From Vancouver Sun:

When Harry Yu set out to sell Bikram and Ashtanga yoga to yuppies in Shanghai, he followed all the usual steps that foreigners have traditionally taken when starting a business in China, except one: finding a local business partner.

On his own, Yu scoured the city for a studio location, navigating a maze of zoning regulations to finally nail down a beautiful, colonial-style home in the city’s historic French concession area where he could install showers. He then hired staff and renovated the interior to look like a New York-style loft.