.

Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
The UK yacht company and the Vietnamese dealers come to an agreement, but not without some special prices being requested.

Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo's advice to the educational business that failed was that they paid to much trust into cultural differences and forg...

Issues with buisness partner | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Issues with buisness partner | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Issues with payment, invoices and licences force Creative Education to close ties with their international busine...

Lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
After a business deal going sour, an education company reflects on the lessons learnt after trying to expand to Vietnam.

Luxury yachts in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Luxury yachts in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Selling yachts in Vietnam means starting a whole industry from the ground up, so knowing your market will be key.

Moving the goalposts | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Moving the goalposts | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Without having a contract in place, an international business partner changes the deal for the running of an internationa...

Selling magazines in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Selling magazines in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Trying to get a publisher in Vietnam is tricky for UK-based Haymarket, despite the demand being evident.

Starting a school in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Starting a school in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Despite building an impressive school in Hanoi, enrolment numbers are much smaller than expected for this interna...
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2: India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
2: India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo Paphitis travels to India to see if three intrepid British companies can succeed in one of the fastest expanding economies in th...

3: Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
3: Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo Paphitis travels to Brazil to follow three intrepid British companies trying to succeed in one of the world's most exciting mar...

Adapting a product | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Adapting a product | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Despite mixed results from their research, Marmite decide to go ahead and sell in India as a food flavouring.

Anti-trust laws | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Anti-trust laws | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Competition and monopoly plague Cadbury's potential takeover of Brazilian confectioners, until they are approached by Kraft.

Britain's love-affair with the avocado | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Britain's love-affair with the avocado | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Ade travels to Peru to find out about the UK's love-affair with the Avocado.

Britain's picky fruit and vegetables preferences | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Britain's picky fruit and vegetables preferences | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Ed finds out why Britons are so picky with their food and how this affects where out ...

Buisness in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Buisness in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo dishes out some facts about India as an emerging market.

Business in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Business in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo hears from some leading business people in Brazil about why it is an exciting emerging market.

Business in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Business in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo gets advice on operating a business in Vietnam.

Cadbury in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Cadbury in Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
To get a foot in the Brazilian market, Cadbury purchased a rival for $4.2 billion.

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey explore how much we really know about the logistics that enable Britain to buy and sell ...

Changing habits | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Changing habits | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Sleek Makeup are told by a Brazilian business guru that they need to change the habit of the consumer, as similar companies ha...

Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
The UK yacht company and the Vietnamese dealers come to an agreement, but not without some special prices being requested.

Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Theo's advice to the educational business that failed was that they paid to much trust into cultural differences and forg...

Distribution and marketing | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Distribution and marketing | Theo's Adventure Capitalists
Sleek Makeup are informed that to be distributed and marketed will be a massive expenditure.

Exporting British apples | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Exporting British apples | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Cherry discusses the British apple trade with one the UK's apple farmers.

Exporting British potatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Exporting British potatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Cherry meets one of Britain's biggest potato farmers and finds out what makes a perfect potato.

Exporting empty shipping crates | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Exporting empty shipping crates | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
As the UK generally imports more than it exports Ed wonders what happens to the empty crates.

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Importing Dutch tomatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Importing Dutch tomatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day
Ade travels to the Netherlands to see where we import most of our tomatoes from.