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1990년대 초에 있는 그림 베이징: 전형적인 안마당 작풍 주거 (중앙 야드의 주위에 건설되는 구획에서 유숙하는 12명의 가족), Mao 회색 한 벌 거리에서만 표시 및 가끔 차 및 미니밴을 광고하는 어디에나, 거의 아무에 있는 공산주의의 강한 시각적인 존재 네온없음도. 그 당시에는 2개의 통화가 있었다: Yuan (1$=8.9yuan, 1$=7.4FEC) 보다는 더 낮은 환율과 더불어 외국인에게서만, 유효한 Yuan와 FEC (외국환 통화). 천안문 광장에 최근 happenings에 의해 약화된 강한 정부 관리는, 중국 시민을 알게되는 것이 이었다는 것을 의미했다 거의 불가능한 - 그들에는 호텔에 들어가는 것이 허용되지 않으며 그래서 호텔에서서만 유효했던 생활양식 있었다, 및 외국 상품에 아무 노출도.

1990 년대 중반은 중국에 새로운 비전 및 가능성을 가져왔다. 개인 소유권은 자동차 산업, 서비스 산업, 광고한다 부동산 거리에서 생활 양식 그리고 급속한 확장에서 폭등해, 밤새껏 변화한다 가져온. 중국에 있는 사사로운 일 설치의 수많은 기회를 이용하고 싶은 외국인은 중국 법률에 의해 선물된 장애의 산에 대하여 올랐다. 사업을 시작하는 것이 외국인이 허용된 유일한 방법은 소유권과 모든 법적 권리의 중요한 몫이 있어야 할 현지 사람은과 동업하여 이었다. In order to apply, the name approval, acceptance from MOFTEC (the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Cooperation) and tons of other paperwork all had to be legally registered, which would take many months and was often dependant on how good guanxi (relationship building) your Chinese partner had with local authorities.

The beginning of the 21st Century brought further developments. The previously tedious business registration process could now be done by various consulting agencies, providing this service for a minimum sum in a much shorter time. The easiest way of setting up a company was to apply as a consultancy service, which term covered such a broad spectrum that it effectively allowed the individual to explore business opportunities according to the market growth. Three options became available:
- Full Chinese ownership for the investment of 100,000 yuan
- Joint venture with 51-49% ratio in favor of the Chinese partner for the same amount.
- Full foreign ownership (WOFE: Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise) for $100,000
At this period China was still looking at limiting market growth to businesses with ’serious’ investment, although services for setting up ones own business were much improved and once the business was up and running the only further legal obligation was to pay taxes.

The year 2005 brought in yet more changes and China continues to relax its need for control. Setting up a consulting company now takes only a few months. With a small amount of paperwork and a minimum of $10,000, you can own the business in China, as long as it is already registered abroad, with a Hong Kong bank account. The second step would be to hire an accountant (part-time if necessary) and open a mainland China bank account. For office space, you can run your business from home as long as the real estate management has a licence for such services or if you own the apartment. So, these days you are pretty much free to find your own way, use your own guanxi and explore the many opportunities in the land of dragons.

Copyright 2006 Dalida Turkovic

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Dalida Turkovic - Master Coach and Master NLP Practitioner has lived and worked in China since 1990. Please visit her business coaching website Small Steps Coaching and her blog at Life Coaching First Steps.