The Cost of Doing Business Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:44:32 +0000 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:44:32 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 http://www.tlv1.fm/thecostofdoingbusiness en http://www.tlv1.fm/thecostofdoingbusiness https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/6/5/c/865c5fc5ae062871/Cost_of_Doing_Business.png The Cost of Doing Business TLV1 Radio false TLV1 Radio episodic no Get in line, the first Coffix supermarket just opened Get in line, the first Coffix supermarket just opened Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:24:07 +0000 Nothing much changed after the 2011 "Cost of Living" protests, apart from coffee that is. Businessman Avi Katz smashed the take-away coffee scene when he opened Coffix, a chain of kiosks serving macchiatos, mochas, and more for a fixed price of 5 NIS. That's 60 percent cheaper than everyone else.

Last week, the first SuperCoffix opened - a fixed-price supermarket where all items cost up to 5 NIS.

TLV1's Niv Elis went to check it out and ask the founders, "What next in the Israeli food revolution?"

]]> Nothing much changed after the 2011 "Cost of Living" protests, apart from coffee that is. Businessman Avi Katz smashed the take-away coffee scene when he opened Coffix, a chain of kiosks serving macchiatos, mochas, and more for a fixed price of 5 NIS. That's 60 percent cheaper than everyone else.

Last week, the first SuperCoffix opened - a fixed-price supermarket where all items cost up to 5 NIS.

TLV1's Niv Elis went to check it out and ask the founders, "What next in the Israeli food revolution?"

]]> 03:54 false full The ease of doing business: Israel's new "anti red-tape" committee The ease of doing business: Israel's new "anti red-tape" committee Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:26:04 +0000 Last year’s Ease of Doing Business rankings saw Israel slip from 23rd place to 106th in just 8 years. Basically, there's just too much red tape here. The government announced that “over-regulation” would be one of the first things they would tackle.

]]> Last year’s Ease of Doing Business rankings saw Israel slip from 23rd place to 106th in just 8 years. Basically, there's just too much red tape here. The government announced that “over-regulation” would be one of the first things they would tackle.

]]> 08:32 false full Start Up of the Week: TinyTap, a swap-shop for DIY games Start Up of the Week: TinyTap, a swap-shop for DIY games Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:40:12 +0000 Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was a marketplace for kids to create and exchange educational games? Crazy as it sounds, it already exists. Tiny Tap, an Israeli company headquartered in San Francisco, allows grown-ups and kids alike make apps of all sorts, from quizzes to games, and then share them.

]]> Wouldn’t it be wonderful if there was a marketplace for kids to create and exchange educational games? Crazy as it sounds, it already exists. Tiny Tap, an Israeli company headquartered in San Francisco, allows grown-ups and kids alike make apps of all sorts, from quizzes to games, and then share them.

]]> 07:38 false full Orange, BDS and the media maelstrom Orange, BDS and the media maelstrom Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:25:13 +0000 Last week, Stephane Richard, the CEO of the major French telecommunications corporation Orange SA, got up in front of a crowd in Egypt and told them he’d “sever ties with Israel tomorrow” if he could. A diplomatic maelstrom then ensued : This was the first time a BDS had seeped into the corporate world. (And not least because Orange had only just renewed its Israeli contract in March).

]]> Last week, Stephane Richard, the CEO of the major French telecommunications corporation Orange SA, got up in front of a crowd in Egypt and told them he’d “sever ties with Israel tomorrow” if he could. A diplomatic maelstrom then ensued : This was the first time a BDS had seeped into the corporate world. (And not least because Orange had only just renewed its Israeli contract in March).

]]> 07:01 false full How fin-tech is changing the face of banking How fin-tech is changing the face of banking Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:01:13 +0000 Technology is changing the face of banking. Beyond the ease of apps and other conveniences, the wave of fin-tech is also changing the way people invest their money, and the role of advisors.

Abigdor Avni and Chaim Natan from UBank, our sponsor, explain to host Niv Elis how.

]]> Technology is changing the face of banking. Beyond the ease of apps and other conveniences, the wave of fin-tech is also changing the way people invest their money, and the role of advisors.

Abigdor Avni and Chaim Natan from UBank, our sponsor, explain to host Niv Elis how.

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