Dalida Turkovic

Изображение Beijing в начале 1990-ых годов: сильное визуально присутсвие коммунизма в типичном снабжении жилищем courtyard-типа (12 семьях расквартированных в блоке построенном вокруг центрального ярда), серых костюмах Mao везде, почти никакого неона рекламируя знаки и только случайные автомобили и мини-фургоны на улицах. В тех днях были 2 валюты: Yuan и FEC (валюта иностранной фондовой биржи) имеющиеся только к иноплеменникам, с более низким обменным курсом валюты чем Yuan (1$=8.9yuan, 1$=7.4FEC). Сильное правительственный контроль, exacerbated недавними happenings на квадрате Tiananmen, намеревалось что получать, что знали китайские людей были почти невозможно - они не были позволены войти гостиницы и поэтому не имели никакую подвержение к чужим товарам и lifestyle, которые были только имеющимися в гостиницах.

Mid-90 принесли новые перспективы и возможности к Китаю. Частная собственность гремело, приносящ изменяет в укладе жизни и быстро расширении всю ночь в индустрии автомобиля, сферах услуг, рекламировать улицы и недвижимости. Иноплеменник take advantage of многочисленнNp возможности устанавливать - вверх по приватному делу в Китае come up против горы препон представленных китайским законом. Единственная дорога, котор иноплеменник был позволен для того чтобы начать дело находилась в партнерстве с местной персоной, которая иметь главную долю владения и всех законных прав. 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.